Black & White 2
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Developers | |
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Lionhead Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 7, 2005 |
macOS (OS X) | January 6, 2009[1] |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Black & White | |
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Black & White | 2001 |
Black & White 2 | 2005 |
General information
- BWFiles - Black & White 2 Patch/Support/Modding Community
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] and CD key for installation. | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Mac App Store |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is available here.
- The Windows version of this game is not available digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods | Requires Black & White 2 to be installed. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Splash.tga splash_intel.tga |
Patches
- It is advised to install all the patches before playing.
- Savegames do not carry over the patches.
Patch 1.1
- Fixes some serious bugs and crashes.
Patch 1.2
- Patch 1.1 is required.
- The most notable change is the ability of skipping the tutorial lands, along with more bug and crash fixes.
Fan Patch 1.3
- Patch 1.2 is required.
- General fixes on modern systems to do with hardware detection limiting graphical options.
Battle of the Gods Fan Patch 1.1 - only for the expansion
- Makes the expansion pack runnable on Windows 10
Utilities
Tiger Unlocker
- Unlocks an exclusive creature available after creating a new game.
Wolf Model Fix
- Fixes an issue with the Wolf's mesh.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Black & White 2\Settings.ini |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Black & White 2\Profiles\ |
macOS (OS X) |
Video settings
Windowed
- After doing this use any borderless applications to play with no borders on fullscreen from here.
D3DWindower[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Black & White 2. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Mouse lag
- The mouse doesn't respond to slower movements and some tasks, such as building roads, become overly difficult.
Logitech fix[citation needed] |
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Razer fix[citation needed] |
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SteelSeries Fix[citation needed] |
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Graphical glitches
- On modern hardware parts of the terrain may disappear.
General fix[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.4.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Intel | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D accelerator 128 MB of VRAM |
- Intel GMA graphics cards are unsupported.
Notes
References
- ↑ Black & White 2 support page (Mac) - Feral Interactive
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16