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Warnings
- 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.
General information
- Black & White Community - A forum and downloads site for the series
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo for Windows is available here.
- The Windows version of this game is not available digitally.
Version differences
- The Collector's Edition includes the exclusive tiger creature, later included in the expansion pack, as well as a making-of DVD.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Battle of the Gods |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Fixes some serious bugs and crashes.
- Patch v1.1 needs to be installed first.
- The most notable change is the ability of skipping the tutorial lands, along with more bug and crash fixes.
Unofficial patches
- Patch 1.2 is required.
- Removes SafeDisc DRM, enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- General fixes on modern systems to do with hardware detection limiting graphical options.
- Removes SafeDisc DRM, enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- General fixes on modern systems to do with hardware detection limiting graphical options.
Utilities
- Unlocks the creature exclusive to the Collector's Edition to be available after creating a new game.
- For the base game only - the Battle of the Gods expansion already does this.
- Fixes an issue with the Wolf's mesh.
Skip intro videos
Move, delete or rename files[citation needed]
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- Move, delete or rename the following files from
<path-to-game>\Data\Splash :
Splash.tga
splash_intel.tga
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Black & White 2\Settings.ini |
macOS (OS X) |
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Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Black & White 2\Profiles\ |
macOS (OS X) |
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System |
Native |
Notes |
Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
- After doing this use any borderless applications to play with no borders on fullscreen from here.
D3DWindower[citation needed]
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- See D3DWindower for further instructions.
- Find
<path-to-game>\white.exe .
- Go to Options, Common and check Use Background Resize.
- Run it with D3DWindower by pushing the fifth button.
Notes
- Bloom has to be disabled in order for this to properly work.
- Activating the emulation is not needed. Running the game directly through the launcher will work.
- Run any borderless applications before running D3Dwindower or else the game will crash.
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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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EAX support |
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[5] |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Local retail version only. |
Spanish |
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VR support
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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- This will only work on newer Logitech mice and requires Logitech Gaming Software.
- Open Logitech Gaming Software.
- Click on the mouse at the bottom.
- Click on Customize pointer settings.
- Set the Report Rate to 125
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Razer fix[citation needed]
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- This will only work on newer Razer mice and requires Razer Synapse Software.
- Open Razer Synapse Software.
- Click on the mouse at the bottom.
- Click on Performance settings.
- Set the Polling Rate to 125
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SteelSeries Fix[citation needed]
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- This fix requires Steel Series Engine 3 Software.
- Open the Steel Series Engine 3 Software.
- Click on your mouse in the list.
- Find the Polling Rate section in the lower right of the window.
- Use the slider to set the Polling Rate to 125
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Redragon Mouse Fix[citation needed]
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- This fix requires Redragon Gaming Mouse Software.
- Open the Redragon Gaming Mouse Software.
- Select the "Main" Category on the left side.
- Find the USB Polling Rate slider in the middle of the screen.
- Use the slider to set the Polling Rate to 125
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Graphical glitches
- On modern hardware parts of the terrain may disappear.
- Might cause in-game audio to lag or stutter briefly when keys are pressed on the keyboard.
- Game data location may change to:
%PUBLIC%\Documents\Black & White 2
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
- Supported chipsets: ATI Radeon 8500/9100/9200/9250/9500/9550/9600/9700/9800/X300/X600/X700/X800/X850, nVidia GeForce 6200/6600/6800/FX5200/FX5500/FX5600/FX5700/FX5800/FX5900/FX5950/PCX5300/PCX5900/Ti4200/Ti4600/Ti4800
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
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] 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.[4]
References