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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Activision}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mad Doc Software|Additional art}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 15, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 15, 2000}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|call-to-power-ii|72}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|call-to-power-ii|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | 4X, TBS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Historical }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Call to Power }}
 
|steam appid  = 572050
 
|steam appid  = 572050
−
|gogcom page  = call_to_power_2
+
|gogcom id    = 1207658838
 +
|hltb        = 1489
 +
|igdb        = call-to-power-ii
 +
|lutris      = call-to-power-2
 
|strategywiki = Call to Power II
 
|strategywiki = Call to Power II
−
|wikipedia    = Call To Power II
+
|mobygames    = 2736
 +
|wikipedia    = Call to Power II
 
|winehq      = 4077
 
|winehq      = 4077
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Call To Power}}
 
  
−
'''Key points'''
+
{{Introduction
−
{{++}} The source code was made available in 2003
+
|introduction      = '''''Call to Power II''''' is a [[Glossary:4X|4X]] [[Glossary:TBS|turn-based strategy]] game released in November 2000 as the final game internally developed by [[Company:Activision|Activision]]. It dropped the ''Civilization'' prefix as a result of a licensing dispute with [[Company:MicroProse|MicroProse]] in the late 1990s.
 +
 
 +
|release history  = The game received a single [[#Patches|official patch]] post-release. In 2003, the developers publicly released the game's source code, which resulted in community projects improving the game. The most prominent such project is the [[#Apolyton CTP2 Edition|Apolyton CTP2 Edition]], which has become the most common way of playing the game.
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
+
{{mm}} [https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
−
{{mm}} [http://apolyton.net/forumdisplay.php/109-Call-to-Power-2 Apolyton Civilization Site's CTP2 section] - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
+
{{mm}} [https://apolyton.net/forumdisplay.php/109-Call-to-Power-2 Apolyton Civilization Site's CTP2 section] - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
−
{{GOG.com links|call_to_power_2|call_to_power_2}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1207658838|call_to_power_2}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/572050/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/572050/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ctp2.info/ CTP2 Bureau - The Modding Knowledgebase]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ctp2.info/ CTP2 Bureau - The Modding Knowledgebase]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|2}} | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | call_to_power_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | call_to_power_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 572050 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 572050 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Patches===
 
===Patches===
−
[http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/744/7/20857 v1.1 patch] is the latest version.
+
[https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/744/7/20857 v1.1 patch] is the latest official version.
  
 
===Apolyton CTP2 Edition===
 
===Apolyton CTP2 Edition===
 
A huge fan made patch/continuation for the game, it provides modern PC support, bug fixes, and AI improvements.
 
A huge fan made patch/continuation for the game, it provides modern PC support, bug fixes, and AI improvements.
  
−
It can be found [https://apolyton.net/forum/other-games/call-to-power-2/ctp2-source-code-project here].
+
The related forum can be found [https://apolyton.net/forum/other-games/call-to-power-2/ctp2-source-code-project here]. The download link is currently broken, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903223257/http://apolyton.net/local_links/jump/c-source-code-project-303/5288 this archive] should be used instead.
 +
 
 +
A GitHub repository exists [https://github.com/civctp2/civctp2 here].
  
 
{{mm}} [http://motmod.ctp2.info/ Modern Times Mod for Call To Power AE]
 
{{mm}} [http://motmod.ctp2.info/ Modern Times Mod for Call To Power AE]
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\ctp2_program\ctp\userprofile.txt|{{p|game}}\ctp2_program\ctp\userkeymap.txt}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\ctp2_program\ctp\save}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Graphics.png|In-game graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Graphics.png|In-game graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Resolution.png|In-game screen resolution settings.}}
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Resolution.png|In-game screen resolution settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Call To Power II Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Labeled as '''Mouse Speed'''.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Sound, voice, music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/237-call-to-power-ii-german-patch/ download for digital versions].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
−
|lan play            = unknown
+
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          = unknown
+
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
−
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = The official servers have been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = Earthlink
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 21:50, 8 October 2023

Call to Power II
Call to Power II cover
Developers
Activision
Additional art Mad Doc Software
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 72
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres 4X, TBS
Themes Historical
Series Call to Power
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Call to Power II on HowLongToBeat
Call to Power II on IGDB
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Call to Power II guide on StrategyWiki
Call to Power II on MobyGames
Call to Power II on Wikipedia
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Call to Power
Civilization: Call to Power 1999
Call to Power II 2000

Call to Power II is a 4X turn-based strategy game released in November 2000 as the final game internally developed by Activision. It dropped the Civilization prefix as a result of a licensing dispute with MicroProse in the late 1990s.

The game received a single official patch post-release. In 2003, the developers publicly released the game's source code, which resulted in community projects improving the game. The most prominent such project is the Apolyton CTP2 Edition, which has become the most common way of playing the game.

General information

Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
Apolyton Civilization Site's CTP2 section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
CTP2 Bureau - The Modding Knowledgebase

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Patches

v1.1 patch is the latest official version.

Apolyton CTP2 Edition

A huge fan made patch/continuation for the game, it provides modern PC support, bug fixes, and AI improvements.

The related forum can be found here. The download link is currently broken, this archive should be used instead.

A GitHub repository exists here.

Modern Times Mod for Call To Power AE

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\ctp2_program\ctp\userprofile.txt[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\ctp2_program\ctp\userkeymap.txt[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/572050/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\ctp2_program\ctp\save[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/572050/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game screen resolution settings.
In-game screen resolution settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Labeled as Mouse Speed.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, voice, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail only
German
Retail only; download for digital versions.
Italian
Retail only
Japanese
Retail only

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play
The official servers have been shut down.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Multiplayer Earthlink

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 470 MB 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 16-bit high colour video card
4 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References