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==Issues fixed==
 
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===The game won't launch (runtime error)===
 
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==

Revision as of 09:41, 22 November 2017

SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past
SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past cover
Developers
Nordic Games
Mind Over Matter Studios
Publishers
Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows January 16, 2014
SpellForce
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn 2003
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars 2006
SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny 2012
SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past 2014
SpellForce 3 2017
SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest 2019
SpellForce 3: Fallen God 2020
SpellForce 3: Versus Edition 2020
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo 2023

Key points

No longer being maintained; there will be no further fixes or patches.[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename pub_logo.bik[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\video.
  2. Rename pub_logo.bik to disable intro.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Change fullscreen value to 0 in config_todp.xml[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpellForce2
  2. Edit config_todp.xml
  3. Change fullscreen="1"= to fullscreen="0" and save your changes.
  4. Set config_todp.xml to read-only to prevent the game overwriting your changes.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

The game won't launch (runtime error)

Delete Spellforce 2 folder inside %USERPROFILE%\Documents[2]

Opening cinematic has no sound

Restart the campaign[3]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
AMD Radeon HD 3870
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References