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Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition
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Blizzard Entertainment |
Mac OS (Classic) |
November 10, 1999 |
Windows |
November 10, 1999 |
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This page is for the Battle.net-compatible release. For the original release, see Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. For the GOG.com enhanced release, see Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (2019).
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
Essential improvements
Patches
- The most up-to-date standalone installer version for the retail release is 2.02.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
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Mac OS (Classic) |
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Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
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Mac OS (Classic) |
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Video settings
GOG.com release DirectX wrapper settings menu.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game input settings menu.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
In-game audio settings menu.
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
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
- The retail releases use IPX for LAN multiplayer, meaning Windows Vista and higher cannot play LAN multiplayer.[citation needed]
- The Battle.net Edition added TCP/IP multiplayer via Battle.net.
- The GOG.com release comes prepackaged with a wrapper which repackages IPX traffic as UDP traffic to enable LAN multiplayer.
Use IPX tunneling (Windows)[citation needed]
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- Download the latest version of IPXWrapper.
- Copy and paste the files inside the ZIP file you downloaded into
<path-to-game>
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Game crashes on startup or refuses to start
- An issue in the code causes the game to trigger Data Execution Prevention protections.
Fix Data Execution Prevention setting
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) setting is set to Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only or add a DEP Exception for Warcraft II BNE.exe and Warcraft II BNE_dx.exe and reboot the system.
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Other information
In-game miscellaneous settings menu.
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
2 |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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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 |
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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