Dark Reign 2
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| Developers | |
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| Pandemic Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| Zero | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 3, 2000 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 77 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Dark Reign |
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| Dark Reign | |
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| Dark Reign: The Future of War | 1997 |
| Dark Reign 2 | 2000 |
Dark Reign 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Dark Reign series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper as of 21 June 2022. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 1.3.
Fixing missing music in the GOG.com version
Rename dr2.exe to dkreign.exe[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy |
Video
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | Critical announcements given text. | |
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German | Retail only; download for digital release. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | The official WON service has been shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Self-hosting |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | World Opponent Network |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 7.0 16-bit compatible | |
| Other | 4X CD-ROM 28.8 Kbps modem for multiplayer |
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- Supported Video Chipsets: Nvidia GeForce, GeForce2, TNT, TNT2; MATROX G200, G400; ATI Rage 128; 3dfx Banshee, Voodoo2, Voodoo3