This page is for the original game. For the enhanced remake, see The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary. For the 2018 re-release, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition.
General information
- Settlers2.net - A fansite for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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GOG.com |
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Gold Edition. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
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- Free demo versions of the base game and the Gold Edition are available from Archive.org.
Version differences
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and the Mission CD.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Return to the Roots
Return to the Roots is an unofficial add-on for The Settlers II currently in development. It adds new features such as online multiplayer and widescreen support. It also may improve performance and solve some compatibility issues on new machines, thanks to rendering in WinAPI or OpenGL. Files from Settlers II are required in order to run it.
Installing Return to the Roots[citation needed]
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- Install Settlers II.
- Download the newest version of Return to the Roots.
- Extract Return to the Roots and place it to an easily accessible location.
- From the Settlers II Gold directory, copy folders
DATA and GFX and place them into the Return to the Roots directory.
- Launch the game using
s25client.exe .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound effects and music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Polish |
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Retail only; pre-rendered cutscenes feature subtitles rendered on top of video. |
Russian |
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Unofficial translation by Akella. Download for History Edition |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
3665 |
UDP |
3665 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile (Settlers 2: Next Generation Only), see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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Use Return to the Roots for 64-bit. |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
DOS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
5.0 |
6.22 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 486DX2 66 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
40 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA | |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
System 7.1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Motorola 68030 |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz
| 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
354 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References