The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary

This page is for the enhanced remake. For the original game, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici. For the 2018 re-release of the original, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition.

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary

Developers
	Blue Byte Software
	Funatics Development
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Building, RTS
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Classical
Series	The Settlers

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view building and RTS game in the The Settlers series.

General information

Ubisoft game page

Fan-made English translation for the Vikings expansion pack

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM
Retail		"Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation - Wikinger from the Gold Edition updates the Retail version of Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation to version 11757 and removes the DRM
GOG.com		Does not include the Vikings expansion pack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Expansion pack	The expansion pack includes a new faction, campaign, maps, and a random map generator.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Vikings	Available only in German, Czech, Polish and Russian languages. A fan-made English translation is available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, rename or delete intro video files
Go to <path-to-game>\data\video Move, rename or delete BB_Logo.bik, funaticsAlpha.bik, Intro.bik. and Ubisoft.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\settings

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\S2\saves

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use Widescreen Fix
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use Widescreen Fix
4K Ultra HD			Interface scaling is not supported.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use Widescreen Fix
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use Widescreen Fix
Vertical sync (Vsync)		To modify it, open the engine.ini file in <path-to-game>\data\settings and change the Vsync line value to 1 or 0.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Disabling VSync might be needed
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

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

Issues fixed

Invisible mouse pointer

The game may launch with an invisible mouse pointer, or visible but static pointer although moving and clicking works.

Set text size in Windows Display Settings to 100% or 125% Set text size in Windows Display Settings to 100% or 125 Start the game normally.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Fan translation for the Vikings Add-On
Czech				Retail only.
French
German				Retail only; download for GOG.com version
Hungarian				Fan translation by "mozgi-studio"
Italian
Polish
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		6
Online play		6	The official TinCat service has been shut down.

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	5479, 6582, 8777

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	TinCat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	460 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon 9000/X series or NVIDIA GeForce 4/FX/6/7 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported) 128 MB of VRAM