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==Introduction==
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Empire Earth
|image = Empire Earth.jpg
|developer = ]
|publisher = ]
|series = '']''
|composer = Ed Lima<br />Steve Maitland
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|platforms = ]
|released = {{Video game release|US|November 13, 2001<ref name="PR Ships"/>|WW|November 16, 2001<ref name="PR Ships"/>}}
|genre = ]
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'''''Empire Earth''''' is a ] ] developed by ] and released on November 13, 2001.<ref name="PR Ships">{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2001-11-13 |title=Empire Earth Ships to Retail Stores |url=http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=582 |publisher=] |access-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011201222743/http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=582 |archive-date=2001-12-01 }}</ref> It is the first game in the ].
'''Empire Earth''' is a ] game by ] and ]. The game spans 14 epochs (12,000+ years) starting from the Prehistoric Age and ending with the Nano Age.


The game requires players to collect resources to construct buildings, produce ]s, and conquer opposing ]s.<ref name=hgresources>{{cite web | url=http://ee.heavengames.com/new/eeh/gameinfo/resources.php | title=Empire Earth Heaven - GameInfo: Resources | publisher=HeavenGames LLC | accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref><ref name=gameplanet>{{cite web | url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/Reviews/2358.html | title=Empire Earth Review | publisher=] | accessdate=2007-03-16 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20020611013645/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/Reviews/2358.html | archivedate=2002-06-11 }}</ref> ''Empire Earth'' spans 500,000 years of ], which is divided into 14 ], beginning with the ] age, and ending with the nano age.<ref name=hgepochs>{{cite web | url=http://ee.heavengames.com/new/eeh/gameinfo/epochs.shtml | title=Empire Earth Heaven - GameInfo: Epochs | publisher=HeavenGames LLC| accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref>
The game contains many unique and innovative features, including a well implemented "morale" system which directly affects individual units statistics.It also incorporates a "hero" system, which has a special unit with extraordinary combat ability which can either heal nearby units or demoralise enemy units. It also incorporates the system of "Fortresses", which allow you to store units which do not count to the population units for release when needed.


An expansion pack, '']'', was developed by ] and released in 2002. It added new features such as a special power for each civilization, and a new 15th epoch, entitled the ], which focuses on the colonization of space planets.<ref name="gspoteeaoc">{{cite web | url=http://gamespot.com/pc/strategy/empireearththeartofc/review.html | title=GameSpot Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest review | author=Chick, Tom | date=2002-09-23 | publisher=] | accessdate=2007-03-16 | archive-date=2003-04-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030404025619/http://gamespot.com/pc/strategy/empireearththeartofc/review.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Empire Earth has an expansion called "Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest". AOC features a 15th epoch, the Space Age (which focuses on the colonization of space, and features space terrain and space combat). It also has several special powers for building civilizations, including Priest Towers (convert enemy units into your own) and Just-In-Time Manufacturing (create units immediately for a higher resource cost).


==Gameplay==
The sequel, Empire Earth 2, was featured recently at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Being developed by Mad Doc Software (the company who made the Art of Conquest expansion), because Stainless Steel is currently busy with a different project, Empire Earth 2 will feature completely revamped graphics, weather effects, as well as interactive and much more expanded maps to wage war in. It will also introduce a new strategy system in which players can map out the actions of a unit or group of units, such as giving them a route to take or positions to attack from, unlike most Real Time Strategy games in which units must be led on their route by the player directly if the player wants them to take that route. Empire Earth 2 is slated for release in August 2004.
''Empire Earth'' is a history-based ] game. ''Empire Earth'' uses 3D graphics.<ref name="gamespotreview">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/empireearth/review.html | title=GameSpot Empire Earth review | publisher=] | author=Kasavin, Greg | date=2001-11-13 | accessdate=2006-12-30}}</ref> The game itself contains many unique and innovative features, including a "]" 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 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 ]. Each epoch brings new technologies and units. Epoch advancement requires additional buildings to be built and 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 ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the Atomic ] age, the Atomic ] Age, the ], the ], and the ]. An extra epoch, the ], is available in ''Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ee.heavengames.com/new/eeh/gameinfo/epochs.shtml|title=Empire Earth - Epochs|accessdate=2007-05-27|publisher=Empires Heaven}}</ref>
==Empire Earth campaigns==
Excluding the Russian campaign, all of the battles in the campaigns actually took place throughout history.


Several different units are available in each epoch, each being produced in a different building. Some units such as ] are available in every epoch and can be created at the ]. Other units such as ] are available from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and are created at archery ranges. ] are available from the Copper Age to the Industrial Age and are created at ]. Siege weapons such as ]s are produced at siege factories, they are available starting from the Bronze Age until the Dark Ages and are later substituted by the ] in the Middle Ages throughout the Imperial age, finally being replaced by ]s in the Renaissance. In the ]-World War I epoch some new buildings are made available to the player, such as airports, tank factories, and naval yards where certain planes, ]s, and ]s, etc. can be produced. In the Digital age ] Factories and Laboratories are available and can produce many types of ], referred to as "Cybers".
===Greek campaign===
The first four scenarios (of eight scenarios total) focus on the rise of ancient ] civilization. The story tells of the ] people, the ], the rise of ], and the ] wars.


Like many real-time strategy games, there are technologies available to improve 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 the town center or capitol. These upgrades will increase the rate at which resources are gathered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ee.heavengames.com/new/eeh/gameinfo/technologies/economy.shtml|title=Empire Earth - Buildings|accessdate=2007-05-27|publisher=Empires Heaven}}</ref>
The second part tells the life of ], and the campaign ends after ] is conquered.
], units such as naval units can be built. Shown here are; ] (left middle), ] (lower middle), ] (top), and ] (upper middle) which are the main ships until galleys are replaced by ]s in the Atomic Age. Cruisers are available from the ].]]
<!--As with everything else, keep Art of Conquest stuff on its own page-->
''Empire Earth'' has 21 civilizations,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0761536833/|title=Empire Earth Official Strategy Guide|date=7 November 2001 |publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-7615-3683-3 |accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> (with two additional ones in '']''). 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, 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 ], ]n Empire, ], ], ], and the ]. From the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age ], ], ], ], the ], and ] are available. From the Atomic Age to Modern times ], ], ], ], ], and the ] are playable, and from Digital Age to Space Age ], Novaya ], and ] are playable. ] and ] are added in the ] expansion and belong in the "Digital Age to Space Age" group.


==Campaigns==
===English campaign===
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 "]" in the German campaign, and possibly the first four scenarios in the Greek campaign, all of the battles in the campaigns are based on true events.
The England campaign is about the struggles between ] and ] for superiority in ].


===Learning campaign===
The first three scenarios (of eight total) are about ], his victory against the rebellion from the barons with the help of ] in ], and the ] in ].
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 '']''. This campaign is not required to be played in order and is divided into two parts. The first part is about the rise of ]. The second part is about the rise of the ].


===Greek campaign===
The next three scenarios take place during the ] between England and France; ] and his raids in France are featured in the fourth and fifth scenarios. The sixth scenario is about ]'s story. The first part is the internal unrest of ]s. Henry V starts the scenario fleeing from ] to ], where his units are protected from conversion by ]. After that Lorrard After a cutscene with <!--I forgot the name--> the ], the second part concludes with the ].
The first real campaign focuses on ]. The opening five scenarios (of eight scenarios total) focus on the rise of Greece. The story tells of the early ] people from Anatoly, the ], the rise of ] by unifying ], and the first years of the ]. There are some fictional elements as well (such as the ] being given to the ]ns by the gods). The sixth scenario of the campaign is about the life of ]. This part is about Alexander's ascension to the Macedonian throne and the establishment of the League of Corinth by crushing the revolt of ], Athens and ]. The following scenario is about the ], ], and the siege of ]. The final scenario is the ], the capture of Babylon and the battle for the ], a mountain pass beyond which lies ], the ceremonial capital of the ]. The campaign ends when ] and his army enters Persepolis and Alexander manages to escape an assassination attempt while visiting the tomb of ].


===English campaign===
The next two scenarios are led by ], who meets ] in battle. The first scenario deals with the ] and the resulting ], ], and driving Napolean into ]. The last scenario in the English campaign is the ].
The English campaign is about the struggles between ] and ] for superiority in Europe. The first three scenarios (of eight total) are about ], his victory against the rebellion from the barons with the help of ] in 1047, and the ] in 1066. The next three scenarios take place during the ] between England and France; ] and his raids in France are featured in the fourth and fifth scenarios. The sixth scenario is about ]'s story, some parts based on ]'s ]. The first part is the internal unrest of ] while the second part sees the occupation of Harfleur and the ]. The final two scenarios are led by ], who meets ] in battles at ], ] and ].


===German campaign=== ===German campaign===
The first four scenarios take place in ], and feature the Red Baron, ]. The player follows him in his early day of flight, the flying circus, the ], and the ] before he was shot down. In the German campaign, the first four scenarios—out of seven total—take place during ] and feature the ], 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 ] 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 the ], and directs the '']'' at the ].


The scond part, consisting of three scenarios, deals with the ]. The first scenario introduces the ], in which Germany has to capture ], ], and ]. The next scenario is about the blockade of England, which features German warship ]. The final scenario is ], which was never carried out in reality. The second part, consisting of three scenarios, deals with ] and the first years of ] in Europe. The first scene introduces the ], in which the player has to conquer ], ], and ] before an ]-] alliance makes it impossible. The next mission deals with the German ] and naval blockade of Great Britain and the ], which features the ] surface fleet led by the battleship '']'' facing off against the British ]. In the final scenario—the never-attempted ]—the player leads German forces in an invasion of Great Britain under the famous Field Marshal ], ultimately annexing the United Kingdom to the Greater German Reich and thwarting a surprise attack by the U.S. ] (led by the carrier '']'') in the process.


===Russian campaign=== ===Russian campaign===
In the Russian campaign, the player leads Novaya Russia, a reconstruction of the ]. The game begins in 2018, with the Russian political dissident Grigor Stoyanovich heading up a full-sized civil war from ], followed by a seizure of power in the ] in ]. 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 ] in Moscow with help from loyalist forces, and finally succumbs to heart problems. Under Grigor II, Novaya Russia continues its conquest of the world by invading and subjugating ]. China had been building a ], but the Russian forces destroy it, narrowly averting a ]. By this time, Novaya Russia has control over much of ].
This fictional campaign features the sci-fi style Novaya Russia with leader Grigor and his successor Grigor II (a robot). The player is set out to build the Novaya Russia empire and in scenario five, the viewpoint changes to Major Molotov, who builds a time machine and goes back to early 21st-century and destroys Novaya Russia before it is grown to full power.

In the penultimate scenario, during an attempted ] 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 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 ]. 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 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).

==Development==
''Empire Earth'' was announced by Stainless Steel Studios in May 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stainlesssteelstudios.com/Company_Info/Press_Releases/Empire_Earth_Press_Release/empire_earth_press_release.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990825231200/http://stainlesssteelstudios.com/Company_Info/Press_Releases/Empire_Earth_Press_Release/empire_earth_press_release.html|title=Stainless Steel Studios Announces Empire Earth A New Real-Time Strategy Game From the Creator/Lead Designer of Microsoft's Age of Empires|website=stainlesssteelstudios.com|archivedate=August 25, 1999|date=May 28, 1998|accessdate=February 15, 2023}}</ref> When first interviewed about the game, ] and Stefan Arnold commented about the progress and layout of the game on December 12, 2000. They mentioned many aspects of the game, including the use of heroes, unit upgrades, the availability of civilizations, economic build-up, and polishing of the final product.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/088/088931p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020413212423/http://pc.ign.com/articles/088/088931p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2002|title=Empire Earth Interview|publisher=IGN|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref>

On January 18, 2001, Stainless Steel Studios added Damon "Stratus" Gauthier to work on the multiplayer aspect of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/empireearth/news.html?sid=2676077|title=Stainless Steel Adds Starcraft Expert|last=Walker|first=Trey|accessdate=2007-05-12|publisher=GameSpot}}</ref> He was a veteran of several ] 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 a beta test and movie for it were released in early August 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/097/097071p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221014619/http://pc.ign.com/articles/097/097071p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2002|title=Empire Earth Beta Test|publisher=IGN|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Sales===
''Empire Earth'' sold over 1 million units globally by 2002.<ref name="empireearth">{{cite web|url=http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=741 |title=Sierra Announces Development of Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest |publisher=] |date=2002-05-16 |accessdate=2006-11-29 |format=Archive.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212171606/http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=741 |archivedate=February 12, 2003 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=edgesales>{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017165955/http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |title=The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century| author=''Edge'' Staff | date=August 25, 2006 |magazine=] |archivedate=October 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Empire Earth'' received a "Silver" sales award from the ] (ELSPA),<ref name=silverelspa>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221154943/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3942 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver |work=] |archivedate=February 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 |work=] |archivedate=September 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Spain, the ] offered it a "Gold" prize,<ref name=2002adese>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030512223921/http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=7863| url=http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=7863 | title=Se presentan los premios aDeSe en Madrid | author=Arcas, José | date=October 2, 2002 | work=] | archivedate=May 12, 2003 | language=Spanish | url-status=dead }}</ref> for 40,000 sales in the country during its first year.<ref name=adese>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815055539/http://www.adese.es/web/premios.asp | url=http://www.adese.es/web/premios.asp | title=Introducción; Los galardoness aDeSe | publisher=] | archivedate=August 15, 2004 | language=Spanish | url-status=dead }}</ref> In France, the game sold 110,000 units by March 2005.<ref name=frenchsales>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051019093609/http://www.afjv.com/press0503/050311_vug_gamme_best_seller.htm | url=http://www.afjv.com/press0503/050311_vug_gamme_best_seller.htm | title=VUG enrichit sa gamme Best Seller de deux nouveaux titres | date=March 18, 2005 | publisher=] | language=French | archivedate=October 19, 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Critical reviews===
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''Empire Earth'' averaged an 82% according to ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/376328.asp?q=empire%20earth|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=2007-10-05|title=Empire Earth}}</ref> and earned ]'s 2001 "PC Game of the Year" award.<ref name="gamespyaward">{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2001/pc/pc_goty_overall.shtml|title=PC Game of the Year at gamespy.com|accessdate=February 24, 2007|archive-date=September 6, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906032533/http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2001/pc/pc_goty_overall.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was rated 8.5/10 by ], 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."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/164/164336p1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215181010/http://pc.ign.com/articles/164/164336p1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 15, 2002 | title=IGN rating | publisher=IGN | accessdate=2007-02-12}}</ref> ] 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 the game's less-than-stellar graphics and sound but will instead relish the ability to relive 14 different epochs of human warfare.".<ref name="gamespotreview"/> '']'' 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."<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0731.1755.18946.htm?CS_pid=644424 | title=Game Informer review | publisher=Game Informer | accessdate=2007-02-27 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014170121/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0731.1755.18946.htm?CS_pid=644424 | archivedate=2007-10-14 }}</ref>

==Legacy==
''Empire Earth'' spawned an expansion pack and several sequels. The expansion pack, '']'', 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, ], and technology trees for both games, hotkey reference and the official strategy guide.

'']'' was considered to be a "spiritual sequel" to ''Empire Earth'', since it was also made by ] and released between ''Empire Earth'' and ''Empire Earth II''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21660.htm |title=Empires: Dawn of the Modern World |accessdate=2007-05-13 |date=November 12, 2003 |publisher=GameZone |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614142557/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21660.htm |archivedate=2007-06-14 }}</ref> It was released in 2003.

A sequel, '']'', was released in 2005. '']'', the expansion pack for ''Empire Earth II'', was released in 2006. ''Empire Earth II'' was developed by ] and published by ].

A mobile version of ''Empire Earth'', '']'', was released in 2005.

Another sequel, '']'' was released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sierra.com/en/home/news/product_news/022307_-_ee3_announcement.html |title=Sierra's Empire Earth 3 announcement at Sierra.com |accessdate=2007-02-24}}</ref> It was developed by ] and published by ].

On Monday, November 3, 2008, at 7pm GMT, the ] online multiplayer servers for ''Empire Earth'' and ''Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest'' were permanently shut down by Vivendi.<ref name="server closing">{{cite web |url=http://forums.vgames.com/ann.jspa?annID=332 |title=Announcement: Sierra Game Servers Closing Down |website=Sierra Community Forums |publisher=] |access-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009093704/http://forums.vgames.com/ann.jspa?annID=332 |archive-date=2008-10-09 }}</ref>

== Community evolution and unofficial patches ==

=== Community ===
In the early 2000s the game quickly attracted a community of fans, the majority of which were on forums such as Heaven Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire Earth Heaven |url=https://ee.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/index.cgi |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=ee.heavengames.com}}</ref>

Over time the community reduced in size as the game became less popular and its technology became more outdated.<ref name="gamespotreview" /> Various issues such as ] of the game have also contributed to preventing new players from discovering the game over time.<ref name=":0" /> The community has been maintained in part by sharing custom scenarios and various creations such as ] and 3D models, but mostly by projects that have helped the game evolve over time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EE Scenario Design & Modding Topics |url=https://ee.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=t&fn=3 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=ee.heavengames.com}}</ref>

=== Technical limitations ===
Empire Earth was developed using for Windows 95 and 98, most modern drivers do not support this version of DirectX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire Earth Help |url=https://empireearth.eu/help/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Empire Earth Community |language=en-US}}</ref>

On November 3 Nov 2008, the game's WON multiplayer servers were closed.<ref name="server closing"/>

=== Unofficial patches ===
The first total conversion and first mod to extensively alter the game was known as . 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 was the first mod to update building textures. The mod made significant discoveries regarding ] 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 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EEv2 Thread |url=https://ee.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=st&fn=3&tn=37847&st=0 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=ee.heavengames.com}}</ref>

In response to the multiplayer servers' rapid collapse the community reacted by creating a client in 2009 that uses a ] connection to play online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Save-EE Lobby - Empire Earth Wiki |url=http://wiki.save-ee.com/view/Save-EE_Lobby |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=wiki.save-ee.com}}</ref>

In 2013 a new server was created, is a project that recovers 100% of the features of the original lobby.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NeoEE :: About |url=https://www.neoee.net/about |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.neoee.net}}</ref>

In 2017 a member of the community published dreXmod ]<ref>{{Citation |title=Empire Earth {{!}} dreXmod 1.03 patch Download {{!}} Zoom & Scenario Hosting | date=16 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqktA7b7dgw |language=en |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref> This is a patch that allows the game camera to be changed to fit modern screen sizes. Version 2.0<ref>{{Citation |title=Empire Earth - dreXmod 2.0 Download | date=28 February 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euHIeURk6w |language=en |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref> was released on February 28, 2018.

In 2019 a project began: the Reborn project which aims to create a complete ] 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 .

On February 16, 2022, the Reborn team released the ,<ref>{{Cite web |title=📥 Empire Earth Community Setup - Save Empire Earth |url=http://www.save-ee.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=171261 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.save-ee.com}}</ref> an easy setup to install 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 the same day the site was made public along with a pre-release of the Reborn ]<ref>{{Citation |title=Reborn-DLL |date=2022-03-05 |url=https://github.com/EE-modders/Reborn-DLL |publisher=Empire Earth modders |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref> which is an ] partial re-implementation of dreXmod 2.
On the evening of December 24-25, the December 2022 update<ref>{{Citation |title=Empire Earth Community: December 2022 Update | date=25 November 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9uboJHvu7c |language=en |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> was released for ]. This update includes major changes such as an update of dreXmod<ref>{{Citation |title=📥 Empire Earth Community Setup - 24/12/2022 Update - dreXmod |date=2022-12-28 |url=https://github.com/EE-modders/Empire-Earth-Setup/blob/3526434bec2f354aa5b3bbe9cfd0d6c2f8c9fd3b/setup_is6.iss#L123 |publisher=Empire Earth modders |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> from dreXmod 2.01 to dreXmod 3: this includes the addition of a ] in the multiplayer lobby, a visual improvement of the ] and a better support of the game resolution for modern screen. This update also includes ]/] support for the Community Setup<ref>{{Citation |title=📥 Empire Earth Community Setup - 24/12/2022 Update - ARM/ARM64 Setup Support |date=2022-12-28 |url=https://github.com/EE-modders/Empire-Earth-Setup/blob/3526434bec2f354aa5b3bbe9cfd0d6c2f8c9fd3b/setup_is6.iss#L135 |publisher=Empire Earth modders |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> and deliver <ref>{{Citation |title=📥 Empire Earth Community Setup - 24/12/2022 Update - Empire Earth Stats |date=2022-12-28 |url=https://github.com/EE-modders/Empire-Earth-Setup/blob/3526434bec2f354aa5b3bbe9cfd0d6c2f8c9fd3b/setup_is6.iss#L122 |publisher=Empire Earth modders |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> ] that allows to make ] on the use and ] of the game, and finally it includes a to facilitate the integration of new players. The entire content of this update is available with version 1.0.4.0<ref>{{Citation |title=📥 Empire Earth Community Setup - 24/12/2022 Update - Setup Update v1.0.4.0 |date=2022-12-28 |url=https://github.com/EE-modders/Empire-Earth-Setup/blob/3526434bec2f354aa5b3bbe9cfd0d6c2f8c9fd3b/setup_is6.iss#L120 |publisher=Empire Earth modders |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> 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 the first version of the community setup. Allowing to continue the will of the community to unite and assemble their efforts<ref>{{Citation |title=Empire Earth Community: December 2022 Update | date=25 November 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9uboJHvu7c |language=en |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> to try to increase the number of players rather than trying to keep the existing ones.

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This article is about the video game. For the series, see Empire Earth. For the mobile phone game, see Empire Earth (mobile game). 2001 video game 2001 video game
Empire Earth
Developer(s)Stainless Steel Studios
Publisher(s)Sierra On-Line
Designer(s)Rick Goodman
Composer(s)Ed Lima
Steve Maitland
SeriesEmpire Earth
EngineTitan
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • US: November 13, 2001
  • WW: November 16, 2001
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Empire Earth 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 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.

Gameplay

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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 the town center or capitol. These upgrades will increase the rate at which resources are gathered.

After the Prehistoric Age, units such as naval units can be built. Shown here are; Galley (left middle), Frigate (lower middle), Battleship (top), and Cruiser (upper middle) which are the main ships until galleys are replaced by submarines in the Atomic Age. Cruisers are available from the Imperial Age.

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, 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 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 the Art of Conquest expansion and belong in the "Digital Age to Space Age" group.

Campaigns

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 the Greek campaign, all of the battles in the campaigns are based on true events.

Learning campaign

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 the rise of Phoenicia. The second part is about the rise of the Byzantine Empire.

Greek campaign

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 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 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.

English campaign

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 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 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.

German campaign

In the German campaign, the first four scenarios—out of seven total—take place during World War I and feature the Manfred von Richthofen, 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 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 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 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.

Russian campaign

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 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 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 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 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).

Development

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 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 a beta test and movie for it were released in early August 2001.

Reception

Sales

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 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.

Critical reviews

Review scores
Publication Score
IGN 8.5 of 10
GameSpy 94 of 100
GameSpot 7.9 of 10
GameRankings 82%

Empire Earth averaged an 82% according to GameRankings, and earned GameSpy's 2001 "PC Game of 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 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."

Legacy

Empire Earth spawned an expansion pack and several sequels. The expansion pack, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest, 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 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 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.

Community evolution and unofficial patches

Community

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 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 the game evolve over time.

Technical limitations

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.

Unofficial patches

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

See also

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