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Jane's Longbow 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action and vehicle combat game in the Jane's Combat Simulations series.

The game suffers from crashes at the end of any mission on computers running modern versions of Windows, regardless of failure or success in the mission. Using a custom graphics renderer is needed.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The CD installer does not work on modern Windows.

A free demo version is available from GameFront.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 2.09 updates the game to the latest version. It is available from Patches-Scrolls and GameFront.

Official Azerbaijan Campaign ("AZER2000") add-on

AZER2000 is a replacement campaign for the Fallen Crescent campaign which provides more challenging missions as all enemy equipment is now modern.

FTP mirror (English)

GameFront mirror: English, French, German.

Graphics renderer

On computers running modern versions of Windows, the only usable renderer is 3dfx with a Glide wrapper such as nGlide or dgVoodoo 2. dgVoodoo 2 is less stable and offers more graphical options. nGlide is more stable but has a limited range of settings.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Scales with resolution, cannot be manually edited.
Windowed		Use dgVoodoo 2 and change Appearance from Fullscreen to Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use dgVoodoo 2 and select Antialiasing [MSAA].
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Use dgVoodoo 2 and enable Force vSync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		All joystick keys are remappable.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		The closest to this the game offers is changing how the throttle works (Pull to gain Collective, rather than Push) by toggling "Helicopter Style Collective" in the options.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Subtitles are supported during tutorials. In-game radio messages are not supported.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	4
Online play	2	The official JanesCombatNet service has been shut down

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	420 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible

References

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 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = JCSLB2.jpg
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 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 1997}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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 |gogcom id    =
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = janes-combat-simulations-longbow-2
+|mobygames    = 2712
 |wikipedia    = Jane's Longbow 2
 |winehq       = 5799
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 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} On computers running modern versions of Windows, the only usable renderer is 3dfx with a Glide wrapper such as nGlide or dgVoodoo. dgVoodoo is less stable and offers more graphical options. nGlide is more stable but has a limited range of settings.
+|introduction      =
-{{++}} The game takes a small amount of space and runs on most computers.
-{{--}} The game suffers from crashing at the end of any mission on computers running modern versions of Windows, regardless of failure or success in the mission.
+|release history   =
+|current state     = The game suffers from crashes at the end of any mission on computers running modern versions of Windows, regardless of failure or success in the mission. Using a [[#Graphics renderer|custom graphics renderer]] is needed.
+}}
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | The CD installer does not work on modern Windows. | | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-longbow-2-demo GameFront].
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-[http://patches-scrolls.de/patch/2494/7/27211 Patch 2.09] updates the game to the latest version.
+{{ii}} Patch 2.09 updates the game to the latest version. It is available from [http://patches-scrolls.de/patch/2494/7/27211 Patches-Scrolls] and [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/category/longbow-2 GameFront].
-===Modifications===
+====Official Azerbaijan Campaign ("AZER2000") add-on====
-====AZER2000 - Azerbahjian Campaign add-on====
+{{ii}} AZER2000 is a replacement campaign for the Fallen Crescent campaign which provides more challenging missions as all enemy equipment is now modern.
-[ftp://159.153.229.114/Pub/legacy_support/jane%27s/patch/Longbow_2/Azer200_English/azer2000.exe AZER2000] is a replacement campaign for the Fallen Crescent campaign which provides more challenging missions as all enemy equipment is now modern.
+{{mm}} [ftp://159.153.229.114/Pub/legacy_support/jane%27s/patch/Longbow_2/Azer200_English/azer2000.exe FTP mirror (English)]
+{{mm}} GameFront mirror: [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-longbow-2-azer2000-campaign-english English], [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-longbow-2-azer2000-campaign-french French], [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-longbow-2-azer2000-campaign-german German].
+===Graphics renderer===
+{{ii}} On computers running modern versions of Windows, the only usable renderer is 3dfx with a Glide wrapper such as [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] or [[dgVoodoo 2]]. dgVoodoo 2 is less stable and offers more graphical options. nGlide is more stable but has a limited range of settings.
 ==Game data==
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 |fov notes                  = Scales with resolution, cannot be manually edited.
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = No windowed mode in the main menu. Use dgVoodoo and change Appearance from Fullscreen to Windowed to make the simulation windowed.
+|windowed notes             = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and change Appearance from Fullscreen to Windowed.
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 84: / Line 92: @@
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = Use the dgVoodoo Glide wrapper and select Antialiasing [MSAA].
+|antialiasing notes         = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and select Antialiasing [MSAA].
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = Use the dgVoodoo Glide wrapper and enable Force vSync.
+|vsync notes                = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and enable Force vSync.
 |60 fps                     = unknown
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = false
@@ Line 100: / Line 108: @@
 {{Input
 |key remap                 = false
-|key remap notes           = The keys are set and cannot be changed.
+|key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = false
-|acceleration option notes = No acceleration in the menus. The mouse is not used as a looking device in game and has no acceleration.
+|acceleration option notes =
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
@@ Line 110: / Line 118: @@
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |controller support        = true
-|controller support notes  = Longbow 2 is nearly impossible to play without a HOTAS Joystick/Throttle set up.
+|controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = true
-|full controller notes     = Longbow 2 supports multiple popular joysticks around 1998 along with anything reported by Windows. This applies to controllers, too.
+|full controller notes     =
 |controller remap          = true
 |controller remap notes    = All joystick keys are remappable.
@@ Line 167: / Line 175: @@
 |surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = false
+|subtitles                = limited
 |subtitles notes          = Subtitles are supported during tutorials. In-game radio messages are not supported.
 |closed captions          = false
@@ Line 180: / Line 188: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
   |interface = true
   |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |ref       =
@@ Line 199: / Line 225: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 2
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official JanesCombatNet service has been shut down
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 225: / Line 251: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 5
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =

Developers

	Origin Systems
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	November 13, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Helicopter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Asia, North America, Contemporary
Series	Jane's Combat Simulations