Difference between revisions of "Risk II"

Latest revision as of 10:54, 18 March 2023

Risk
Risk (1989)	1989
Risk	1997
Risk II	2000
Risk (2008)	2008
Risk: Factions	2011
Risk (2012)	2012
Risk - The Game of Global Domination	2016
Risk: Global Domination	2020

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM present only in earliest 2000 prints and is removed in later reprints.
Steam (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameSave^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, effects, voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat
LAN play	8
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Windows 7 compatibility issues

Run game with parameter^{[citation needed]}
Create a shortcut to the game's main executable. Add the `-noavi` parameter to the end of its file path.

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB	170 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA-compatible 2 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (38060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (38060) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (38060) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 17, 2000}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Board }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Board, Strategy }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}}. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{Removed DRM|SafeDisc}} present only in earliest 2000 prints and is removed in later reprints. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
 {{Availability/row | Steam | 38060 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 181: / Line 184: @@
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Music, effects, voice
 |surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
@@ Line 188: / Line 191: @@
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 239: / Line 244: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Windows 7 Compatibility Issues===
+===Windows 7 compatibility issues===
-If you are experiencing difficulty launching the game, right click Risk 2's shortcut and choose Properties. Edit the Target section of the shortcut's properties to read the game path, which should already be there, and then add <code>-noavi</code> at the end. With that done, you should now be able to see the menu upon launch and play the game.
+{{Fixbox|description=Run game with parameter|ref={{cn|date=May 2022}}|fix=
+# Create a shortcut to the game's main executable.
+# Add the <code>-noavi</code> parameter to the end of its file path.
+}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 266: / Line 274: @@
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}

Developers

	Deep Red Games
Mac OS (Classic)	Westlake Interactive
Publishers
	MicroProse
	Hasbro Interactive
Mac OS	MacSoft
Release dates
Windows	March 22, 2000
Mac OS (Classic)	October 17, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Board, Strategy
Series	Risk