Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
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| Developers | |
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| Stainless Steel Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| Titan | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 21, 2003 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Medieval, Industrial Age, World War I, World War II |
| Series | Empire Earth |
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| Empire Earth | |
|---|---|
| Empire Earth | 2001 |
| Empires: Dawn of the Modern World | 2003 |
| Empire Earth II | 2005 |
| Empire Earth III | 2007 |
Warnings
Key points
- Known as Empires: Die Neuzeit in Germany and Empires: L'aube d'un Monde Nouveau in France.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc v3.10.020 DRM. Patch 1.2 removes the DRM as well as the disc check.[1] | |
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| GOG.com | |
Patched to 1.3. Multiplayer key not provided. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The newest patch is 1.3. Patches for the game can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SSSI\Empires\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2690/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Saved Games[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2690/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Campaign progress is stored in
<path-to-game>\Users\default.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video Settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See WSGF entry. The HUD elements are stretched. Also note that enforcing widescreen resolutions can distort the minimap, making it inaccurate. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Any resolution above 1920x1080 crashes the game during gameplay (excluding cutscenes) | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Adjust Zoom Distance. | ||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | See Run the game at screen refresh rate. | ||
Adjust Zoom Distance
- The game's zoom level will be very close on high resolutions such as 1920x1080.
| Instructions[1] |
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Enable In-Game Clock
- The game can display a little clock showing the game speed & map time but the setting cannot be found in any menu.
| Instructions[1] |
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Alternatively go to Configuration file(s) location and set ClockDisplay to 1. |
Windowed
| Force windowed[2] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Disable Vsync[2] |
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Input
Input Settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio Settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Subtitles only in cutscenes and ingame video sequences. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail only. | |||
| German | Retail only; download for GOG.com version | |||
| Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s)[4] |
|---|---|
| TCP | 6500, 28900, 29900, 29901, 33335 |
| UDP | 13139, 27900, 33321 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 75 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
| Set screen refresh rate[2] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98. 2000, ME, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz AMD Athlon 600 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB (Online multiplayer: 256 MB) | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2690/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2690) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Nessy on 2021-02-02
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ scribd.com | Official ReadMe
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-06-15
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.