http://forum.ee2.eu has been unlocked for Ukraine. Hopefully we won't have more spammers attacks, otherwise it will be banned again.
You can view the latest #WeekWithEE2 videos here: https://www.youtube.com/results?q=%23WeekWithEE2
Empire Earth 2 - A big battle - Multiplayer Gameplay #WeekWithEE2 http://youtu.be/pj92jHA3Kx8?a
Dresden 1945 - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay: https://youtu.be/N4wRa9BvKlM
Minor Update 158023 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! This update has a new feature available: "Advanced Cache Preloading". It also fixes compatibility with the newest Gog files update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#158023
UP1.5 Advanced Cache Preloading feature is ready. I'm now considering if it should be enabled by default for people with >= 8GB RAM, or disabled by default for all users. After all, like all new features, this one might also bring some problems that I wasn't able to detect :(
WARNING: Players who installed Empire Earth 2 using GOG GALAXY might lose Unofficial Patch 1.5 executables after the newest update from Gog. It will also result in screen res problems and crash on skirmish start. To fix it, please install UP1.5 again from: https://ee2.eu/patch
Short update on the current UP1.5 work: I want to reduce the "mini freezes" (caused by the new audio being played for the first time) by using some advanced pre-loading functions in UP1.5_GameHelper.dll to load them to cache on game start. It requires some "thinking", and tests.
The last tweet about the UP1.5 and EE2.eu servers being discontinued was a 1st April joke. It was still nice to read messages from shocked players. I didn't know it matters so much for certain users :)
Unofficial Patch 1.5 and all EE2.eu services (including Multiplayer) have been discontinued. It was a hard decision to make, but it's for the greater good. The patch will be automatically uninstalled on the first game launch after 14th of April 2022. Sorry :/
Today is the 10th birthday of EE2News Twitter account :)
As I promised, the Russian and Belarusian players who don't support their country's regime can now remove the sanctions by filing a declaration on: https://ee2.eu/sanctions
More details: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=27128#p27128
EE2.eu declares war to Russian propaganda. Players who write anti-Ukrainian messages on our chats (forums, Discord, Multiplayer) will be awarded with bans. Please take this warning seriously. Example of Russian propaganda content: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=27137#p27137
The sanctions on Russian Federation have been resumed and now also include Belarus. I guess it doesn't need any further explanation.
The sanctions on Russia have been removed for now. It's because my mom was not happy when I told her about it. The full statement can be read at: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=27128#p27128
If the conflict escalates, it's still possible that the sanctions will be activated again, forever.
EE2.eu has issued sanctions on Russian Federation due to attack on Ukraine in February 2022. More details: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=5571
If Russian Federation attacks Ukraine (under any pretext), EE2.eu will join the sanctions issued by other countries, and our services will be unavailable in Russia (and possibly Belarus who supports these actions). There is no acceptation for military terrorism.
Minor Update 158022 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#158022
The Multiplayer Lobby has been updated. I fixed the remaining problem where game couldn't get the real publicip. It should work better now.
Empire Earth 2 - Epochs I - X with Chinese - Multiplayer Gameplay #WeekWithEE2 http://youtu.be/GpTLG9OtW-Q?a
Empire Earth 2 - Epochs III - IV - Multiplayer Gameplay #WeekWithEE2 http://youtu.be/qt-T8gSEDxg?a
Empire Earth 2 - Wild Epoch - Multiplayer Gameplay #WeekWithEE2 http://youtu.be/RUitLvZCnW4?a
A list of incoming YouTube videos for the #WeekWithEE2 In total it's 48,5 GB.
Empire Earth 2 - Territory rush - Multiplayer Gameplay #WeekWithEE2 http://youtu.be/AVfGAcidRPU?a
A Week With EE2 on YouTube, starting on 25.09.2016 18:00 CET. Read the BLOG for more details! https://ee2.eu/blog/004-a-week-with-ee2.php
The Multiplayer Lobby has been updated to fix connecting issues between players connected to the same home router (local network). Enjoy!
Multiplayer Help page update for: "I have issues connecting to players who are connected to the same router as me": https://www.ee2.eu/multiplayer/help/#invitefix
I'm forcing Maximization Helper due to maximization issues detected on Win7. The launcher will ask to run as administrator to change config.
Read "EE2 has a very lazy community" at https://ee2.eu/blog/003-ee2-lazy-community.php "[...] there is some serious problem with our community".
Just look what pics I receive from "fans"... I don't even wanna think what the author wanted to show me...
Installers update finished. Fixed bug: "On Startup, Line 121: Argument 1 must be of type string". Sadly, nobody informed me about it before.
We have detected another new installers bugs (especially on linux), and I already fixed them. Installers will be updated in a few minutes.
The new EE2.eu BLOG is now available at: https://www.ee2.eu/blog/ :) It will contain longer posts than news messages.
New Empire Earth 2 Unofficial Patch 1.5 Minor Update Installer - Youtube Video: http://youtu.be/p2t_9a1aXZM?a
New Empire Earth 2 Unofficial Patch 1.5 Installer - Youtube Video: http://youtu.be/JppeoA09uwc?a
The new installers bugs should be now fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience, and please report to me if you find more issues.
There is a known problem with the new installers (decompression error #2026) caused by read-only files in EE2 folder. I'm fixing it now.
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Please report ALL problems with minor update to me on the support chat, make a screenshot of displayed error or write it down.
Minor update 155012 has been officially released! https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=20302#p20302 I'm waiting for feedback about the new installer on the chat!
155012 will have status IMPORTANT, cus the new Minor Update is able to repair previous updates files. However it is backward compatible.
... and the problem is fixed in minor update 155012 which should be released this week (or maybe even today).
I confirm now that there is a problem with "Windows 8 FIX" when set to "Automatic" by UP1.5 Settings. It seems to be ALWAYS executed instead
I decided to continue work on the new UP1.5 installers, so minor update 155012 will already use new installers.
i think it's better if we stay with the current stable installers, which aren't that problematic.
I created the new UP1.5 installers which would auto detect minor versions, etc. Unfortunately it's too problematic and won't be released.
If you have got: Italian, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Chinese ver. of EE2 and EE2: AOS - Please read https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1782
And one more thing. The new Launcher will be compiled with VS 2015, so Avira AV will probably go crazy again, but that's their problem.
[1/2] Seems like there are still Win 8/8.1 users of the UP1.5 https://www.ee2.eu/statistics/?period=7d#osminor who can't longer upgrade to Win10 for free.
[2/2] In September (or later) I'll try to release a minor update of the Launcher with additional fixes for Win8 users.
Minor update: 155011 has been released. Changes list: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=20297#p20297 (updated version of DX8 to DirectX 9 converter).