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Port Royale
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates	2002
Port Royale 2	2004
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants	2012
Port Royale 4	2020

Port Royale 2 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric business and strategy game in the Port Royale series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		ProtectDISC Software 5.9 DRM

GamersGate
GOG.com		Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper.
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform
GamersGate (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patches are available here.

Skip intro videos

Move, rename or delete video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Videos`. Move, rename or delete the following files: `ascaron.wmv`, `intro.wmv` and `nvidia.wmv`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Port Royale 2\Save
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12470/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Port Royale 2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12470/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

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

External options menu

Graphics settings

Gameplay settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched from 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	GOG.com's custom DirectDraw wrapper (`dxcfg.exe`) supports this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Forced via control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Borderless fullscreen windowed

The game comes with a configuration setting that says "Run in Fullscreen mode", checked by default. While unchecking this option implies windowed mode, the actual result is the following:

The game runs at full desktop resolution, as if it was Borderless Windowed.
If it is a widescreen aspect, the game stretches with distortion.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sounds, music, atmosphere, video, speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Retail only.
Traditional Chinese				Retail only.
Dutch				Retail only.
French				Retail, GOG.com and ZOOM Platform only.
German				Retail only.
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian				Retail only.
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only.

Issues fixed

Game does not start or stuck in blackscreen without responding

Run `PR2.exe` in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me, with disabled display scaling and as administrator.^{[citation needed]}

Don't use GOG DirectX Wrapper

GOG version of game comes with its customized DirectX wrapper to 'improve' compatibility. However the wrapper acturally makes it even less compatible on some hardware, especially for Intel GPU.^{[citation needed]}

Remove d3d8.dll in game folder and then try to launch. Now game uses the native DX8 and works well on some devices.
If the game still cannot start, another way is D8VK. Download D8VK 1.0 from this link, extract d3d8.dll to game folder. Create a new text file dxvk.conf in game folder and write d3d8.managedBufferPlacement = False into it, then the game will use D8VK and works well on most devices.^[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Windows Media Foundation

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 700 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB (98SE, ME) 256 MB (2000, XP)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12470/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-01-29
Tested with GOG.com version, build 1.1.2.3.
↑ Port Royale 2 - crash when starting a new game，This is a temporary solution. D8VK is under actively development and a universal fix will be made to avoid manually change configuration.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12470/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Plok on 2023-01-29
Tested with GOG.com version, build 1.1.2.3.

[3] Port Royale 2 - crash when starting a new game，This is a temporary solution. D8VK is under actively development and a universal fix will be made to avoid manually change configuration.

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

Developers

	Ascaron Entertainment
Publishers
Retail	Take-Two Interactive
Digital	Strategy First
Release dates
Windows	April 30, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	75
IGDB	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Business, Strategy
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Themes	Piracy, North America, South America
Series	Port Royale

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|port-royale-2|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|port-royale-2|71}}
 |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             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Business, Strategy }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Piracy, North America, South America }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Port Royale }}
 |steam appid  = 12470
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 |official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20080603121551/http://www.ascaron.com/gb/portroyale2/
 |hltb         = 7227
+|lutris       = port-royale-2
 |igdb         = port-royale-2
 |strategywiki = Port Royale 2
 |wikipedia    = Port Royale 2
-|mobygames    = port-royale-2
+|mobygames    = 16226
 |winehq       = 3436
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://portroyale2-fansite.de/en/ Port Royale 2 Fansite]
 {{GOG.com links|1207658698|port_royale_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/12470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 45: / Line 53: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | VOB ProtectCD v5.9 | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|ProtectDISC Software|5.9}} | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4384-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | port-royale-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | port_royale_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | port_royale_2 | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | port-royale-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 12470 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM Platform | port-royale-2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-PR2 | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+* The latest official patches are available [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3187/7/ here].
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Move, rename or delete video files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-01-29|comment=Tested with GOG.com version, build 1.1.2.3.}}</ref>|fix=
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Videos}}.
+# Move, rename or delete the following files: {{file|ascaron.wmv}}, {{file|intro.wmv}} and {{file|nvidia.wmv}}.
 }}
@@ Line 84: / Line 103: @@
 ==Video==
-{{Image|Port Royale 2 External Options.png|External options menu.}}
+{{Image|Port Royale 2 External Options.png|External options menu}}
+{{Image|Port Royale 2 graphics settings.png|Graphics settings}}
+{{Image|Port Royale 2 gameplay settings.png|Gameplay settings}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/port-royale-2/en
@@ Line 101: / Line 122: @@
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = false
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
+|windowed notes             = GOG.com's custom DirectDraw wrapper ({{file|dxcfg.exe}}) supports this.
 |borderless windowed        = true
 |borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
@@ Line 109: / Line 130: @@
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = Forced via control panel.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 115: / Line 139: @@
 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 131: / Line 155: @@
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = false
+|acceleration option       = n/a
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 192: / Line 216: @@
 ==Audio==
+{{Image|Port Royale 2 sound settings.png|Sound settings}}
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Sounds, music, atmosphere, video, speech.
 |surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
@@ Line 201: / Line 226: @@
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 214: / Line 241: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Traditional Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Dutch
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 220: / Line 271: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
+  |notes     = Retail, GOG.com and ZOOM Platform only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 228: / Line 279: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Hungarian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Retail only.
@@ Line 236: / Line 303: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 244: / Line 327: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail
+  |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 251: / Line 334: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Game does not start===
+===Game does not start or stuck in blackscreen without responding===
-{{Fixbox|description=Setting up compatibility settings|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Run {{file|PR2.exe}} in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows 98 / Me, with disabled display scaling and as administrator.|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Right click on the <code>PR2.exe</code> file (located in the installation folder) and select "Properties".
-# Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows 98/Windows Me"), along with the "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and "Run this program as an administrator" options.
-# Press "OK" and launch the game.
 }}
+{{Fixbox|description=Don't use GOG DirectX Wrapper|fix=
+GOG version of game comes with its customized DirectX wrapper to 'improve' compatibility. However the wrapper acturally makes it even less compatible on some hardware, especially for Intel GPU.{{cn|February 2024}}
+* Remove {{file|d3d8.dll}} in game folder and then try to launch. Now game uses the native DX8 and works well on some devices.
+* If the game still cannot start, another way is D8VK. Download D8VK 1.0 from [https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk/releases/tag/d8vk-v1.0 this link], extract {{file|d3d8.dll}} to game folder. Create a new text file {{file|dxvk.conf}} in game folder and write <code>d3d8.managedBufferPlacement = False</code> into it, then the game will use D8VK and works well on most devices.<ref>[https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk/issues/103#issuecomment-1883069604 Port Royale 2 - crash when starting a new game]，This is a temporary solution. D8VK is under actively development and a universal fix will be made to avoid manually change configuration.</ref> }}
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 8
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 283: / Line 367: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = Miles Sound System
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Windows Media Foundation
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
+|anticheat        =
+|anticheat notes  =
 }}