games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation

Starting Empire Earth

Computer – This means a computer player is occupying the slot.  Single Player Random
Map games require that there be at least one computer player.  

Player Name – When a human player joins the game, his or her name occupies the slot.

Observer – A player can set his or her own slot to Observer (see below).  Other players
will see the player’s name written in green text.  This option is for Multiplayer games
only.

You can join a Multiplayer game of Empire Earth as an observer to watch the game as it is
being played.  Hosts can also be observers.  Observers cannot participate in the game, but
they can watch all the action and chat with one another (but not with the active players).
Observers have full map visibility and no fog of war.

Each observer takes up one player slot.  For the observer, the word “observer” appears on the
Multiplayer Setup screen instead of his or her name.  For all other players, the observer’s
player name appears in green text.

The Team control allows each player to pick his or her team.  Players with the same team
number start the game on the same team, meaning they are allies and they share Line Of Sight
(LOS).  A hyphen "-" indicates that no team is selected.  (Also see the Lock Teams Game
Option, below.)

Next to each Team control is a Colour indicator that shows what colour each player will have
during the game.  Your player colour marks all your units and buildings in the game so that
they can be identified as belonging to you.  Player colour also shows up on the Mini-map.

NOTE: Observers cannot save games unless they were observing the original 
game (before it was saved).

NOTE: During a game, you can check out each player’s status (e.g., discon-
nected, defeated, observer, etc.) by clicking the button and looking at the icons

on the far left of the Alliances & Tributes screen.  These icons are explained in
Chapter IV.