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| Developers | |
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| Nordic Games | |
| Mind Over Matter Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Nordic Games | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 16, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 54 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RPG, RTS |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | SpellForce |
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Key points
- No longer being maintained; there will be no further fixes or patches.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Rename pub_logo.bik[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpellForce2\config_dotp.xml |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpellForce2\save |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA and SSAA (125,150,175,200) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | |||
Windowed
| Change fullscreen value to 0 in config_todp.xml[citation needed] |
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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 settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, effect, voice and message | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No option for turning on or off, ingame cutscenes features subtitles. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
The game won't launch (runtime error)
| Delete Spellforce 2 folder inside %USERPROFILE%\Documents[2] |
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Opening cinematic has no sound
| Restart the campaign[3] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7, 8 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz Dual Core | 3.2 GHz Dual Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6850 2 GB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (245050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.