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Empire Earth 2 ver. 1.6 News

Feb 22 2025 - 06:02:50

Today, the Unique Ping Reduction ( http://ee2.eu/ping ) enters a new level. The Unique Offset Negotiation system has been implemented. It reduces the game lag even more, by decreasing and finding the lowest stable negative offset. The positive offset negotiation is not ready

Feb 15 2025 - 13:02:33

The Unique Ping Reduction could show the wrong "Game Lag" value, usually lower than it should be (while still working correctly). This issue has now been fixed. Thanks to the smart, full integration of this feature with our server no update is required on users' end :)

Feb 14 2025 - 10:02:51

Happy Valentine's Day! It's the best choice to spend your time with your beloved game, instead of wasting time for relationships!

Feb 08 2025 - 09:02:50

This is how Crash Reporting system works on UP1.6:
After update 160021 I detected abnormal number of crashes and started investigation. On the same day a hotfix update 160022 was released. Crash Reporting exists since 1st UP1.5 version from August 2014.
https://www.ee2.eu/statistics/?period=30d#launchstats

Feb 04 2025 - 08:02:45

Loew's Pacific campaign crashes for players who use the non-Enhanced version of UP1.6. I apologize for not testing it enough before release. Until a hotfix update is released, I enabled the Enhanced features for all 160021 users.

Feb 02 2025 - 20:02:51

Even with hundreds of workarounds, and "weird" behaviours that UP1.6 does in order to fix the game compatibility, we built a trust to the point that antiviruses don't dare to false positively flag our executables anymore:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f695e49555f76f9a1ed3f865b632f3640e6c647f4ed1d835a1830b006daa25cc
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/86430cd675fe5acba82a35fe5fa30f6d578bbe61861a9e66ae09743d2064287d

Feb 02 2025 - 11:02:45

Minor Update 160021 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly, Feature Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160021
This update adds the first three missions of Loew's Pacific campaign, as well as the Unique Ping Reduction System! https://ee2.eu/multiplayer/ping/

Feb 01 2025 - 05:02:39

The Unique Ping Reduction System will be released with a lower reduction than its planned (but still up to 66%). With time, the system will be improved to reduce more. It will try to reduce SF by 0.1 (or less) and then monitor ticks. If it's fine - try lower, if worse, go up.

Jan 30 2025 - 07:01:05

Explore the Unique Ping Reduction System & Players Ping & Observer Status in the upcoming Unofficial Patch 1.6 February 2025 update! https://ee2.eu/multiplayer/ping/
(the effectivity video is available)

Jan 28 2025 - 00:01:01

The Unique Multiplayer Ping Reduction System is coming to Unofficial Patch 1.6, together with pings status in game. The new feature will reduce the game command lag by up to 66% (realistically). It's been hard 3 weeks of research and coding, but the results are amazing!

Jan 13 2025 - 00:01:47

The EE2.eu Multiplayer Lobby has been updated to order the Local IP addresses better. The Local IP detected by the Launcher will always be the first one on the list, then address containing "192.168.1.*", and then "192.168.*". This should improve LAN experience.

Jan 05 2025 - 10:01:20

Our server provider has an issue where it's keep restarting / shutting down / killing / starting the server in a loop every 6 minutes. It started after connectivity issues that players experience since 00:00 CET today. Unfortunately I can't do anything at the moment to fix it.

Jan 05 2025 - 08:01:45

EE2.eu experiences some connectivity issues at the moment. Please be patient and don't panic. It's the issue on provider's end.

Dec 25 2024 - 22:12:46

Merry Christmas!🎄

Dec 23 2024 - 15:12:44

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, players who log into the Multiplayer Lobby can enjoy the Christmas Lobby theme and access Enhanced features for free. You must be logged in to the Multiplayer Lobby in the past 14 days.

Dec 22 2024 - 18:12:23

Christmas is the best season on EE2 Multiplayer, because all unskilled noobs will always blame the Christmas Tree for their loses.

Dec 05 2024 - 11:12:28

Minor Update 160020 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160020

Nov 09 2024 - 09:11:40

Players (especially multiplayer community) can vote for the new Amending Act: "Gov. Act IV: SGSRR - Scout Glitch & Scout Rush Regulation" until 23th of November 2024: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?t=5838
It's an important Act, so please do not delay voting!

Oct 31 2024 - 14:10:54

Players who recently logged-in Multiplayer Lobby can enjoy the Enhanced Features for free during the Halloween season! Their version will be identified as: "Enhanced (Seasonal)".

Oct 31 2024 - 00:10:08

Happy Halloween! Although I personally don't "celebrate" it, I don't find the second deep or "evil relations" in this day. I treat it more as a fun-day.
The UP1.6 Enhanced Feature users can now enjoy the Seasonal Lobby Textures :) https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/#SeasonalEnhancedFeatures

Oct 26 2024 - 20:10:23

The Epoch 13's "Ground to Air Missile bug" is now fixed in all previous versions of UP1.6 thanks to the live-update system. The Launcher will download additional ~50KB file on the next launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgVHFnGxhGo

Oct 23 2024 - 23:10:33

Empire Earth II - Epoch 13's Ground to Air Missile bug (incorrect rotation / turret heading). Before & After Unofficial Patch 1.6.0.020: https://youtu.be/CgVHFnGxhGo

Oct 20 2024 - 18:10:16

Information about the recent Paratrooper Planes balance changes in Unofficial Patch 1.6: https://ee2.eu/t5830

Oct 20 2024 - 00:10:52

Minor Update 160019 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160019

Oct 05 2024 - 18:10:12

Players who upgraded Windows 11 to version 24H2 might experience lower FPS (max. 60) when using G-Sync and EE2 is running in the Exclusive Borderless Windowed Mode. To fix this issue, it's required to reinstall the newest NVIDIA graphics drivers (even if it's the same version).

Sep 29 2024 - 17:09:36

The Enhanced Features Trial is back! This time you can test the Enhanced Features for 48 hours. To activate it, please simply click a button on the popup website.

Sep 19 2024 - 14:09:36

My city was flooded on 15th of September 2024. I had no electricity for many days, and there are still outages. This is why my support on EE2 is limited these days, and will probably slow down as there are more important things to do.

Sep 06 2024 - 01:09:41

Minor Update 160018 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160018

Sep 06 2024 - 01:09:25

I've received information that players from Iran, who were previously unable to access the EE2.eu Multiplayer Lobby due to their ISPs blocking UDP ports, are now able to log in successfully. Hopefully Iranian ISPs won't cause more issues in the future.

Jul 26 2024 - 10:07:40

Magic TILDE` Key: Auto Missile Silo Switching (SHIFT + TILDE`): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe4xlfwIC1g

Jul 24 2024 - 10:07:54

Minor Update 160016 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Feature Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160016
Magic TILDE` Key and Smart Building Hotkey Memory updated: https://youtu.be/tzwrYrn0Fj0

Jul 18 2024 - 18:07:42

Minor Update 160015 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly, Feature Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160015
It includes the new Enhanced Feature: Smart Building Hotkey Memory.

Jul 17 2024 - 06:07:40

Empire Earth II: Smart Building Hotkey Memory (Enhanced Feature):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz82YdfHNNM

Jun 30 2024 - 22:06:52

Version 160014 is a stable release (it resolves all of bugs present in the previous 3 versions). The status of this update has been changed from the Optional Update to a Regular one.

Jun 30 2024 - 00:06:04

First insight on "The Guadalcanal", also known as "The Battle of Guadalcanal", which is being developed by Loewenherz as a part of his WW2 Pacific campaign. It is still in the middle of development.
The limits of the EE2 engine are being explored again.

Jun 24 2024 - 19:06:01

Optional Minor Update 160014 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Hotfix Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160014

Jun 18 2024 - 15:06:39

Windows Defender is dumb. It seemed to detect "Trojan:Script/Sabsik.FLA!ml" in EE2X.exe.safe155 archive (from Minor Update 160013). I added an empty "test.txt" file to that archive, and magically it's no longer detected. This AV makes no sense. It probably detects by file size...

Jun 18 2024 - 13:06:27

Optional Minor Update 160013 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Hotfix Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160013

Jun 16 2024 - 18:06:44

Minor Update 160012 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160012

Jun 03 2024 - 05:06:44

Good news for players using Mac OS with M1/M2 ARM processors ("Parallels Desktop" or "Porting Kit"); Linux with "Wine" or Windows with ARM processor. It's now possible to ignore the OOS (Out of Sync) errors in your Multiplayer games, following the guide: https://ee2.eu/multiplayer/help/#oos

May 30 2024 - 04:05:14

The newest Unofficial Patch 1.6 version (1.6.0.011) seems to crash on Steam Deck for some users. We detected what causes the issue (boost interprocess mutex in a pointer, for optimization), and prepared a fix for it. If you need the fix, please send message on the Support Chat.

May 28 2024 - 23:05:28

Minor Update 160011 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160011
Major Change: Fixed the "Spy Glitch" in Multiplayer. Please read the changelog for details.

May 22 2024 - 04:05:18

It is now possible to activate the free UP1.6 Enhanced Features trial using the popup website that opens with the Launcher. This allows players to test how it works on their computer and see any changes in the game on their monitor.

May 18 2024 - 18:05:01

Minor Update 160010 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160010
IMPORTANT: The Multiplayer Direct Connection port changed from "26000" to "16060".

May 11 2024 - 14:05:10

At some point, the Enhanced version of UP1.6 will include the AI-Enhanced units & buildings textures. However, at the current stage and AI-models development speed, it's better to wait a few months / years to get the best possible results. It's not like I forgot about it.

May 07 2024 - 01:05:17

Please do not use "Low" graphics settings in EE2. Differences between "High" and "Low" are minimal, often 0 FPS. Please use everything on "High", except "Shadow Details" - "Medium", and "Lighting Details" - "Low" (in EE2: AOS). It's not the GPU that limits the FPS, but the CPU.

Apr 16 2024 - 03:04:37

This is exactly how anti-missiles work in EE2. All ICBMs in EE2 are flying in the atmosphere. This is why after interception there's no radiation risk. EE2's anti-missiles added in Unofficial Patch are long range, expensive interception technology, not the short range ones.

Today, the minimum donation amount that unlocks the Enhanced Features has been implemented.
Donations made before 1st of December 2023 are respected without the minimal value.
The information about the minimum value was visible in advance at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231201072900/https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/#howtounlock

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