Empire Earth: Gold Edition

1. The expansion pack will only start after you launch the original version of the game first or it crashes with an error. 2. Upon launch, the game requires OS administrator privileges to modify PC settings, and if you don't grant them, it crashes with an error. Why does it need these privileges at launch? To force-apply compatibility settings. What's so bad about that? Steam Overlay doesn't work when an application runs with compatibility settings under admin privileges unless Steam itself is run as an administrator. Does the game work without compatibility settings? YES! But the Steam client forces it to launch with an OS administrator prompt anyway. Do I want to spend my time troubleshooting these issues instead of the seller who is trying to sell it to me in this state? No. This is one of the best strategy games of the distant past. Unfortunately, in the state they recently decided to sell it here, it's no different from what you can find for free on an old CD. I hope we get high-quality remasters of both parts with all expansions, or at least HD versions that can launch correctly on modern OS. But for now, it's a refund. Rebellion should be grateful to me for conducting free testing of their release.

Most played game of my childhood, and honestly probably my entire life. Fantastic strategy game that I lose track of time playing.

[h1]Empire Earth – Just Like We Remember It[/h1] Honestly, this is pretty much the Empire Earth I remember from when I was younger. Same feeling, same campaign, same gameplay, and now it actually runs on modern systems without having to fight with it. It is very nostalgic. The game feels different from Age of Empires because it has always been slower and more focused on progression through the ages. My only real complaint is that the battles could be bigger, since the unit cap still feels pretty small. Some of the old problems are still here too. The AI still cheats a lot, and the pathfinding can be annoying sometimes. But this is still a game from 2003, so honestly, some of these flaws almost feel like part of the experience now. [b]The Good:[/b] [list] [*]Runs on modern systems. [*]The original campaigns are still here. [*]Classic Empire Earth gameplay. [*]From prehistoric times to the future. [*]A real nostalgia trip. [/list] [b]The Bad:[/b] [list] [*]The AI can be frustrating. [*]Pathfinding still shows its age. [*]The gameplay is slower than most modern RTS games. [*]The unit cap feels pretty small. [/list] [hr][/hr] I'm just glad they didn't change much. It's still the same Empire Earth I remember, but now I can actually play it without spending an hour trying to get it running. And honestly, that is all I wanted. [b]Recommended for anyone who wants to relive their childhood.[/b]

Works perfectly on Linux with Proton. Does have support for 4K and unlocked framerates. Alt-tabbing causes the game cursor to glitch out so just make sure to run it in window mode or with gamescope to prevent this. The game is just as good as when it was first released.

This is absolute RTS at it's peak.

the developers are cheap and don't want to update the game the way they should ... no one today using windows 98 or XP... I'm really disappointed of the performance I'm getting...I don't want to open stupid patches every time I launch the game... just a waste of money... I had the original CD back in the early 2000 and it worked better than on my potato PC

THIS IS NOT A REMASTER This rerelease is a 1:1 copy of the old game, with maybe a few bare minimum display settings updated. All it's fun and frustration is intact. The mechanics and design of this game is second to none, but the AI was primitive and heavily relies on cheating to win. Turning it off makes it feeble, but it makes it a not-so-laid back experience when they have free units, faster production, no fog of war, etc. The game runs great even on lower-end hardware, and even has lots of cool mechanics for an RTS of it's time. Doesn't zoom out far, and it's still the old graphics, but it's scratching a serious itch for me. I hope the Devs are considering using some of this to remaster this title at least. it could really use a face-lift and fine-tuning, like AoE2:DE and AoM:Retold got. Build a better AI so it doesn't need to cheat, and add some sorely-lacking features like a "random" setting for the map, and bigger population numbers. Maybe some new ones like more civ points (or less), new map types, or resource generation settings. One thing that should REALLY change is how space works in the expansion. It should be a layer above the map (maybe "switch-to" map), not a replacement for water that only Space-boats can cross. It was a lame implementation then, we can do better now, right? Until then, It's the Empire Earth I remember, and it'll do for now.