<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
spans	O
500,000	O
years	O
of	O
human	O
history	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
14	O
epochs	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
prehistoric	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
nano	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
history-based	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
uses	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epochs	O
are	O
the	O
ages	O
a	O
player	O
passes	O
through	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
ages	O
(	O
Digital	O
and	O
Nano	O
Ages	O
)	O
are	O
set	O
into	O
the	O
moderate	O
future	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
,	O
a	O
third	O
future	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
Space	O
Age	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epochs	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
are	O
the	O
Prehistoric	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Stone	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Copper	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Bronze	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Imperial	B-Application
age	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Industrial	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
Atomic	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
Atomic	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Atomic	O
Modern	O
Age	O
,	O
the	O
Digital	O
Age	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nano	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extra	O
epoch	O
,	O
the	O
Space	O
Age	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
infantry	B-Protocol
are	O
available	O
in	O
every	O
epoch	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
at	O
the	O
barracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
archers	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Stone	O
Age	O
to	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
and	O
are	O
created	O
at	O
archery	O
ranges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siege	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
catapults	O
are	O
produced	O
at	O
siege	O
factories	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
available	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
Bronze	O
Age	O
until	O
the	O
Dark	O
Ages	O
and	O
are	O
later	O
substituted	O
by	O
the	O
trebuchet	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
throughout	O
the	O
Imperial	B-Application
age	I-Application
,	O
finally	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
cannons	O
in	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
21	O
civilizations	O
,	O
(	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
ones	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
futuristic	O
Novaya	O
Russia	O
and	O
Rebel	B-Operating_System
Forces	I-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
civilizations	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
are	O
based	O
upon	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Prehistoric	O
to	O
Dark	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
civilizations	O
are	O
Ancient	O
Greece	O
,	O
Assyrian	O
Empire	O
,	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
Byzantine	O
Rome	O
,	O
Carthage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
to	O
Modern	O
times	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Great	O
Britain	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
are	O
playable	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Digital	O
Age	O
to	O
Space	O
Age	O
China	O
,	O
Novaya	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
Rebel	B-Operating_System
Forces	I-Operating_System
are	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
and	O
Korea	O
are	O
added	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
expansion	O
and	O
belong	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Digital	O
Age	O
to	O
Space	O
Age	O
"	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
campaign	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Learning	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
campaign	O
is	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
taught	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
campaign	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
scenario	O
is	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Gaugamela	O
,	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
battle	O
for	O
the	O
Persian	O
Gates	O
,	O
a	O
mountain	O
pass	O
beyond	O
which	O
lies	O
Persepolis	O
,	O
the	O
ceremonial	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
Persian	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
scenarios	O
(	O
of	O
eight	O
total	O
)	O
are	O
about	O
William	O
I	O
of	O
England	O
,	O
his	O
victory	O
against	O
the	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
barons	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Henry	O
I	O
of	O
France	O
in	O
1047	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Hastings	O
in	O
1066	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
scene	O
introduces	O
the	O
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
conquer	O
Poland	O
,	O
Scandinavia	O
,	O
and	O
France	O
before	O
an	O
American-Soviet	O
alliance	O
makes	O
it	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
mission	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
German	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
and	O
naval	O
blockade	O
of	O
Great	O
Britain	O
and	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
Kriegsmarine	O
surface	O
fleet	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
battleship	B-Application
Bismarck	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
the	O
British	O
Home	O
Fleet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
had	O
been	O
building	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Russian	O
forces	O
destroy	O
it	O
,	O
narrowly	O
averting	O
a	O
time	B-Application
paradox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
Studios	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
several	O
StarCraft	B-Application
tournaments	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
also	O
made	O
appearances	O
at	O
E3	O
2000	O
and	O
E3	O
2001	O
about	O
its	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
and	O
movie	O
for	O
it	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
August	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
globally	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
had	O
reached	O
870,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
averaged	O
an	O
82%	O
according	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
earned	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2001	O
"	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
8.5/10	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
commented	O
"	O
Anyone	O
who	O
's	O
familiar	O
with	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
going	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
ground	O
running	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
impressed	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
7.9/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
best	O
reserved	O
for	O
hard-core	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
players	O
who	O
wo	O
n't	O
mind	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
less-than-stellar	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
but	O
will	O
instead	O
relish	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
relive	O
14	O
different	O
epochs	O
of	O
human	O
warfare.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
was	O
disappointed	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
6.25/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
could	O
n't	O
walk	O
the	O
walk	O
like	O
it	O
talked	O
the	O
talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
spawned	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
several	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
May	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
"	O
to	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
by	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
between	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Supremacy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
Empire	B-Language
Earth	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Monday	O
,	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
7pm	O
GMT	O
,	O
the	O
WON	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
for	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
were	O
permanently	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
preventing	O
new	O
players	O
from	O
discovering	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
for	O
Windows	O
95	O
and	O
98	O
,	O
most	O
modern	O
drivers	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
DirectX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
rapid	O
collapse	O
the	O
community	O
reacted	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
client	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
connection	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
a	O
project	O
began	O
:	O
the	O
Reborn	O
project	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
complete	O
modpack	O
for	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
to	O
offer	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
pre-release	O
of	O
the	O
Reborn	O
dll	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
partial	O
re-implementation	O
of	O
dreXmod	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
includes	O
ARM/ARM64	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Community	O
Setup	O
and	O
deliver	O
dll	O
that	O
allows	O
to	O
make	O
statistics	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
Community	O
identity	O
created	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
