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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Release dates
DOS December 9, 1995
Mac OS (Classic) December 9, 1995
Windows October 11, 2000
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness on Wikipedia
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Warcraft
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Cancelled
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition 1999
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002
World of Warcraft 2004
Hearthstone 2014
Warcraft III: Reforged 2020

This page is for the original release. For the Battle.net-compatible re-release, see Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.

General information

Developer site
Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 See [issues resolved Game uses IPX for multiplayer].
Online play

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 6112-6119
UDP 6112-6119
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues resolved

Game uses IPX for multiplayer

Warcraft II uses IPX for multiplayer support, meaning Windows Vista and higher cannot play any form of multiplayer.[citation needed]
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System

System Requirements
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) 80486
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) SVGA-compliant video card
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 9.2.2
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68040
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 colors