Dungeon Keeper 2

Dungeon Keeper 2

Developers
	Bullfrog Productions
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	June 25, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Building, RTS
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dungeon Keeper

Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper	1997
Dungeon Keeper 2	1999

General information

Dungeon Keeper Wiki

Keeper Klan - a fansite for the series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM.
GOG.com		Updated for compatibility with modern systems.
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Included with EA Play.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Free demo versions are available from ModDB: singleplayer, multiplayer.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via EA Play.

Essential improvements

GOG version quick configuration, change game resolution, enable extra graphical options (EMBM, Sine Wave Waters), commandline options, editing config.ini, restore EAX audio option, optional alternative DirectX wrapper (dgVoodoo 2).

DKII-MouseWheel Remapper allows for zooming and turning the camera via mousewheel.

Patches

v1.7 is the latest official patch available. The GOG.com version of game includes latest patch, and is compatible with modern systems. If the patch executable fails to run on modern Windows, open it with 7-Zip and extract its contents to <path-to-game>.

General Improvement Mod (GIM) - community made, fixing some issues on modern systems. Includes the v1.51 executable for DKII.exe (last version with functional AI) alongside a fixed v1.7 DKII-DX.exe, combined with GOG's fixed graphics renderer.

Level fix

v1.7 (including GOG and Origin) has an issue where some creatures do not enter the player dungeon. For example, Dark Angels can't be attracted during the campaign.

Apply this fix[citation needed]
Navigate to <path-to-game> Download this fix Unzip it into <path-to-game> and accept when asked to overwrite files.

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Movies\ Delete or rename the following files: BullfrogIntro.tgq, INTRO.TGQ

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Settings
Microsoft Store

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Save HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bullfrog Productions Ltd\Dungeon Keeper II\Configuration\Player
Microsoft Store

Campaign data located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bullfrog Productions Ltd\Dungeon Keeper II\Configuration\Player

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			The game crashes at resolutions beyond 1920x1080
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		Some animations are framerate dependent and seem to be intended for 30 FPS, playing twice as fast as they should at 60 FPS and four times as fast at 120 FPS.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		For 1st-person view (possession) only.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Voice, Music, Sfx.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Important messages have associated text. Briefing, debriefing have absent subtitles, and some are overridden when the Horned Reaper collects the portal gem.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Local retail version only.
German				Censored (registry entry "Torture Detail" set to 0). Local retail version only; download for digital releases.
Italian				Local retail version only.
Polish				Local retail version only.
Russian				Unofficial translation: audio or text
Spanish				Local retail version only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	7575

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		Z3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, read important settings hints here. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues unresolved

Main menu frame rate

The main menu (and anything associated with that area) has a generally poor frame rate. It is most likely caused by the display of the menu or overlay. This can be circumvented by using a wrapping program like dgVoodoo 2.^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Lag and low FPS - Windows 7 and newer (64-bit)

Instructions
Download wndmode.zip from this Steam guide. Unzip the archive to <path-to-game>. There are three files in the archive: directdraw.dll, wndmode.dll and wndmode.ini. Run the game.

Lag in first-person possession mode only

Set core affinity of the DKII-DX.exe or DKII.exe to one processor core.[citation needed]

Mouse cursor behaves strange

Download this [file] and throw the dinput.dll into the installation directory

Windows Vista compatibility

Known issues include startup crash, a black cover over what should be visible, and in-game crashes. The following steps fix most of these problems.

Instructions
Set DKII.EXE to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3 or Windows 2000. Run the game with -32biteverything and -disablegamma command line arguments. Disable Hardware Acceleration in the graphics menu (takes effect when you start a new map). Set resolution to 640x480. Disable QSound in the audio menu.

Crashes

Install the General Improvement Mod (GIM).

Map editor installation

The instructions for installing the map editor are incorrect.

Editor installation[citation needed]
Extract the files within DK2Editor.zip to <path-to-game>\Data\editor instead of the folder described in the readme. Notes If it was installed in the installation folder, an error message about being unable to find GlobalVariables.kwd will appear, and the process will need to be terminated (as it will otherwise remain at 100% CPU usage).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	QSound	4.14 (QMixer.dll)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium MMX 166 MHz	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	285 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible	4 MB of VRAM