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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- The retail-only Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Broken World expansion pack and a bonus DVD.
- The Steam and GOG.com versions have no multiplayer and do not include the Broken World expansion. Despite this, their reported version is 2.30, which is the launch version of Broken World.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
Expansion pack
| The expansion pack includes 2 new classes, a new campaign, a new race (dwarves), 2 new pets, monsters, items, and the recipe system. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Broken World |
Unavailable digitally, and installing it manually on digital versions will significantly decrease the framerate on some systems.[3] |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is 2.2.
- The latest official patch for the toolkit is 1.1.
- The Broken World expansion never received any official patches.
- The retail-only Polish localization also received this fix.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dungeon Siege 2\DungeonSiege2.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World\DungeonSiege2BrokenWorld.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Video
External settings (DS2VideoConfig.exe
).
Use modified interface files and edit configuration file[5]
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- Download the modified interface files.
- Extract the appropriate
*.ds2res file to <path-to-game>\Resources . Refer to the included readme file for information on which file corresponds to which aspect ratio.
- Copy
<path-to-game>\maps\World.ds2map to <path-to-game>\Resources and rename it to World.ds2res .
- Go to the configuration file location and open the file with a text editor.
- Change the
width and height entries to the desired values.
- Save the changes.
Notes
- The main menu will still have a limited maximum resolution; this does not affect the gameplay resolution.
- Cutscenes are anamorphic and windowboxed in widescreen resolutions.
- The custom character's portrait is displayed at an incorrect position and distance in widescreen resolutions.
- Menus and interface elements do not scale; refer to the dgVoodoo 2 notes under the Video initialization failure solution to force this.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Sound Effects, Ambient, Voice. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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In-game only; not applicable in FMVs |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Fades in/out when focus changes. |
EAX support |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Retail and Steam only. |
German |
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Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release. |
Italian |
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Retail and Steam only. |
Japanese |
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Retail and Steam only. |
Polish |
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Retail only. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Translation. |
Spanish |
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Retail and Steam only. |
Network
- The Steam and GOG.com versions do not include multiplayer.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
2300-2400, 6073 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, read important setting notes in the / vorpx forum profile introduction.Note: This also contains a simple trick to run the game on high res fullscreen with cursor visibility. |
Issues fixed
No mouse cursor
- Occurs in the main menu as of the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703).[citation needed]
Use a hex-edited executable.[7]
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- It makes the camera rotate way too fast when using middle-click in windowed mode.
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Run the game in borderless fullscreen windowed mode.[8]
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- Run the game with the
fullscreen=false command line argument and use an external borderless tool.
- If using the Borderless Gaming application, set the 'No Size Change' option to prevent the UI from becoming difficult to use (see notes).
Notes
- This causes the main menu to use the monitor resolution, making the UI appear in the top-left corner.
- The in-game UI will be hard to navigate, because cursor position does not fit position of icons.
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Broken World does not recognize base game when it is installed
- Occurs in windowed mode.
Video initialization failure
- Occurs either when using a resolution unsupported by the GPU or, in certain cases, pressing Alt+Tab ↹.
Run the game in windowed mode.[9]
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Use dgVoodoo 2[9]
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- Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe and MS\x86\d3d9.dll to <path-to-game> .
- Run
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- In the DirectX tab, select GeForce FX 5700 Ultra as the emulated graphics card, force the resolution to the desired widescreen resolution and untick the dgVoodoo watermark option.
Notes
- To scale the UI, set the in-game resolution to a standard one, but leave the dgVoodoo 2 resolution setting forced.
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Saving the game fails
Add the game to the antivirus/firewall exception list[9]
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Run the game as administrator[9]
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Use a profile name without special (non-Latin characters)[9]
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Dragon bug in Snowbrook Heaven
The Kaltrathian Rebellion bug
Download fix file[11]
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- Download this fix.
- Extract it to
<path-to-game>\Resources .
- Run the game.
- Kill one Morden enemy and the quest will be completed.
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Username "taken" error in LAN
Deactivate and reactivate network adapter[12]
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- Best done when the game is windowed.
- Not required if using a LAN emulator like Hamachi, RadminVPN or GameRanger.
- Launch the game and go to the Multiplayer menu.
- Open the Windows Control Panel and enter the Network Sharing Center.
- Deactivate the network adapter you use for your main Internet connection.
- In-game, choose the LAN option.
- Once in a LAN lobby, go back to the Network Sharing Center and reactivate the network adapter.
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Join button in LAN does not work
- Further issues can be fixed by referring to GenesisFR's troubleshooting guide.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP1 or newer |
Processor (CPU) |
1.0 GHz equivalent or higher processor |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon series 7000 or better Nvidia GeForce series Intel Extreme Graphics 82845, 82865, 82915 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39200/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (39200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References