If you have never used 7-Zip before, there are tutorials for it here. The free 7-Zip program can do this for you, you can download that here. rar archive, which means you will need to extract the contents. First of all, visit this page and download the “EMPEROR_INSTALL_FIX_1.0.rar” file. If the installation process won’t start, try this fixed installer that was released by Westwood Studios themselves.

If not, proceed to the alternative installation instructions below. If the installation goes okay, then you can proceed to the section that covers patching the game. Note that there’s no reason to install the Westwood online components and the online registration no longer works.

If the installer doesn’t start automatically, browse to the disc in Computer/This PC and run the “AUTORUN” or “AUTORUN.exe” file manually. Firstly, try the regular way, that is, placing the games disc into your PCs DVD drive and following the on-screen prompts. Your first challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to get the game to install. Most of the problems with this game stem from its use of an outdated copy protection mechanism. Nevertheless, if you hanker for some old-school RTS action and prefer the sci-fi setting of the desert planet Arrakis to the battlefields in Command and Conquer, then then Emperor – Battle for Dune is unlikely to disappoint. The game was generally well received, but criticised by some for failing to innovate or move the genre forward in any meaningful way. Emperor – Battle for Dune is the sequel to the genre-defining Dune II. It’s fair to say then, that most of the Dune computer games take some artistic license with the source material. Conventional warfare with guns, projectiles and explosives is obsolete due to the invention of impenetrable, wearable force-fields. Genre: Real Time Strategy Release Year: 2001 Developer: Westwood Studios Publisher: EA Games Age Rating: 12+ Playability Status: Perfect Tested On: Windows 10 圆4 Availability: Copyright retained - Out of print/unavailableįrank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel Dune is set in a science fiction universe where computers are religiously outlawed due to an artificial intelligence led rebellion.

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