EE2NEWS TWEETS:
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.
Mar 31 2024 - 04:03:13
Happy Easter! The Enhanced Features have been enabled for all UP1.6 users since 31.03.2024 04:00 CET to 01.04.2024 04:00 CET. Please test how you like them and decide if you want to unlock them permanently.
https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/
Mar 30 2024 - 14:03:33
Happy Easter 2024!
The UP1.6 users that donated can now enjoy the Enhanced Seasonal Lobby Textures for Easter. More details: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/#features 
Mar 24 2024 - 15:03:39
Minor Update 160009 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160009
Major feature: Unofficial Patch IES System: https://ee2.eu/t5779 
Mar 23 2024 - 13:03:08
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
Mar 19 2024 - 13:03:16
It's now possible to request the EE2.eu Multiplayer Lobby restart, using our Status website: https://ee2.eu/status/#voterestart
Thanks to that, in case of Dr.MonaLisa's inactivity, players who logged-in to the MP lobby within the last 7 days can vote to restart it. 
Feb 18 2024 - 14:02:23
Due to recently detected downtime issues with our server, the provider has offered a migration to another one. This might result in another short downtime today (18.02.2024). Sorry for the inconvenience.
Jan 28 2024 - 20:01:38
Please do not send to me more videos of protesters throwing a soup in Mona Lisa painting at Louvre. The entire EE2 community is already spamming these links all day long.
Jan 21 2024 - 20:01:35
Minor Update 160008 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Hotfix Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160008
Jan 01 2024 - 00:01:09
Happy New Year 2024!
The Seasonal Enhanced Features improve the Multiplayer Lobby theme for special occasions: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/#SeasonalEnhancedFeatures 
Dec 27 2023 - 19:12:40
Check our Loew's Ambient Pack Developer Diary! https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=28095#p28095
Dec 24 2023 - 03:12:00
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Every player who logs-in to the Multiplayer Lobby on 24 and 25 December 2023 can enjoy the Enhanced Features during this time. It included new Lobby textures, terrain textures (700+), UI textures (2300+) and custom mouse cursor scale! https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/
Dec 22 2023 - 16:12:45
Seasonal Enhanced Features in Unofficial Patch 1.6 give you a better Christmas atmosphere in the Multiplayer Lobby! Get yourself a Christmas gift and unlock them! https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/ 
Dec 03 2023 - 18:12:05
Minor Update 160006 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Hotfix Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160006
Dec 01 2023 - 13:12:34
We added the Cryptocurrency donation option: https://ee2.eu/overview/#donate on request of some players who claim to be unable to use PayPal in their countries. It's surprising that nobody reported this issue for the past 10 years, just now when there are special features to unlock... 
Dec 01 2023 - 12:12:29
Minor Update 160005 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly, Feature Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160005
Nov 30 2023 - 09:11:24
IMPORTANT: Since 1st Dec 2023, the minimum donation amount that unlocks Enhanced Features is the value of $5 USD, and since 1st Jan 2024 - $10 USD. Smaller donations will only unlock e.g. info about BETA updates & color on the chat. Donations made before are respected normally.
Nov 24 2023 - 08:11:50
In the next version of Unofficial Patch 1.6 (160005), it will be possible to set more rotation angles for buildings and to remember the angle for the next building. 
Nov 21 2023 - 16:11:13
Screenshots of the Enhanced Terrain textures in Unofficial Patch 1.6: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/#EnhancedTerrain 
Nov 19 2023 - 02:11:40
Minor Update 160004 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Optional Hotfix Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160004
Nov 17 2023 - 02:11:29
There are issues in EE2: AOS in ver. 160002.
1. The Tundra climate crashes the game on start.
2. The Temperate climate causes a huge performance degradation on the Enhanced Version.
The small size hotfix update will be released ASAP but I'm still trying to fix issue no. 2.
Nov 16 2023 - 17:11:47
Minor Update 160002 for Unofficial Patch 1.6 has been released! Update Type: Monthly Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#160002
Nov 14 2023 - 23:11:05
Can Enhanced Features get any better?
Yes, the upcoming Minor Update 1.6.0.002 will include over 300 enhanced terrain textures! 
Nov 06 2023 - 15:11:58
We have received a report from player "mohamed", that producing "Dronecopter" in epoch 13 crashes the game. The issue with the incorrect texture size has been detected and a fix was released using the UP1.6 Live Update system. To apply the fix, please simply restart your game.
Oct 31 2023 - 16:10:42
The main EE2.eu server has been migrated to a new one, located in Germany!
It now has 8 CPU cores, 24GB of RAM and 390GB SSD: https://ee2.eu/status/#serverload
If you have issues connecting to EE2.eu please clear your DNS cache.
Oct 30 2023 - 17:10:40
Halloween Surprise!🎃Due to Halloween and All Saints' Day, the UP1.6 Enhanced Features were unlocked for all players, starting on 30.10.2023 17:00 CET to 02.11.2023 00:00 CET. If you enjoy them, please consider donating to permanently unlock them. Details: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/
Oct 30 2023 - 04:10:57
Time to start the HALLOWEEN SEASON! 🎃
Introducing Unofficial Patch 1.6 Seasonal Enhanced Features! Learn more at: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/ 
Oct 29 2023 - 00:10:27
Thanks to player Coo1 we have detected a bug on the Enhanced version, where units that are hurt (below 66% health) can not be selected/deselected by clicking on a red triangle in the corner of their icon. The fix has been prepared and will be released in a Hotfix Update tomorrow.
Oct 27 2023 - 15:10:12
UNOFFICIAL PATCH 1.6 HAS BEEN RELEASED: https://ee2.eu/patch
Changelog: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/
Enhanced Features: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/ 
Oct 22 2023 - 21:10:07
Upcoming UNOFFICIAL PATCH 1.6 Enhanced Features for players who support the project: https://ee2.eu/patch/enhanced/
Oct 21 2023 - 05:10:25
Unofficial Patch 1.5.9.013 was the last UP1.5 release. All good things must come to an end. The Multiplayer services will be active for UP1.5 users until mid-November. Unfortunately, this decision won't be changed. Please download UP1.5 installer before it's removed from website.
Oct 18 2023 - 03:10:44
Dr.MonaLisa has fixed an issue, where the list of game saves, scenarios, favorite settings and maps was often not loading when Advanced Cache Preloading was enabled. The fix has been released to all users thanks to the KeepAlive Live-Update. Read more: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=28005#p28005
Oct 12 2023 - 13:10:42
Dr.MonaLisa considers Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations and is fully supporting Israel in clearing all Islamic extremists. Enough is enough.
Sep 30 2023 - 09:09:38
We are aware of the issue where some texts in game (e.g. campaign descriptions, load map menu) are harder to read after update 1.5.9.013 (enhanced textures update). We are already testing new solutions, and the next update will include new textures for certain backgrounds.
Sep 26 2023 - 08:09:23
Minor Update 159013 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Update Type: Multiplayer Features Update. Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#159013
Sep 25 2023 - 20:09:03
From an ugly to a beautiful expand / collapse chat buttons: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?t=5746
Sep 25 2023 - 06:09:40
Dr.MonaLisa has fixed a Multiplayer issue, where the Host player was not getting red messages, when the game settings changed, or when node players changed their civilization, player type, etc. The fix has been already released to all users thanks to the KeepAlive Live-Update. 
Sep 17 2023 - 18:09:03
Minor Update 159012 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#159012
Aug 29 2023 - 02:08:36
We detected that after update 159009 (June 2023), the game crashes with Unhanded Exception in Korean / Chinese America (1.5) campaigns. To fix it, please switch option "Unlock UP1.5 units..." to "Yes" in UP1.5 Settings. This issue will be fixed in the next monthly update. 
Aug 19 2023 - 23:08:30
Minor Update 159011 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#159011
Jun 26 2023 - 20:06:43
A Hotfix Minor Update 159010 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#159010
Jun 25 2023 - 23:06:03
Minor Update 159009 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#159009
Jun 25 2023 - 21:06:42
Realistic Europe Map created by FatalForce!
https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?t=5719
Soon available in Unofficial Patch 1.5! 
Jun 15 2023 - 04:06:14
Check out the Loewenherz's interview with Rex Bradford, the lead programmer of Empire Earth II, 18 years after the game release! https://ee2.eu/blog/023-interview-with-rex-bradford-2023
May 29 2023 - 21:05:58
WARNING: None of Empire Earth 2 installers require a change of "Internet Explorer proxy settings". They were released in 2005, before digital-download was common and they work on Windows 11. If you read some guide to change IE proxy: you downloaded a virused, pirated installer.
May 29 2023 - 01:05:38
The EE2.eu News Service is back! Due to the stupid Twitter API changes (they now charge $100 for basic access) I had to re-create the entire EE2News integration in UP1.5 Launcher / Website / Discord. All posts are now stored independently on our server. 
Apr 20 2023 - 20:04:00
Good news for EE2.eu Multiplayer users. The MonaNAT® relay-servers technology can now be configured to only use a single relay server. The command to enable is:
|cmd monanat forceserver Server Country Name
or to remove:
|cmd monanat unforceserver
Apr 16 2023 - 15:04:49
TUTORIAL: How to retrieve the Random Seed of the game you played in Empire Earth II and Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy? https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?t=5706