Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition

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Warcraft
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans	1994
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness	1995
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans	Cancelled
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition	1999
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos	2002
World of Warcraft	2004
Hearthstone	2014
Warcraft III: Reforged	2020

This page is for the Battle.net-compatible re-release. For the original release, see Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.

General information

Developer site

Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related.

Wargus & Stratagus patch - For playing on modern systems (in Wargus patch setup select Warcraft II - it's a hidden option).

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Warcraft I & II Bundle is also available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The most up-to-date standalone installer version for the retail release is 2.02.

Operating System	Download Link
Windows	Blizzard FTP Server
Mac	Blizzard FTP Server

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Unofficial translation by GSC Game World. Download and information

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	See Issues fixed.
Online play		8	Via Battle.net Classic

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	6112-6119
UDP	6112-6119

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game uses IPX for multiplayer

Warcraft II uses IPX for multiplayer support, meaning Windows Vista and higher cannot play any form of multiplayer.^{[citation needed]}

Use IPX tunneling (Windows)^{[citation needed]}
Download the latest version of IPXWrapper. Copy and paste the files inside the ZIP file you downloaded into `<path-to-game>`

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	2

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video, Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer	Battle.net Classic

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	NT
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium-class
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA-compliant video card

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7.6
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC 601
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 colors

References

Developers

	Blizzard Entertainment
Release dates
Mac OS (Classic)	November 10, 1999
Windows	November 10, 1999