Difference between revisions of "Orcs Must Die! 2"
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{{ii}} Game seems to feature frame rate smoothing to keep frame rate steady. To get best result you should change value little higher than monitors refresh rate. | {{ii}} Game seems to feature frame rate smoothing to keep frame rate steady. To get best result you should change value little higher than monitors refresh rate. | ||
+ | if you already have a user.cfg file and this doesnt work, try creating a new one. | ||
{{--}} If frame rate jumps too much mouse may behave unexpectedly (set mouse polling rate to 125. also: To solve the mouse sensitivity issue: add command parameter "sudo chmod o-r /dev/input/js*". Do this by right clicking the game in your library, then Properties, then Set Launch Options...The problem is to do with joypad input. if you dont use steam: right click the file launching the program in the game directory, and add the sudo chmod o-r /dev/input/js* to its ending). | {{--}} If frame rate jumps too much mouse may behave unexpectedly (set mouse polling rate to 125. also: To solve the mouse sensitivity issue: add command parameter "sudo chmod o-r /dev/input/js*". Do this by right clicking the game in your library, then Properties, then Set Launch Options...The problem is to do with joypad input. if you dont use steam: right click the file launching the program in the game directory, and add the sudo chmod o-r /dev/input/js* to its ending). | ||
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Revision as of 10:36, 16 April 2022
Developers | |
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Robot Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Robot Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Vision | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 30, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Orcs Must Die! |
Orcs Must Die! | |
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Orcs Must Die! | 2011 |
Orcs Must Die! 2 | 2012 |
Orcs Must Die! Unchained | 2017 |
Orcs Must Die! 3 | 2021 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | ||||
Steam | Download free demo: steam://install/215020 |
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Origin (unavailable) |
- All versions require Steam DRM. A non-Steam version is available in China on Tencent Games Platform.
- Owners of Orcs Must Die! get "Classic Levels" DLC for free which containts levels from original games revamped to support CO-OP and new enemy types.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Fire and Water Booster Pack | ||
Family Ties Booster Pack | ||
Are We There Yeti? |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Go to <path-to-game>\data\ui\video and delete Robot.usm [1]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\startup\user.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201790/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Must be created by user. For more information see Extra configurations.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\201790\remote |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201790/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Vert-. Use Flawless Widescreen to fix FOV.[2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Native option called Full Window. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA(2x, 4x & 8x) | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
High frame rate
- By default the game is capped at 84 FPS.
Create user.cfg with desired FPS lock[3] |
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Notes
if you already have a user.cfg file and this doesnt work, try creating a new one.
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Input
- Shows 360 HUD if controller is connected even if keyboard and mouse is used.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Under Gameplay options. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | The game has to be run in using Steam Big Picture in order to type in a character name. | |
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Shared with mouse. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, music, effects and voice. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 3478, 4379, 4380 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
"Mic in use by game"
- Orcs Must Die! 2 uses a native in-game voice chat system which disables the Steam voice chat and is also of lower quality than the Steam voice chat.[4]
Easy method[5] |
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Notes
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Disable in-game voice chat[6] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | FMOD | |
Interface | Scaleform | 3.3.92 |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Extra configurations
- You can customize some elements of Orcs Must Die! 2 by creating a user.cfg file and adding notes into it.
Create user.cfg[7] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon x1950 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/201790/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (201790) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Skipping Intro in Orcs Must Die 2 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Orcs Must Die 2 21:9 Review (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube
- ↑ How do I create a user.cfg file for Orcs Must Die! 2? – Robot Entertainment Help Center
- ↑ "Mic in use by game" - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ How do I disable in-game voice chat for Orcs Must Die! 2? – Robot Entertainment Help Center
- ↑ Figured out how to disable in-game voice chat. Maybe this will be useful to others? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ How do I create a user.cfg file for Orcs Must Die! 2? – Robot Entertainment Help Center