Overlord II

Overlord II

Developers
	Triumph Studios
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Linux	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Codemasters
Release dates
Windows	June 23, 2009
macOS (OS X)	July 26, 2016
Linux	July 26, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	79
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Overlord

Overlord
Overlord (2007)	2007
Overlord II	2009
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil	2015

Key points

The version of Nvidia PhysX that Steam installs is outdated and causes the game to crash on newer Windows systems. See Assertion Failure At Launch to fix it.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7 DRM.
Developer website		Official store of OS X/Linux porter.
Green Man Gaming
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam		The store lists the game as Windows-only as of 27 June 2022, but the macOS and Linux depots still exist.
ZOOM Platform
GamersGate (unavailable)

DLC and expansion packs

The sole DLC "Battle Rock Nemesis" is available only on consoles.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename Title_***.bik in the installation folder[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Video. Delete or rename all Title_***.bik files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Overlord II\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord2/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Overlord II\Save - Overlord II
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord2/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher and in-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Resolution is changed by dragging window borders or maximizing. Steam Overlay must be closed for this to work.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Seems to be capped at 100FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game input settings.

Launcher input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Seems to be turned off by default.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Launcher and in-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, music and speech sliders.
Surround sound		Up to 8.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Spanish
Russian				Official localization by «Новый диск» (ND) – retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian				1) Fan translation by «SyS-team» 2) Fan voice-over by Отряд «Пионеры»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play		Co-op Multiplayer servers are down

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Assertion Failure At Launch

Caused by the game installing a old PhysX version that isn't fully compatible with the game.

Install a newer version of NVidia PhysX[citation needed]
Download the latest NVidia PhysX. Install it and you should be able to start the game. You may need to restart your computer after installing this.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux			The configuration utility and crash reporter each have both 32-bit and 64-bit executables, but the game itself is a 32-bit executable only.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2+
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible