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62-603: The first game of the series, Empire Earth , was released in 2001. It was developed by Stainless Steel Studios, and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game was praised for its in-depth gameplay and received positive critical acclaim. The 2 million unit sales were enough to spawn an expansion pack and several sequels to the game. The game had 14 epochs in it, which totaled 500,000 years. The game also included 21 nations, from every age and location. It consisted of 4 campaign mode missions which consisted of historic moments based on Ancient Greece and Macedon, England's constant wars with

124-454: A " morale " system, which directly affects individual units' statistics. It also incorporates a "hero" system. These can be built at the town center or capital. There are two types of heroes, Strategist heroes who heal surrounding units and can demoralize enemy units while Warrior heroes give morale to surrounding units and have greater attack power. The player has the option of creating their own civilization with unique bonuses. Empire Earth has

186-680: A "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. In Spain, the Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento offered it a "Gold" prize, for 40,000 sales in the country during its first year. In France, the game sold 110,000 units by March 2005. Empire Earth averaged an 82% according to GameRankings , and earned GameSpy 's 2001 "PC Game of

248-506: A 79% average. The expansion packs were given mediocre reviews at best, with Conquest averaging 66% and Supremacy averaging 61%. Empires: Dawn of the Modern World had a closer rating to Empire Earth than anything else in the series, with an 81% average. Empire Earth mobile averaged about 77%. Empire Earth III was the worst received title of the series, averaging only a 50% overall. Empire Earth (video game) Empire Earth

310-523: A beta test and movie for it were released in early August 2001. Empire Earth sold over 1 million units globally by 2002. In the United States, it sold 390,000 copies and earned $ 16.7 million by August 2006. It was the country's 41st best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. In the United States, combined sales of all Empire Earth games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 870,000 units. Empire Earth received

372-641: A map editor included. Epochs are the ages a player passes through in Empire Earth . Each of these epochs represents an age within history. In Empire Earth , the last two ages (Digital and Nano Ages) are set into the moderate future (at the time of release in 2001). In the Art of Conquest, a third future age, the Space Age, is available. It deals with space colonization . Each epoch brings new technologies and units. Epoch advancement requires additional buildings to be built and

434-453: A player's civilization. Technologies to improve farming can be researched at the granary. Health-related technologies can be researched at a hospital. Technologies researched at the hospital improve the hit points, speed, and attack of a civilization's citizens, a hospital's healing rate and range, or the population capacity. Education upgrades are found in the university, which can protect units from being converted. Economic upgrades are found in

496-584: A seizure of power in the Kremlin in Moscow . The second scenario is about Europe's unsuccessful attempt to free Novaya Russia's oppressed population and Russia's conquest of the continent. In the third scenario the now-old Grigor appoints his robotic bodyguard as his successor, crushes a coup in Moscow with help from loyalist forces, and finally succumbs to heart problems. Under Grigor II, Novaya Russia continues its conquest of

558-457: Is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 13, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series . The game requires players to collect resources to construct buildings, produce citizens , and conquer opposing civilizations . Empire Earth spans 500,000 years of human history , which is divided into 14 epochs , beginning with

620-476: Is available with version 1.0.4.0 of the community setup. This update is quite important for the community as it delivers new content and is the result of a collaboration of different members of the community who have long worked separately (NeoEE, dreXmod and Reborn devs). This update was also an opportunity to highlight the Empire Earth Community identity created at the time of the release of the site and

682-769: Is the Battle of Gaugamela , the capture of Babylon and the battle for the Persian Gates , a mountain pass beyond which lies Persepolis , the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire . The campaign ends when Alexander and his army enters Persepolis and Alexander manages to escape an assassination attempt while visiting the tomb of Xerxes I of Persia . The English campaign is about the struggles between England and France for superiority in Europe. The first three scenarios (of eight total) are about William I of England , his victory against

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744-526: Is the internal unrest of Lollards while the second part sees the occupation of Harfleur and the Battle of Agincourt . The final two scenarios are led by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , who meets Napoleon I of France in battles at Roliça , Talavera and Waterloo . In the German campaign, the first four scenarios—out of seven total—take place during World War I and feature the Manfred von Richthofen ,

806-501: The Art of Conquest expansion and belong in the "Digital Age to Space Age" group. Like many other real-time strategy games, Empire Earth has single-player campaigns. However, unlike some games, each scenario has a story to tell and the player takes part in that story. Apart from the Russian campaign, the mission " Operation Sealion " in the German campaign, and possibly the first four scenarios in

868-574: The Battle of Verdun , and directs the Kaiserschlacht at the Battle of the Somme . The second part, consisting of three scenarios, deals with Nazi Germany and the first years of World War II in Europe. The first scene introduces the Blitzkrieg , in which the player has to conquer Poland , Scandinavia , and France before an American - Soviet alliance makes it impossible. The next mission deals with

930-1147: The Dark Age , the Middle Ages , the Renaissance , the Imperial age , the Industrial age , the Atomic World War I age, the Atomic World War II Age, the Atomic Modern Age , the Digital Age , and the Nano Age . An extra epoch, the Space Age , is available in Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest . Several different units are available in each epoch, each being produced in a different building. Some units such as infantry are available in every epoch and can be created at

992-757: The Kingdom of Israel . From the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age Austria , England , Franks , Kingdom of Italy , the Ottoman Empire , and Spain are available. From the Atomic Age to Modern times France , Germany , Great Britain , Italy , Russia , and the United States are playable, and from Digital Age to Space Age China , Novaya Russia , and Rebel Forces are playable. Japan and Korea are added in

1054-554: The NeoEE multiplayer lobby, a visual improvement of the lobby and a better support of the game resolution for modern screen. This update also includes ARM / ARM64 support for the Community Setup and deliver Empire Earth Stats dll that allows to make statistics on the use and performance of the game, and finally it includes a new help page for NeoEE to facilitate the integration of new players. The entire content of this update

1116-735: The Trojan horse being given to the Ithacans by the gods). The sixth scenario of the campaign is about the life of Alexander the Great . This part is about Alexander's ascension to the Macedonian throne and the establishment of the League of Corinth by crushing the revolt of Thebes , Athens and Sparta . The following scenario is about the Battle of the Granicus , Battle of Issus , and the siege of Tyre . The final scenario

1178-733: The barracks . Other units such as archers are available from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and are created at archery ranges. Horsemen are available from the Copper Age to the Industrial Age and are created at stables . Siege weapons such as catapults are produced at siege factories, they are available starting from the Bronze Age until the Dark Ages and are later substituted by the trebuchet in

1240-510: The prehistoric age, and ending with the nano age. An expansion pack, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest , was developed by Mad Doc Software and released in 2002. It added new features such as a special power for each civilization, and a new 15th epoch, entitled the Space Age , which focuses on the colonization of space planets. Empire Earth is a history-based real-time strategy game. Empire Earth uses 3D graphics. The game itself contains many unique and innovative features, including

1302-701: The French including the Norman Conquests of England, the Germans in World War I and II, and a fantasy future scenario involving Russia and their conquest of the world. Initially released in 2002, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest was an expansion pack for the first Empire Earth . The expansion pack added several new campaigns and features to the game but was received negatively because there were many small bugs that were never addressed by Mad Doc Software . The expansion pack

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1364-491: The French including the Norman Conquests of England, the Germans in World War I and II, and a fantasy future scenario involving Russia and their conquest of the world. Initially released in 2002, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest was an expansion pack for the first Empire Earth . The expansion pack added several new campaigns and features to the game but was received negatively because there were many small bugs that were never addressed by Mad Doc Software . The expansion pack

1426-624: The German U-boat and naval blockade of Great Britain and the Battle of Britain , which features the Kriegsmarine surface fleet led by the battleship Bismarck facing off against the British Home Fleet . In the final scenario—the never-attempted Operation Sealion —the player leads German forces in an invasion of Great Britain under the famous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel , ultimately annexing

1488-504: The Greek campaign, all of the battles in the campaigns are based on true events. The first campaign in Empire Earth is the Learning campaign. This campaign is where players are taught how to play Empire Earth . This campaign is available in both the original game and The Art of Conquest . This campaign is not required to be played in order and is divided into two parts. The first part is about

1550-680: The Middle Ages throughout the Imperial age, finally being replaced by cannons in the Renaissance. In the Atomic Age -World War I epoch some new buildings are made available to the player, such as airports, tank factories, and naval yards where certain planes, tanks , and submarines , etc. can be produced. In the Digital age Cyber Factories and Laboratories are available and can produce many types of robots , referred to as "Cybers". Like many real-time strategy games, there are technologies available to improve

1612-405: The Modern World was much more condensed, with only 1,000 years and only nine civilizations. Even so, the game received positive acclaim as a good RTS, but not very innovative. Empire Earth II was released in 2005, two years after Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II was developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Sierra Entertainment since Stainless Steel Studios left

1674-405: The Modern World was much more condensed, with only 1,000 years and only nine civilizations. Even so, the game received positive acclaim as a good RTS, but not very innovative. Empire Earth II was released in 2005, two years after Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II was developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Sierra Entertainment since Stainless Steel Studios left

1736-491: The Red Baron. The player follows Richthofen through his early days of flight and the development of his "Flying Circus." The first mission involves directing Richthofen and his pilot, Count Holck, to safety after their aircraft is shot down over Poland in 1915, but in subsequent missions, Richthofen is a minor character. In the next three missions, the player protects shipments of war materials into Germany, directs German forces at

1798-531: The United Kingdom to the Greater German Reich and thwarting a surprise attack by the U.S. 5th Fleet (led by the carrier USS Enterprise ) in the process. In the Russian campaign, the player leads Novaya Russia, a reconstruction of the Russian Federation . The game begins in 2018, with the Russian political dissident Grigor Stoyanovich heading up a full-sized civil war from Volgograd , followed by

1860-522: The Year" award. It was rated 8.5/10 by IGN , who commented "Anyone who's familiar with Age of Empires is going to hit the ground running in Empire Earth . With a few additions and some small changes the economic model and interface is pretty much exactly like that in AoE2." GameSpot was not as impressed, giving it 7.9/10, saying " Empire Earth is best reserved for hard-core real-time strategy players who won't mind

1922-415: The community reduced in size as the game became less popular and its technology became more outdated. Various issues such as backward compatibility of the game have also contributed to preventing new players from discovering the game over time. The community has been maintained in part by sharing custom scenarios and various creations such as textures and 3D models, but mostly by projects that have helped

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1984-672: The costs of advancing increases as more epochs are attained, although the ability to gather the required resources greatly increases as well. With new epochs, some new units are available at the cost of having to abandon the ability to produce old units, though any old units still alive are kept. The epochs in Empire Earth are the Prehistoric Age , the Stone Age , the Copper Age , the Bronze Age ,

2046-476: The entire population of Cuba. Cooperating with U.S. agent Molly Ryan, he re-enacts the Chinese plan, building a time machine and returning to 2018 in order to set things right. They arrived just a few minutes late, as Grigor already left Voronezh . In addition, Grigor II realized their plans and took the time machine, fortifying Volgograd with a sizeable detachment of cybernetic forces. A massive battle ensued, ending in

2108-420: The first version of the community setup. Allowing to continue the will of the community to unite and assemble their efforts to try to increase the number of players rather than trying to keep the existing ones. Empire Earth Empire Earth is a series of real-time strategy video games developed by Stainless Steel Studios and Mad Doc Software , and published by Sierra Entertainment . The games in

2170-489: The game evolve over time. Empire Earth was developed using DirectX 7 for Windows 95 and 98, most modern drivers do not support this version of DirectX. On November 3 Nov 2008, the game's WON multiplayer servers were closed. The first total conversion and first mod to extensively alter the game was known as EEv2 . It updated the game to use new CD-quality stereo sounds, high-resolution textures, unit/building attributes, tech trees, text changes, fonts, and AI behavior. It

2232-457: The game with compatibility fixes and additional content. This setup is available in two versions, one to install the original game and the other to install NeoEE, this setup is also considered the successor to the official NeoEE installer (and has become the official one on March 13, 2022). Moreover the setup adds automatic downloading of the game in 11 languages (some of which were considered almost lost), includes dreXmod 2 and remastered content. On

2294-534: The game's less-than-stellar graphics and sound but will instead relish the ability to relive 14 different epochs of human warfare.". Game Informer was disappointed and gave it a 6.25/10, saying " Empire Earth couldn't walk the walk like it talked the talk. Although no one patch can fix either of the aforementioned items, the latter will certainly see some type of quick adjustment in the near future." Empire Earth spawned an expansion pack and several sequels. The expansion pack, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest ,

2356-461: The game, including the use of heroes, unit upgrades, the availability of civilizations, economic build-up, and polishing of the final product. On January 18, 2001, Stainless Steel Studios added Damon "Stratus" Gauthier to work on the multiplayer aspect of the game. He was a veteran of several StarCraft tournaments, and was meant to balance the multiplayer of the game. Empire Earth also made appearances at E3 2000 and E3 2001 about its progress, and

2418-451: The groundwork for later projects such as NeoEE and EE: Reborn. However, it was criticized for being disorganized, with inconsistent textures and design decisions, and being treated more as a showcase of modding potential than a serious mod, as well as being difficult to download. The mod also intended to come with new campaigns that would demonstrate the new features and include full voice-acting, but these were never completed. In response to

2480-421: The multiplayer servers' rapid collapse the save-ee community reacted by creating a client in 2009 that uses a VPN connection to play online. In 2013 a new server was created, NeoEE is a project that recovers 100% of the features of the original lobby. In 2017 a member of the community published dreXmod dll This is a patch that allows the game camera to be changed to fit modern screen sizes. Version 2.0

2542-470: The player receives "civ points" for completing various tasks. The following are the available civilizations, grouped into their recommended epochs. With the exception of the futuristic Novaya Russia and Rebel Forces, all civilizations in Empire Earth are based upon history. From the Prehistoric to Dark Ages, the civilizations are Ancient Greece , Assyrian Empire, Babylon , Byzantine Rome , Carthage , and

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2604-405: The project to develop Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II used revamped graphics and weather effects, but still retained the original feel of Empire Earth' s gameplay. The game was received relatively well (about 79% on average according to MetaCritic), a little lower than the original Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy

2666-405: The project to develop Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II used revamped graphics and weather effects, but still retained the original feel of Empire Earth' s gameplay. The game was received relatively well (about 79% on average according to MetaCritic), a little lower than the original Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy

2728-592: The rebellion from the barons with the help of Henry I of France in 1047, and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The next three scenarios take place during the Hundred Years' War between England and France; Edward, the Black Prince and his raids in France are featured in the fourth and fifth scenarios. The sixth scenario is about Henry V of England 's story, some parts based on William Shakespeare 's play . The first part

2790-613: The rise of Phoenicia . The second part is about the rise of the Byzantine Empire . The first real campaign focuses on Ancient Greece . The opening five scenarios (of eight scenarios total) focus on the rise of Greece. The story tells of the early Helladic people from Anatoly, the Trojan War , the rise of Athens by unifying Attica , and the first years of the Peloponnesian War . There are some fictional elements as well (such as

2852-579: The same day the Empire Earth Community site was made public along with a pre-release of the Reborn dll which is an open source partial re-implementation of dreXmod 2. On the evening of December 24-25, the December 2022 update was released for Christmas . This update includes major changes such as an update of dreXmod from dreXmod 2.01 to dreXmod 3: this includes the addition of a ranking system in

2914-527: The series are historical RTS games that are similar to Age of Empires . Rick Goodman , who designed Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World , was one of the lead designers of Age of Empires . The games use the Titan and Titan 2.0 engine, which was sold after Stainless Steel Studios closed. The first game of the series, Empire Earth , was released in 2001. It was developed by Stainless Steel Studios, and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game

2976-486: The technologically horribly outmatched Molotov and Ryan destroying Grigor II and assassinating Grigor (who proved to be unreasonable due to the knowledge of Novaya Russia's military might). Empire Earth was announced by Stainless Steel Studios in May 1998. When first interviewed about the game, Rick Goodman and Stefan Arnold commented about the progress and layout of the game on December 12, 2000. They mentioned many aspects of

3038-593: The town center or capitol. These upgrades will increase the rate at which resources are gathered. Empire Earth has 21 civilizations, (with two additional ones in The Art of Conquest ). Civilizations are predetermined in scenarios but chosen by the player shortly after the beginning of random map games. Each civilization has several bonuses such as increased speed or decreased cost for a type of unit. Any civilization can be played in any epoch but will only be powerful in ages that use units that it has bonuses for. In scenarios,

3100-445: The world by invading and subjugating China . China had been building a time machine , but the Russian forces destroy it, narrowly averting a time paradox . By this time, Novaya Russia has control over much of Eurasia . In the penultimate scenario, during an attempted invasion of the United States in 2098, General Sergei Molotov finally realizes that Grigor II became mad with power, and deserts instead of following orders to wipe out

3162-440: Was praised for its in-depth gameplay and received positive critical acclaim. The 2 million unit sales were enough to spawn an expansion pack and several sequels to the game. The game had 14 epochs in it, which totaled 500,000 years. The game also included 21 nations, from every age and location. It consisted of 4 campaign mode missions which consisted of historic moments based on Ancient Greece and Macedon, England's constant wars with

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3224-431: Was received poorly in contrast to its predecessors. Empire Earth Mobile is a turn-based strategy game developed by Vivendi and published by Wonderphone. It is much smaller than any other titles in the series, with only four epochs and other condensed features. Empire Earth , the first in the series, was well received by critics, averaging an 82% overall. Empire Earth II did nearly as well as its predecessor, with

3286-430: Was received poorly in contrast to its predecessors. Empire Earth Mobile is a turn-based strategy game developed by Vivendi and published by Wonderphone. It is much smaller than any other titles in the series, with only four epochs and other condensed features. Empire Earth , the first in the series, was well received by critics, averaging an 82% overall. Empire Earth II did nearly as well as its predecessor, with

3348-488: Was released in 2002, after the release of Empire Earth but before the release of Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was not technically the sequel to Empire Earth , but it was released in 2003 and sometimes referenced as the spiritual sequel to Empire Earth . The game was also designed by Rick Goodman and the SSSI team and had many throwbacks to the first Empire Earth . Empires: Dawn of

3410-440: Was released in 2002, after the release of Empire Earth but before the release of Empires: Dawn of the Modern World . Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was not technically the sequel to Empire Earth , but it was released in 2003 and sometimes referenced as the spiritual sequel to Empire Earth . The game was also designed by Rick Goodman and the SSSI team and had many throwbacks to the first Empire Earth . Empires: Dawn of

3472-473: Was released in 2002. Empire Earth was re-released as Empire Earth: Gold Edition in May, 2003. It contains both the original game and the expansion pack, manuals , and technology trees for both games, hotkey reference and the official strategy guide. Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was considered to be a "spiritual sequel" to Empire Earth , since it was also made by Stainless Steel Studios and released between Empire Earth and Empire Earth II . It

3534-403: Was released in 2003. A sequel, Empire Earth II , was released in 2005. Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy , the expansion pack for Empire Earth II , was released in 2006. Empire Earth II was developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Vivendi Universal Games . A mobile version of Empire Earth , Empire Earth Mobile , was released in 2005. Another sequel, Empire Earth III

3596-498: Was released in 2006 and was an expansion pack for Empire Earth II . The expansion pack added several new campaigns, civilizations, units, and features to the original Empire Earth II game. However, the game was received worse than its expansion pack predecessor and was considered bad for its lack of innovation with the new campaigns it offered. Empire Earth III is a real-time strategy video game by Mad Doc Software and released by Sierra Entertainment on November 5, 2007. It

3658-497: Was released in 2006 and was an expansion pack for Empire Earth II . The expansion pack added several new campaigns, civilizations, units, and features to the original Empire Earth II game. However, the game was received worse than its expansion pack predecessor and was considered bad for its lack of innovation with the new campaigns it offered. Empire Earth III is a real-time strategy video game by Mad Doc Software and released by Sierra Entertainment on November 5, 2007. It

3720-467: Was released in 2007. It was developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Sierra Entertainment . On Monday, November 3, 2008, at 7pm GMT, the WON online multiplayer servers for Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest were permanently shut down by Vivendi. In the early 2000s the game quickly attracted a community of fans, the majority of which were on forums such as Heaven Games. Over time

3782-490: Was released on February 28, 2018. In 2019 a project began: the Reborn project which aims to create a complete modpack for Empire Earth to offer a new experience. This project has been very popular, and its community is now the largest and most active of the game with a Discord specific to the project . On February 16, 2022, the Reborn team released the Empire Earth Community Setup , an easy setup to install

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3844-436: Was the first mod to update building textures. The mod made significant discoveries regarding hex editing to change values in the game, ranging from unit behaviors to unit/building size, as well as adding new units. As the first to achieve all of this simultaneously from a practical standpoint, originally released in 2010, the mod is credited with spawning a renewed interest in the game and demand for more substantial mods, laying

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