Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Populous
Populous	1989
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods	1991
Populous: The Beginning	1998

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS game in the Populous series.

General information

Populous Wiki - a small wiki for the Populous series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Included with EA Play. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. Manual link for EA App purchase.
Steam		Included with EA Play (Steam). Pre-packaged with DOSBox.

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via EA Play.

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2616450/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\POPSAVE
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2616450/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Controller types

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		2
Online play		For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2616450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2616450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

Developers

	Bullfrog Productions
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS	September 1, 1991
Mac OS (Classic)	1994
Windows (DOSBox)	November 17, 2011^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	April 23, 2013^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Populous