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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|February 10, 1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|February 10, 1992}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 23, 2010}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 23, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  = gobliiins_pack
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|gogcom id    = 1207662293
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|gogcom id side = 1207658846
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|hltb        = 3967
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|igdb        = gobliins-2-the-prince-buffoon
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = gobliins-2-the-prince-buffoon
 
|wikipedia    = Gobliiins
 
|wikipedia    = Gobliiins
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{++}} Can be run under [http://scummvm.org ScummVM]
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{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| publisher | http://store.dotemu.com/en/download-game/45/gobliins-2 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Also sold as part of the [http://store.dotemu.com/en/download-game/25/gobliiins-trilogy Gobliiins Trilogy]. | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | gobliiins_pack | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Bundled with [[Gobliiins]] and [[Goblins Quest 3]]. Can choose between the floppy disk and CD-ROM release. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | gobliiins_pack | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Bundled with [[Gobliiins]] and [[Goblins Quest 3]]. Can choose between the floppy disk and CD-ROM release. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#gob ScummVM].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===[[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
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|discord                =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes          =
|origin               =  
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|epic games store      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =
|steam cloud           =  
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|gog galaxy             = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|uplay                 =  
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|origin                 =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes           =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud           =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|uplay                 =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = hackable
 
|separate volume          = hackable
 
|separate volume notes    = See [[#Essential improvements|Essential improvements]].
 
|separate volume notes    = See [[#Essential improvements|Essential improvements]].
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        = limited
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|red book cd audio notes  = CD-ROM release only; see [[ScummVM]] readme for how to use with ScummVM.
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =
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  }}
}}
 
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =
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  }}
}}
 
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =
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  }}
}}
 
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =
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  }}
}}
 
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable      = hackable
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes= Requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
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|windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|mac os x powerpc app  =
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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 app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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}}
 
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Revision as of 14:40, 29 June 2020

Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon cover
Developers
Coktel Vision
DOS M.D.O.
Publishers
DOS Sierra On-Line
Windows DotEmu
Engines
Gob
Release dates
DOS February 10, 1992
Windows (ScummVM) March 23, 2010
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon on HowLongToBeat
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon on IGDB
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon on MobyGames
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon on Wikipedia
Gobliiins
Gobliiins 1991
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon 1992
Goblins Quest 3 1993
Gobliiins 4 2009
Gobliiins 5 2023

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

The Sierra Help Pages entry
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Bundled with Gobliiins and Goblins Quest 3. Can choose between the floppy disk and CD-ROM release.
Windows
A demo is available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Running the game through DOSBox or ScummVM makes the game playable on modern hardware and operating systems. There are extra features like screen scaling and volume sliders.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\Gobliins2.ini[Note 1]
This configuration file is only for the GOG.com version.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
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
See Essential improvements.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Red Book CD audio
CD-ROM release only; see ScummVM readme for how to use with ScummVM.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit requires 64-bit build of ScummVM.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.5 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).

References