Difference between revisions of "SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past"

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SpellForce
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn	2003
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars	2006
SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny	2012
SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past	2014
SpellForce 3	2017
SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest	2019
SpellForce 3: Fallen God	2020
SpellForce 3: Versus Edition	2020
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo	2023

Key points

No longer being maintained; there will be no further fixes or patches.^[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename pub_logo.bik^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\base\video`. Rename `pub_logo.bik` to disable intro.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245050/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Change fullscreen value to 0 in config_todp.xml^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpellForce2` Edit `config_todp.xml` Change `fullscreen="1"=` to `fullscreen="0"` and save your changes. Set `config_todp.xml` to read-only to prevent the game overwriting your changes.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

The game won't launch (runtime error)

Delete Spellforce 2 folder inside %USERPROFILE%\Documents^[2]

Opening cinematic has no sound

Restart the campaign^[3]

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	10
Processor (CPU)	Dual-Core 2.4 GHz	Dual-Core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 AMD Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 560 AMD Radeon HD 6850 2 GB of VRAM

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.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.

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

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

[4] The app ID (245050) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] SpellForce - Official Board - View Single Post - Missing Dialogues of the Nightsong Quest

[3] GOG.com Forums - Spell force 2 want launch/START

[4] Steam Community Discussions - The Bug Thread

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	Nordic Games
	Mind Over Matter Studios
Publishers
	Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows	January 16, 2014