General information
- Dungeon Keeper Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
- GOG version quick configuration, change game resolution, enable extra graphical options (EMBM, Sine Wave Waters), commandline options, editing config.ini, restore EAX audio option, optional alternative DirectX wrapper (dgVoodoo 2).
Patches
- v1.7 is the latest official patch available. The GOG.com version of game includes latest patch, and is compatible with modern systems.
- General Improvement Mod (GIM) - community made, fixing some issues on modern systems. Includes the v1.51 executable for
DKII.exe
(last version with functional AI) alongside a fixed v1.7 DKII-DX.exe
, combined with GOG's fixed graphics renderer.
Level fix
- v1.7 (including GOG and Origin) has an issue where some creatures do not enter the player dungeon. For example, Dark Angels can't be attracted during the campaign.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\Movies\
- Delete or rename the following files to something else.
BullfrogIntro.tgq
INTRO.TGQ
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Campaign data located in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bullfrog Productions Ltd\Dungeon Keeper II\Configuration\Player
Video
Input
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, Voice, Music, Sfx. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Important messages have associated text. Briefing, debriefing have absent subtitles, and some are overridden when the Horned Reaper collects the portal gem. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Local retail version only. |
German |
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Censored (registry entry "Torture Detail" set to 0). Local retail version only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Local retail version only. |
Polish |
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Local retail version only. |
Russian |
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Unofficial translation: audio or text |
Spanish |
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Local retail version only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7575 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| Z3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, read important settings hints here. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Issues unresolved
Main menu frame rate
The main menu (and anything associated with that area) has a generally poor frame rate. It is most likely caused by the display of the menu or overlay. This can be circumvented by using a wrapping program like dgVoodoo 2.[citation needed]
Issues fixed
Lag and low FPS - Windows 7 and newer (64 bit)
Lag in first-person possession mode only
Instructions
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- After launching the game, open the task manager (ctrl+alt+del)
- Right-click on the
DKII-DX.exe process and choose "Set Affinity"
- Select <All Processors> and click OK
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Windows Vista compatibility
Known issues include startup crash, a black cover over what should be visible, and in-game crashes. The following steps fix most of these problems.
Instructions[3]
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- Set compatibility mode for
DKII.EXE to Windows XP (or Windows 2000).
- Create or modify a shortcut to Dungeon Keeper 2, and add commandline parameters
-32biteverything and -disablegamma .
- Disable Hardware Acceleration in the graphics menu (takes effect when you start a new map).
- Set resolution to 640x480.
- Disable QSound in the audio menu.
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Crashes
Map editor installation
- The instructions for installing the map editor are incorrect.
Editor installation[citation needed]
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Extract the files within DK2Editor.zip to <path-to-game>\Data\editor instead of the folder described in the readme.
Notes
- If it was installed in the installation folder, you will receive an error message about being unable to find
GlobalVariables.kwd , and will need to kill the process (as it will otherwise remain at 100% CPU).
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
QSound |
4.14 (QMixer.dll) |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 166 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
285 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible
| 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
References