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Revision as of 10:09, 30 March 2021
Developers | |
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Robot Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
Vision | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 30, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 82 |
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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Steam | Download free demo: steam://install/215020 |
- 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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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
High frame rate
- By default the game is capped at 84 FPS.
Create user.cfg with desired FPS lock[2] |
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Notes
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Input settings
- Shows 360 HUD if controller is connected even if keyboard and mouse is used.
Audio settings
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 Coop & Unofficial mod. |
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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.[3]
Easy method[4] |
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Notes
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Disable in-game voice chat[5] |
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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[6] |
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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)
- ↑ 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