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| Earth Empire |
Developer : Stainless Steel Studios
Publisher : Sierra Entertainment
Designer : Rick Goodman
Engine : Titan
Platform : Microsoft Windows
Release date : November 12, 2001
Genre : Real-time strategy
Mode : Single-player, Multiplayer
Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series. It has been described as very similar to the Age of Empires series, and received positive reviews.
The game requires players to collect resources to construct buildings, produce citizens, and conquer opposing civilizations. Empire Earth spans 500,000 years of world history, which is divided into 14 epochs, beginning with the prehistoric age, and ending with the nano age.
An expansion pack was developed by Mad Doc Software called Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest, which was released on September 17, 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 similar to the Age of Empires series in that it is a history-based real-time strategy game. Empire Earth uses 3D graphics instead of sprites like Age of Empires II, the comparable game at the time.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. Heroes 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 a greater attack power. Finally, 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. 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.
In-game screenshot of Empire Earth.
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-WW1 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 mechs, which are known as Cybers in Empire Earth. 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.
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth
Cheats (Alternate) & Cheat List
Unlock a full map with all resources ... my name is methos
Unlock 100,000 of all resources ... all your base are belong to us
Unlock 1000 more gold ... atm
Unlock 1000 more wood ... you said wood
Unlock 1000 more rock ... rock&roll
Unlock 1000 more iron ... creatine
Unlock 1000 more food ... boston food sucks
Unlock Full map ... asus drivers
View all codes ... display cheat
Win game ... somebody set up us the bomb
Lose game ... ahhhcool
No resources ... the big dig
No gold ... boston rent
No wood ... uh, smoke?
No food ... slimfast
No iron ... girlyman
No rock ... mine your own business
Remove the objects from map ... headshot
Reveal an entire map and remove fog of war ... bam
View fish and animals ... columbus
Restore energy to /Hero/Mana user ... i have the power
Instant building and research ... brainstorm
Building of all structures completed1 ... coffee train
Free upgrade to lvl.10 for all units ... the quotable patella
Refuel your planes in mid-air ... friendly skie
Cheat List
To get the following codes to work, press ENTER during gameplay, enter the cheat at the prompt, then press ENTER again. These codes only work on Random Map mode:
1,000 More Food: boston food sucks
1,000 More Gold: atm
1,000 More Iron: creatine
1,000 More Rock: rock&roll
1,000 More Wood: you said wood
100,000 of All Resources: all your base are belong to us
Building of All Structures Completed: coffee train
Display All Cheat Codes: display cheat
Full map: asus drivers
Full Map and All Resources: my name is methos
Instant Building and Research: brainstorm
Lose the Game: ahhhcool
No Food: slimfast
No Gold: boston rent
No Iron: girlyman
No Resources: the big dig
No Rock: mine your own business
No Wood: uh, smoke?
Planes Refueled in Mid-air: friendly skies
Remove Objects from Map: headshot
Restore Energy to Character: i have the power
Unknown Effect: bam
Upgrade to lvl.10 for All Units: the quotable patella
View Fish and Animals: Columbus
Win the Game: somebody set up us the bomb
Empire Earth : Gold Edition
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