Difference between revisions of "The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici"
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2009|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_the_settlers_2_gold_edition New release: The Settlers 2: Gold Edition ● GOG.com]</ref>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2009|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_the_settlers_2_gold_edition New release: The Settlers 2: Gold Edition ● GOG.com]</ref>}} | ||
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Building, RTS }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Cartoon }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Classical }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | The Settlers }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_settlers_2_gold_edition | DRM-free | Gold Edition. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post45 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 3 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_settlers_2_gold_edition | DRM-free | Gold Edition. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post45 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 3 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows }} | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 13 August 2021
This page is for the original game. For the enhanced remake, see The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary. For 2018 re-release, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition.
Developers | |
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Blue Byte|Ubisoft Düsseldorf|Blue Byte | |
Publishers | |
1996-2000 | Blue Byte|Ubisoft Düsseldorf|Blue Byte |
2001-present | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
DOS | May 1996 |
Mac OS (Classic) | September 24, 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | August 20, 2009[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, RTS |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Classical |
Series | The Settlers |
General information
- Settlers2.net - A fansite for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Mission CD | Bundled with The Settlers II: Gold Edition |
Unofficial downloads
- You can download cd image from Archive.org (playing in browser doesn't work because this image is in CloneCD ccd/img/sub format which DOSBox can't mount)
Essential improvements
Return to the Roots
Return to the Roots is an unofficial add-on for The Settlers II currently in development. It adds new features such as online multiplayer and widescreen support. It also may improve performance and solve some compatibility issues on new machines, thanks to rendering in WinAPI or OpenGL. Files from Settlers II Gold are required in order to run it.
Installing Return to the Roots[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SETUP.INI |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Using Return to the Roots | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Alt+↵ Enter in DOSBox or an option in Return to the Roots. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Return to the Roots. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Return to the Roots. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | 70 FPS cap or use Return to the Roots. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | No option to rebind keys. A list of hotkeys provided in-game. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Available for GOG.com version | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound Effects and Music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Red Book CD audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Pre-rendered cutscenes feature subtitles rendered on top of video. | |||
Russian | Unofficial translation by «Akella». Download for History Edition |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile (Settlers 2: Next Generation Only), see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op Difficult to get running on modern systems - requires a mouse with serial port. Co-op game can be set up, if players are set to be in one team. |
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LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus Requires Return to the Roots. |
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Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus Requires Return to the Roots. |
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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TCP | 3665 |
UDP | 3665 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.1 | in Return to the Roots |
DOS video modes | SVGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Use Return to the Roots for 64-bit. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486DX2 66 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | System 7.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68030 | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 354 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- DOS
- Mac OS
- Windows
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Real-time
- Bird's-eye view
- Isometric
- Point and select
- Building
- Strategy
- RTS
- Cartoon
- Classical
- Games
- Pages needing references
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Image)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Invalid section order
- Local multiplayer games
- Self-hosting
- Invalid template usage (API)