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|cover        = Castles II Siege and Conquest cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Quicksilver Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Quicksilver Software}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|April 1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|April 1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 21, 2008}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 21, 2008|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_castles_and_castles_2|title=New release: Castles and Castles 2 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2012|wrapper=DOSBox}}
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|steam appid  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 14, 2017|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/changelog_castles_2|title=Changelog - Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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|gogcom page  = castles_castles_2
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|castles-ii-siege-conquest|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|castles-ii-siege-and-conquest--1|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Medieval, Europe }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Castles }}
 +
|steam appid  = 670180
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|gogcom id side = 1207658678
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 +
|mobygames    = 1874
 +
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Castles II: Siege and Conquest
 
|wikipedia    = Castles II: Siege and Conquest
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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 +
|current state    =
 
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{{Series|Castles}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
−
{{--}} Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue">[http://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/page1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> It's recommended that you don't use this feature.<ref name="save fix">[http://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/post24 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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{{--}} Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue">[https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/page1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> Using this feature is not recommended.<ref name="save fix">[https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/post24 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{GOG.com links|castles_castles_2|castles_series|for game series}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1207663073|castles_series|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/670180/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | castles_castles_2 | DRM-free |Includes [[Castles]] and the Northern Campaign expansion.}}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | castles-ii-siege-and-conquest-aa3f88 | unknown  |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | castles_castles_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Castles]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 670180 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\OPTIONS.DAT}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\OPTIONS.DAT}}
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{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.GAM}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.GAM}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      = false
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|290px|right|thumb|Graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
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{{Video
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{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes= Upscaled 320x200 only.
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|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
−
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes               =  
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|120 fps                    = unknown
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
−
|key remap                = hackable
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|key remap                = false
−
|key remap notes          = Use the [[DOSBox#Remapping|DOSBox Mapper]] ({{key|Ctrl|F1}}).
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|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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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|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 notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio       =  
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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{{ii}} Using the save before quitting feature may break saves, causing issues with gameplay when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue"/>
 
{{ii}} Using the save before quitting feature may break saves, causing issues with gameplay when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue"/>
 
{{ii}} To avoid this issue simply save the game manually, then quit and choose Don't Save when prompted.<ref name="save fix"/>
 
{{ii}} To avoid this issue simply save the game manually, then quit and choose Don't Save when prompted.<ref name="save fix"/>
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = unknown
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
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}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 730 MB
 
|minHD    = 730 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
  
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recGPU  =
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
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|minOS    = 10.6.8
 
|minOS    = 10.6.8
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|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+
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|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB

Latest revision as of 00:13, 14 May 2023

Castles II: Siege and Conquest
Castles II: Siege and Conquest cover
Developers
Quicksilver Software
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS 1992
Mac OS (Classic) April 1994
Windows (DOSBox) October 21, 2008[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) 2012
Linux (DOSBox) February 14, 2017[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Genres RTS
Themes Medieval, Europe
Series Castles
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Castles II: Siege and Conquest on HowLongToBeat
Castles II: Siege and Conquest on IGDB
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Castles II: Siege and Conquest on MobyGames
Castles II: Siege and Conquest on Wikipedia
Castles
Castles 1991
Castles II: Siege and Conquest 1992

Castles II: Siege and Conquest is a singleplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Castles series.

Key points

Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.[3] Using this feature is not recommended.[4]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in DOSBox.
DOS
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Bundled with Castles. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5]
Windows
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit C2CD.BAT[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit C2CD.BAT.
  3. Change c2cdtool quickfades firsttime to c2cdtool quickfades startagain
  4. Save your changes. The game will now go directly to the main menu.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\OPTIONS.DAT
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.GAM
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Save games don't work correctly

Using the save before quitting feature may break saves, causing issues with gameplay when the saves are loaded.[3]
To avoid this issue simply save the game manually, then quit and choose Don't Save when prompted.[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 730 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References