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{{Infobox game/row/developer|4 Head Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|4 Head Studios}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions|2006-2011}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games|2011-2016}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic|2016-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gamebryo}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gamebryo}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 29, 2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 29, 2006}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-guild-2|61}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-guild-2|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Business, RPG, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Medieval }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Guild }}
 
|steam appid  = 39650
 
|steam appid  = 39650
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207660743
 +
|hltb        = 9910
 +
|igdb        = the-guild-2
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 29467
 
|wikipedia    = The Guild 2
 
|wikipedia    = The Guild 2
 +
|winehq      = 4854
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|The Guild}}
+
 
−
'''Key points'''
+
{{Introduction
−
{{--}} Stuttering camera and bad performance even on modern high end computer.
+
|introduction      =
−
{{ii}} Black screen during intro movies. Running the game in windowed mode or disable the intro movies solves the issue.
+
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
 +
 
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/39650/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1207660743|the_guild_series|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/39650/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/39650/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} in international releases.<br>{{DRM|StarForce|4}} in Russian releases.  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-guild-ii | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2283-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2283-4 | unknown | Platinum Edition | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guild_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-guild-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-guild-ii | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 39650 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-guild-2-platinum-edition | Playfire | Platinum Edition | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{--}} Installing the Steam version will also install Xvid which is bundled with some unnecessary applications and can safely be uninstalled.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/39650/discussions/0/864969481881877138/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} Platinum Edition includes the base game, [[The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas|Pirates of the European Seas]] and [[The Guild II: Venice|Venice]].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename files|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Intro}}
+
# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}.
−
# Go to <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Guild II\</code>
+
# Move, delete or rename folder {{file|Movie|folder}} to disable intros.
−
# Move, delete or rename folder <code>Movie</code> to disable intros.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
−
{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
−
{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|<installation directory>\Savegames}}
+
{{Game data|
−
{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|<installation directory>}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\userconfig.ini}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Savegames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
+
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
−
|gamesave manager      = false
+
|origin                   =  
−
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
[[File:the_guild_2_gfx_settings.jpg|290px|right|thumb|In-game graphics options.]]
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{{Image|The Guild II video settings.png|Video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 +
|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          = Runs, no GUI scaling
 +
|fov                        = unknown
 +
|fov notes                  =
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync notes                = Can be forced through Nvidia control panel
 
|vsync notes                = Can be forced through Nvidia control panel
−
|120hz                      = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|120hz notes               =  
+
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = false
 +
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Windowed]]===
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit userconfig.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit userconfig.ini}}
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# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}.
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# Go to <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Guild II</code>
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# Edit {{file|userconfig.ini}}.
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# Edit <code>userconfig.ini</code>
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# Change <code>FullScreen = 1.000000</code> to <code>FullScreen = 0.000000</code> and save the changes.
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# Change <code>FullScreen = 1.000000</code> to <code>FullScreen = 0.000000</code> and save your changes.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
−
|controller support notes  =
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|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|The Guild II audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music, Speech.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = false
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|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 =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
−
|minproc  = 2 GHz CPU
+
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
−
|minmem   = 512 MB
+
|minRAM   = 512 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 9
 
|minDX    = 9
 
|minSM    = 1.1
 
|minSM    = 1.1
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9 compatible
  
−
|recproc  = 2.8 GHz CPU or better
+
|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz
−
|recmem   = 1 GB
+
|recRAM   = 1 GB
−
|recDX    = 9
+
|recGPU  =
−
|recSM    = 2.0
+
|recDX    =  
 +
|recSM    = 2
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 13:47, 26 December 2023

The Guild II
The Guild II cover
Developers
4 Head Studios
Publishers
2006-2011 JoWood Productions
2011-2016 Nordic Games
2016-present THQ Nordic
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows September 29, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 61
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Business, RPG, Strategy
Themes Medieval
Series The Guild
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The Guild II on HowLongToBeat
The Guild II on IGDB
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The Guild II on MobyGames
The Guild II on Wikipedia
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The Guild
Europa 1400: The Guild 2002
The Guild II 2006
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas 2007
The Guild II: Venice 2008
The Guild II: Renaissance 2010
The Guild 3 2022

The Guild II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view business, RPG and strategy game in the The Guild series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SecuROM 7 DRM in international releases.
StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] in Russian releases.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
DRM details are not known
 Platinum Edition
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client Platinum Edition
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Installing the Steam version will also install Xvid which is bundled with some unnecessary applications and can safely be uninstalled.[3]
Platinum Edition includes the base game, Pirates of the European Seas and Venice.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Move, delete or rename folder Movie to disable intros.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\userconfig.ini[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39650/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Savegames\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39650/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Runs, no GUI scaling
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can be forced through Nvidia control panel
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Edit userconfig.ini[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Edit userconfig.ini.
  3. Change FullScreen = 1.000000 to FullScreen = 0.000000 and save the changes.

Input

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

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 1.1 support		 Shader model 2 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

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