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Overlord II

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Overlord II
Overlord II cover
Developers
Triumph Studios
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming[1]
Linux Virtual Programming[1]
Publishers
Codemasters
Release dates
Windows June 23, 2009
macOS (OS X) July 26, 2016
Linux July 26, 2016
Overlord II on Wikipedia
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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The version of Nvidia PhysX that Steam installs is outdated and causes the game to crash on newer Windows systems.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
DRM details are not known
SecuROM DRM.[2]
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
Official store of OS X/Linux porter.
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macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Publisher website
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

The first and last DLC "Battle Rock Nemesis" is available only on consoles.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename Title_***.bik in the installation folder[citation needed]
  1. Go to Video in the installation folder.
  2. 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\
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 settings

Launcher and in-game video settings.
Launcher and in-game video settings.

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Input settings

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.
Launcher input settings.
Launcher input settings.

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Audio settings

Launcher and in-game audio settings.
Launcher and in-game audio settings.

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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

Issues fixed

Assertion Failure At Launch

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

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

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

References