Key points
- The Hardware Renderer has known issues on modern systems, particularly depth buffer problems that cause clipping. It is recommended to use the Software Renderer along with DgVoodoo 2 instead.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 1.06.15 (a.k.a. 8A or 030700), available from Patches-Scrolls and GameFront.
Support for 1024x768
The game supports the 1024x768 resolution but a config file needs to be changed.
Increase Resolution to 1024x768[1]
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- Open the
df2.cfg file that is located in the game folder.
- Find the
game_res value and change it to 6.
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Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Delete or rename
DF2INTRO.BIK
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Doesn't pause on lost focus |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Ukrainian |
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Fan translation and full dubbing by TSF, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 50 |
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Online play |
| 50 |
The official multiplayer service was shut down; use the NovaHQ lobby (already applied to the GOG.com version). |
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Broken Hardware Renderer
- The Hardware renderer is broken on modern operating systems, causing severe graphical corruption and depth buffer problems. Using DgVoodoo 2 helps these issues partially but does not fix the depth errors. A patch by Dege which improved the depth buffer problems to some extent used to be available (hw_d3d.dll), but the domain has since expired. See the original forum topic.
Crash when switching to the Voice-over-Net settings
- When switching through the settings tabs, the Voice-over-Net tab causes the game to crash or freeze on modern systems. Some users report that running the game in Windows XP compatibility mode prevents this.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Software renderer |
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Glitchy on modern hardware, but playable |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, NT |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II | |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
120 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA-compatible
| Nvidia Riva TNT DirectX 6 compatible |
Other |
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3D accelerator card not required but recommended. |
Notes
References