Manual installation procedure

This is the manual installation guide. If ignorant, pick the recommended installation procedure first, before attempting this guide. The main purpose of this page is to show all steps separately. Which could be helpful if the recommended installation procedure fails.

Determine proper installation sequence

Below is a table with all possible installation procedures. Please pick the right sequence in the table.

EEAH CD	EECH CD	add-ons	proper sequence
no	yes	yes	Skip the EEAH install procedure. Install eeahmapssetup1.3.exe.
yes	yes	yes	Follow the complete installation procedure. Do NOT install eeahmapssetup1.3.exe.
no	no	yes	It's not possible to install the game. The EECH CD is required.
yes	no	yes	It's not possible to install the game. The EECH CD is required.
yes	yes	no	Skip only the community mods installation sequence, install the X-patch instead.

EEAH CD: In possession of the EEAH CD?
EECH CD: In possession of the EECH CD?
add-ons: Prefer to install the community add-ons?

Installation procedure

1. EEAH install procedure

1. Install EEAH from the CD
2. Run the game once

   To unpack the graphics files.

3. Install patch 1.1E

   You can get the patch from:

   • The EECH CD
   • Download it for the Razorworks site.

4. Run the game once again.

2. EECH install procedure

1. Install EECH from the CD
2. Install patch 1.4.1C

   Download the patch here.

   

   If you start EECH now, there is a confirmation in the upper right corner of the screen that the game has detected the EEAH installation.

3. Community mods install procedure

1. Download and install the mods

   download location: local mirror

2. 

   The corresponding settings seen within eech.ini.
   Launch the game once
3. Open eech.ini
4. Change the following settings to 1:
   • texture_colour=1
   • texture_filtering=1
   • mipmapping=1
   • dynamic_water=1

5. Backup the game directory

If the game runs well it's advised make a backup copy of it. To backup the game, copy the entire Razorworks directory to another location.

Note: reinstalling is no longer necessary anymore. Just replace the backup directory will do.

Add-ons content

Using the community installation packages provides several extras. Like:

• 20 new campaign maps
• greatly improved textures
• new features
  • designated target list
  • realistic engine startup procedure
  • priority fire zones

Check out all implemented features at the timeline page.

See also

• recommended installation guide
• system requirements
• acquire EECH
• demo
• eech.ini

External links

• Install procedure - at SimHQ forum.
• Razorwors - More information about official patches at the official Razorwork website.