Overlord II
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| Developers | |
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| Triumph Studios | |
| macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming[1] |
| Linux | Virtual Programming[1] |
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| Codemasters | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 23, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 26, 2016 |
| Linux | July 26, 2016 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 79 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Overlord |
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| Overlord | |
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| 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- The version of Nvidia PhysX that Steam installs is outdated and causes the game to crash on newer Windows systems.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
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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SecuROM v7 DRM.[2] | |
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| Developer website | |
Official store of OS X/Linux porter. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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DLC and expansion packs
- The sole DLC "Battle Rock Nemesis" is available only on consoles.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Rename Title_***.bik in the installation folder[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| 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 |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Overlord II\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord2/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Launcher and in-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sound, music and speech sliders. | |
| Surround sound | Up to 8.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| 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 | |
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| Local play | 2 | Co-op Split-screen. |
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| Online play | Co-op Multiplayer servers are down |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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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] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2+ | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+ |
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| 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 |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |