EE2NEWS TWEETS:
Jun 27 2020 - 16:06:47
Unofficial Patch 1.5 has reached 200 000 unique downloads, since 03.08.2014. A single IP address is counted 1 time per day. The real number is probably higher (different sources). Minor Update installations are not counted. https://ee2.eu/patch
Jun 26 2020 - 23:06:29
Strategic Bombing Doctrine - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay - YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMRgifZ8BUs
Jun 14 2020 - 01:06:29
Have you already seen the updated UP1.5 download page?
https://ee2.eu/patch 
Jun 08 2020 - 16:06:41
Minor Update 157036 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157036
Jun 04 2020 - 15:06:40
Empire Earth 2 Gold Edition is on -66% sale on: https://www.gog.com/game/empire_earth_2_gold
Jun 04 2020 - 02:06:57
The Official Download Page of Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been updated! Check it out: https://www.ee2.eu/patch/ :)
May 31 2020 - 20:05:01
The #🏀multiplayer-lobby channel on Discord did not show the correct number of players online in topic. It's because 29.05.2020 @Discord changed rate limits to: "2 updates per 10 minutes".
Our Bot has been updated, but the list of players will be updated with 5-8 mins delay :(
May 28 2020 - 14:05:26
Windows 10 ver. 2004 (build 19041) has just been released.
Unofficial Patch 1.5 is compatible with this version of Windows since update 157035 (released in April 2020). Please read the following article to learn how to enable a fix for "max. ~64 FPS" bug: https://www.ee2.eu/help/#64fpsbug
May 27 2020 - 07:05:11
Unfortunately, there will be no Minor Update in May 2020. It's because (for now) there are only 2 changes, and I have to test few other things. So 157036 is delayed to June 2020. Upcoming fixes are described here:
https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=25640#p25640
https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=25655#p25655
May 18 2020 - 07:05:03
Read about EE2 & UP1.5 on Hardcore Gaming 101: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/empire-earth-2/
May 06 2020 - 00:05:09
Weird Game - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4-qW3E6NrQ
May 01 2020 - 07:05:26
It seems like I accidentally forced the installation of 157035 even for users with 157034 (instead of 157023 and older, as planned). Fixed now. For my surprise, it didn't cause any problems with stability: https://www.ee2.eu/statistics/?period=7d#launchstats (30 April, the number of launches isn't lower).
Apr 29 2020 - 06:04:54
Due to increasing fragmentation of UP1.5 versions and users who are not aware about new updates (notifications weren't that good back then), we decided to force installation of the newest version for users with 157023 and older ( https://www.ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157023 ). Also improves security.
Apr 27 2020 - 08:04:54
Server OS re-install completed! EE2.eu is now running on Ubuntu Server 20.04. The Server might be restarted several more times today (in case something requires fixing). For now it seems like the Multiplayer Lobby integration with Discord doesn't work.
Apr 27 2020 - 03:04:26
Today (27.04.2020) between 04:30 CET to 09:00 CET all EE2.eu services will be unavailable, due to a scheduled OS upgrade to Ubuntu Server 20.04.
Apr 26 2020 - 11:04:05
Minor Update 157035 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157035
A new option is available in UP1.5 Settings after this update: "Remove 100 FPS limit (BETA)".
Apr 22 2020 - 08:04:27
How to fix max ~64 FPS bug in Empire Earth II on Windows 10 ver. 2004 (build 19041) with NVIDIA GPU?
Help page: https://ee2.eu/help/#64fpsbug
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-1FNJTeXfs
Apr 20 2020 - 22:04:22
Fun With Dad - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNNZqdf00lg
Apr 13 2020 - 16:04:12
Minor Update 157034 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157034
Apr 13 2020 - 00:04:50
World Map - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEa_ff11oDU
Apr 08 2020 - 00:04:11
EE2 closes on launch, but the expansion pack works fine?
FATAL PROBLEM: -> Can't open main game directory. Make sure your "My Documents" folder is available.
SOLUTION: https://www.ee2.eu/help/#closesonlaunch
Apr 05 2020 - 09:04:47
According to the UP1.5 Usage Statistics, yesterday (04.04.2020) the game was started 2176 times, from 1158 unique users. It has crashed with "Unhandled Exception" error 20 times, which is only 0.91%. It shows how important are "under the hood", not noticeable changes in UP1.5. 
Mar 29 2020 - 05:03:00
Zootopia - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5fhpKfmR74
Mar 23 2020 - 02:03:27
Evil Plan - Empire Earth II Multiplayer Gameplay YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Ad2zhrJvI
Mar 21 2020 - 23:03:31
Today (21.03.2020) there were over 112 players online on the Multiplayer Lobby. Due to heavy Server load, I was forced to prepare a Lobby update to reduce the number of database queries (cache instead of individual). For that, lobby will be restarted at night or in the morning. 
Mar 21 2020 - 08:03:02
Minor Update 157033 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157033
Mar 16 2020 - 00:03:03
#Coronavirus made EE2.eu Multiplayer Lobby as active as never before. On 15th of March 2020 at 21:00 we had max. 75 players online at the same time. The previous best activity (before pandemic) was on 27th December 2017 with only 38 players online. 
Mar 11 2020 - 12:03:19
For all shit-talkers, who after so many years with Unofficial Patches for EE2 still don't trust it, and even dare to insult on the Support Chat - here is a response from Microsoft regarding the latest false-positive detections of EE2.exe and EE2X.exe in Windows Defender: 
Mar 10 2020 - 14:03:19
The Support Chat from UP1.5 Launcher has been integrated with a #❓-support-chat channel on Discord! This will speed up helping process, and prevent fragmentation. You can join our Discord at: https://www.ee2.eu/discord/
Mar 08 2020 - 13:03:21
Changes in the Ministry of Game Affairs since 07.03.2020: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?p=25507#p25507
- Department of History. New Minister: Laetitian.
Congratulations!
Mar 08 2020 - 04:03:01
Behind every successful woman is Herself. Have a wonderful Women's Day! 
Mar 07 2020 - 06:03:58
Multiplayer Lobby - Audio Taunts for certain messages - additional information & a list of taunts: https://forum.ee2.eu/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=5314
Feb 26 2020 - 21:02:02
Minor Update 157031 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157031
Feb 05 2020 - 15:02:43
An old RTS game from 2005: Empire Earth 2 & Empire Earth 2: The Art of Supremacy with Unofficial Patch 1.5 supports the Tobii Eye Tracker devices for panning the screen when looking at the edge/corner of the screen. Learn more at: https://www.ee2.eu/blog/018-tobii-eye-tracker-in-empire-earth-2.php 
Feb 05 2020 - 02:02:40
On 27th of January 2020 - Minor Update 157030 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157030
Jan 25 2020 - 17:01:06
MULTIPLAYER: Jokes (or rather insults) against Chinese players with messages about the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV will be awarded with 3 months ban. No discussion, no approval of Department of Justice needed.
Jan 06 2020 - 10:01:10
Minor Update 157028 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157028
Jan 03 2020 - 21:01:33
Wilparra Gets Super ICBMed in a Game with "No Nukes" Rule (YouTube video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzInXYDxI6Y
Dec 29 2019 - 05:12:32
IMPORTANT: The Multiplayer Lobby Peerchat Server TCP port has been temporary replaced from the default IRC port 6667 to 28955. It's to test if random "ping timeout" disconnects still occur. The UP1.5 Launcher will automatically overwrite this port in game process on game start.
Dec 18 2019 - 05:12:46
Minor Update 157027 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157027
Multiplayer issues fixes & improved support for Tobii Eye Tracker devices.
Dec 15 2019 - 22:12:38
Empire Earth 2 & Empire Earth 2: The Art of Supremacy with Unofficial Patch 1.5 now supports the Tobii Eye Tracker devices for the on borders/corners camera scrolling. Learn more at: https://www.ee2.eu/blog/018-tobii-eye-tracker-in-empire-earth-2.php @tobiigaming
Dec 15 2019 - 22:12:09
Minor Update 157026 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157026
The update adds support for Tobii Eye Tracker devices. @tobiigaming
Dec 01 2019 - 19:12:57
Minor Update 157025 for Unofficial Patch 1.5 has been released! Changes list: https://www.ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157025
The update re-balances Tanks & Hercs and adds Summer textures for Tundra trees!
Nov 29 2019 - 17:11:40
The best way to spend money on Black Friday is making a donation: https://www.ee2.eu/overview/#donate
Nov 26 2019 - 07:11:26
I'm aware of the random Multiplayer Lobby disconnects that occur since 3rd of October 2019 (after the Server migration). It seems to be Ubuntu 18.04's systemd-resolve related. Today I applied a new workaround. Hopefully it will solve the problem... https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058750/new-alert-keeps-showing-up-server-returned-error-nxdomain-mitigating-potential
Nov 20 2019 - 10:11:10
We managed to "collect" 50 users on the new Discord, within just 4 days! It's only 20 less than before, where we "collected" users for over 10 months! Thanks to everyone for the support and for the incredible activity during the last days.
Nov 16 2019 - 04:11:18
Dear Discord users! The owner of the old EE2 Discord has kicked me out, causing integrations with EE2.eu / lobby to stop working due to lack of API/webhooks permissions. Setting it back took 6 hours of work. Please join a new Server using: https://www.ee2.eu/discord/