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This page is for the original release. For the Battle.net-compatible and GOG.com enhanced releases, see Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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CD required to play single-player and start multi-player games. Expansion CD required to play Beyond the Dark Portal campaigns. |
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- Multiple shareware demos are available from BlizzardArchive.com.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Beyond the Dark Portal |
Requires the base game (Tides of Darkness) to be installed first. Upgrades the game program to allow playing original and expansion campaigns from the same executable. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Install the Tides of Darkness patch only if Beyond the Dark Portal is not installed.
Warcraft II: Beyond The Dark Portal Map Editor for Mac
Source ports
Name |
Description |
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Wargus |
- Alternative open-source engine.
- Aims to improve stability and availability on other platforms such as OS X and Linux.
- Also works with the original Warcraft.
- Not fully compatible with the Battle.net Edition.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Voiced briefings are always subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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General MIDI audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Fan translation. |
French |
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First release only had a French manual. Second release was localized entirely. |
German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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BraSoft release: "Warcraft II: Ondas de Terror" |
Spanish |
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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.
- Already included in the GOG version.
- This tool provides a workaround the obsolete IPX protocol used in multiplayer. Extract it to
<path-to-game>
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
SVGA |
See source ports for alternate architectures. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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See source ports for alternate architectures. |
Middleware
System requirements
DOS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
5.0 |
Processor (CPU) |
80486 33 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
SVGA-compliant video card |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7.5 |
9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
Motorola 68040 | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
256 colors | |
References