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Revision as of 02:02, 9 January 2020

This page is for the original 2002 release. For the 2015 version, see Grandia II Anniversary Edition.

Grandia II
Grandia II cover
Developers
Game Arts
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows March 10, 2002
Grandia II on MobyGames
Grandia II on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Grandia
Grandia II 2002
Grandia Online 2009
Grandia II Anniversary Edition 2015
Grandia HD Remaster 2019

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS outside of battles.

General information

Neoseeker thread of fixes

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc v2.5 DRM[Note 1] (disk 2 only).
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Not available via digital distribution.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move/Rename vGA_LOGO.avi and vubi.avi in <path-to-game>\VISUAL\

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config.cfg[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GRANDIA2_##.sav[Note 2]

Video settings

Available resolution settings.
Available resolution settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Run in borderless fullscreen windowed[citation needed]
  1. Download and run DxWnd.
  2. Click on Options and enable Expert mode.
  3. Click on Edit and Add.
  4. Set the path to <path-to-game>\Grandia2.EXE.
  5. Enable Desktop center.
  6. Insert resolution values in W and H boxes under Window initial position & size.
  7. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input settings

Configuration.
Configuration.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Can't view cutscenes

Run GMCONFIG.exe from the installation folder every time you run the game[citation needed]

The game can corrupt its own config file every time is it run on modern versions of Windows.[citation needed]

Run Grandia2.exe in Windows XP compatibility mode

Required for modern versions of Windows to view in-game cutscenes.

Press F9 to skip the cutscene

Game crashes due to music

Replace corrupt .vms music tracks[citation needed]

The last nine music tracks on the CD are corrupt. These are Sky02.vms, Sky03.vms, Tower.vms, Val05.vms, Valmer01.vms, Valmer02.vms, Valmer06.vms, Wk01.vms and Wk02.vms. Delete these files from your VMS folder, then copy and rename other music files to replace them.

Millenia never casts Zap

Don't talk to any tutorial givers at any point[citation needed]

Talking to the tutorial guy permanently changes the AI. Load a save before you talk to the tutorial guy, or start a new game. Then, don't talk to any tutorial givers at any point.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz Intel Pentium III, AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 850 MB (available)
Video card (GPU) 8 MB texture memory, 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible 		16 MB texture memory, 32 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX 8 compatible
Other 8X CD-ROM 16X CD-ROM, DirectX-compatible game pad

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 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