Empire Earth II

Empire Earth II

Developers
	Mad Doc Software
Publishers
2005-2008	Sierra Entertainment
2008-present	Rebellion Developments
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	Storm3D
	Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows	April 26, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	79
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Series	Empire Earth

Empire Earth
Empire Earth	2001
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World	2003
Empire Earth II	2005
Empire Earth III	2007

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Empire Earth II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Empire Earth series.

General information

EE2.eu - home to the unofficial patch and server replacement

Empire Earth Heaven

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
GOG.com		Gold Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.
ZOOM Platform		Gold Edition
GamersGate (unavailable)		Gold Edition
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Gold Edition
Steam (unavailable)		Gold Edition. Unpublished.

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes the base game and The Art of Supremacy expansion.

The Platinum Edition is a retail-only variant of the Gold Edition which also includes the official strategy guide by Prima Games.

Demo versions

Free demo versions are available from GameFront.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Art of Supremacy

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos[citation needed]
Go to the installation folder. Open myconfig.cfg. Add s_skipIntro = 1.

Patches

Patch 1.20 is the latest version of the base game and can be found here. The expansion pack never had an official patch.

Unofficial patch

The unofficial patch from EE2.eu fixes many of the game's problems.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sierra\Empire Earth II\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254780/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Earth II\savegame_SP
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254780/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy		Added on November 13, 2024.
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video options.

Game options.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Unofficial patch.
Multi-monitor			See Unofficial patch.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			See Unofficial patch.
Field of view (FOV)		See Unofficial patch.
Windowed		See Unofficial patch.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Unofficial patch or Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Unofficial patch, supported since ver. 157014 (August 2019).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Unofficial patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See Unofficial patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Only Art of Supremacy supports EAX.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Bulgarian				Retail only
Traditional Chinese				Retail only
Czech				Retail only
French				Retail only
German				Retail only
Hungarian				Retail only; audio only available in base game.
Italian				Retail only
Japanese				Retail only
Polish				Retail only
Russian				Retail only
Spanish				Retail only, download for Gold Edition.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by GameVicio; download.

Unofficial Language Changer, created by Dr.MonaLisa is available at EE2.eu

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		Versus
Online play		Versus The official GameSpy serice has been shut down; the unofficial patch has its own server replacement.

Issues fixed

Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run

Affects Windows 8 and later.

Use Empire Earth 2 Unofficial Patch 1.5[citation needed]

Use Empire Earth 2 Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 Fix (OUTDATED)[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1	DirectX 9 (d3d8to9) support is included in the unofficial patch.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy	The multiplayer lobby replacement is available in the unofficial patch since October 2015.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce3 with Hardware T&L 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible