Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| GSC Game World | |
| Publishers | |
| cdv Software Entertainment | |
| Digital | GSC World Publishing |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 26, 2005 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Europe |
| Series | Cossacks |
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| Cossacks | |
|---|---|
| Cossacks: European Wars | 2000 |
| Cossacks: The Art of War | 2002 |
| Cossacks: Back to War | 2002 |
| Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars | 2005 |
| Cossacks II: Battle for Europe | 2006 |
| Cossacks 3 | 2016 |
General information
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Sold together with Cossacks II: Battle for Europe. | |
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| Steam | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on some versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Patches[edit]
- 1.1 (2006): Game less slow. bugfixes, Balancing Changes.
- 1.2 (2006): Bugfixes, Balancing Changes.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115200/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Save\Camp\[Note 3] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115200/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Spanish | Retail version, download. | |||
| French |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98SE | ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1600+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2800+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 768 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce2 Ti ATI Radeon 7500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM |
Crashes known[edit]
"There are too much handlers"[edit]
When playing the campagin following "liberation", a error window appear (titled "FMManager Error") with the message "There are too much handlers: 1237240".
Workaround : cheat code (press Enter) "walkover".[5]
Note: It occurs also with the latest latest patch and even with 8 GB RAM.
"Video memory ... AGP 256 ..."[edit]
The full content of the error windows that appear when launching the game:
« Engine.exe detected, that video memory is not configured properly. Please restart computer and set AGP Aperture size = 256 MB or more in BIOS configuration program. Usually you can enter BIOS configuration utility by pressing `DEL' while computer restart. »
There was a patch.[6] Note: as of 2018 it seems not downloadable anymore from this website, but it is downloadable from another.[7]
Tricks[edit]
Change mouse click sound[edit]
From a file manager, open the folder: "Program Files/GSC Game World/Cossacks II/Data/Sound/interface"
Rename the file interf_click1.wav to select1.waw (less noisy). You must provide a sound file for "select1.wav" otherwise the game will not start.
Skip intro videos[edit]
From a file manager, open the folder: "Program Files/GSC Game World/Cossacks II/Data/"
Rename the following file names (you may add "_off" for example):
- 1.bik (it is the CDV video)
- 2.bik (it is the GSC video)
- 3.bik (it is the game intro video)
1280x1024 screen[edit]
The game start (v1.2) but set a wrong refresh rate (not 60 HZ).
Fix: unknown. If the OS is Linux then you may run 'winecfg' to force the display to a 'Emulate a Virtual desktop' (example 1024x768).
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/115200/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (115200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ http://autunnois.forumactif.com/t5153-fmmanager-error
- ↑ https://www.moddb.com/games/cossacks-ii-napoleonic-wars/downloads/modern-graphic-cards-fix
- ↑ http://files.gsc-game.com/cs2/c2-hoae-3d-patch.zip