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|cover         = Populous II Trials of the Olympian Gods Coverart.jpg
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|cover       = Populous II Trials of the Olympian Gods Coverart.jpg
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Bullfrog_Productions|Bullfrog Productions]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Electronic_Arts|Electronic Arts]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Bullfrog Productions}}
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|engine        =  
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|publishers  =
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|release dates = September 1, 1991
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 1, 1991}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 17, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_populous_2_trials_of_the_olympian_gods New release: Populous 2: Trials of The Olympian Gods - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 23, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/april_mac_game_update_22_new_additions Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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|steam appid  =
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|gogcom id    = 1207658981
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|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = populous-ii-trials-of-the-olympian-gods
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|wikipedia    = Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
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|winehq      =
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Populous}}
 
{{Series|Populous}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://populous.wikia.com/wiki/Populous_Wiki Populous Wiki] - A very small wiki for all Populous games
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{{mm}} [http://populous.wikia.com/wiki/Populous_Wiki Populous Wiki] - a small wiki for the Populous series
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/populous_series GOG.com Community Discussions] - For the entire Populous series
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{{GOG.com links|1207658981|populous_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/populous_2 GOG.com Support Page]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/gamecard/populous_2 GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} |Configured to run under [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | populous_2 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | populous/populous-ii-trials-of-the-olympian-gods | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}.<br/>Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Game data ==
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==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|DOS (Retail)|C:\EA\POP2}}
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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|gamestow              =
 
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|gamestow_notes        =
 
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|synctocloud            =
 
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|synctocloud_notes      =
 
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|square_enix            =
 
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|square_enix_notes      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Video settings ==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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[[File:Populous II Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator Basic settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Basic graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
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|discord                =
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[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator Advanced settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Advanced graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
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|discord notes          =
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{{Video settings
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|epic games store      =
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|epic games store notes =
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|gog galaxy            = true
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|gog galaxy notes      =
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|origin                = true
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|origin notes          =
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|steam cloud            =
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|steam cloud notes      =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay notes            =
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|xbox cloud            =
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|xbox cloud notes      =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|Populous II Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
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{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Only if running in DOSBox.
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = n/a
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles notes          = No speech.
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|closed captions          = n/a
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n|content=
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{{Input Settings
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|language  = English
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|controller_support_notes   =
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 2
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|lan play modes      =
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|lan play notes      =
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|online play          = true
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|online play players  = 2
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|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        =  
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|asynchronous notes  =  
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking       =  
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|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                =
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|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      =
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|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          =
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
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|tcp  =
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|udp =  
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|upnp =
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support         =  
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|mantle support notes   =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = unknown
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
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|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = DOS
 
|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = MS-DOS 3.3
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|minproc  = IBM PC compatible
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|minOS    = 3.3
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|minmem   = 2 MB
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|minCPU  = IBM PC compatible
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|minHD    = 12 MB Free
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|minRAM   = 2 MB
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|minHD    = 12 MB
 
|minGPU  = VGA video card
 
|minGPU  = VGA video card
  
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|recOS    = MS-DOS 6.2
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|recOS    = 6.2
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|recproc  =  
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|recmem   =  
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|recHD   =  
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
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|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minDX    = 7
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|recGPU   =  
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|recDX   = 9
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = OS X
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|minOS    = 10.6.8
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|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
}}
 
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[[Category:Windows]]
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{{References}}

Revision as of 11:37, 18 May 2020

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods cover
Developers
Bullfrog Productions
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS September 1, 1991
Mac OS (Classic) 1994
Windows (DOSBox) November 17, 2011[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) April 23, 2013[2]
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Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods on MobyGames
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods on Wikipedia
Populous
Populous 1989
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods 1991
Populous: The Beginning 1998

General information

Populous Wiki - a small wiki for the Populous series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
 Included with EA Play.
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\POPSAVE
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.
300px
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2
Online play
2

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.3 6.2
Processor (CPU) IBM PC compatible
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA video card
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References