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Patrician
The Patrician	1992
Patrician II: Quest for Power	2000
Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse	2003
Patrician IV: Conquest by Trade	2010

Patrician II: Quest for Power is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric business and strategy game in the Patrician series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		German release: ProtectDISC Software DRM for base game, SafeDisc 2 DRM^{[Note 1]} for expansion. Internationally: SecuROM DRM
GOG.com		Bundled with The Patrician. Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Aufschwung der Hanse	German language only. Bundled in the Gold Edition, which is sold internationally as Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for the original German release is 1.30: link
The latest official patch for the German-only expansion is 1.1: Expansion | Gold Edition
The latest official patch for international versions is 1.1: US English | Dutch

Skip intro video

Delete/rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>` Delete or rename `Intro.bik`, `Trailer.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\P2.cfg^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Options menu

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only supports 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024. Menu is hardcoded to 800x600.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

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 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
German				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Hot seat
LAN play
Online play		The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	370 MB	530 MB
Video card (GPU)	800x600 resolution 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0 compatible	1280x1024 resolution 16 MB of VRAM
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[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).

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-4] 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).

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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[2]

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 |wikipedia    = Patrician II: Quest for Power
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | German release: {{DRM|VOB}} for base game, {{DRM|SafeDisc|2}} for expansion.<br>Internationally: {{DRM|SecuROM}} | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | German release: {{DRM|ProtectDISC Software}} for base game, {{DRM|SafeDisc|2}} for expansion.<br>Internationally: {{DRM|SecuROM}} | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | patrician_1_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[The Patrician]]. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | patrician_1_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[The Patrician]]. Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. | | Windows }}
 }}
+===Demo===
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/Patrician2_DemoUK_Intro_exe Archive.org]
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Aufschwung der Hanse | German language only. Bundled in the Gold Edition, which is sold internationally as [[Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse]] | Windows }}
@@ Line 57: / Line 68: @@
 * The latest official patch for the German-only expansion is 1.1: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050327173154fw_/http://www.ascaron.com/d/updates/updates_patrizier2addon.html Expansion] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20050327173158fw_/http://www.ascaron.com/d/updates/updates_patriziergold.html Gold Edition]
 * The latest official patch for international versions is 1.1: [https://web.archive.org/web/20040605023151/http://www.strategyfirst.ca/downloads/patches/Patrician2_patch_1_1_US.exe US English] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20041029215359/http://www.ascaron.org/patches/patrizier2/p2_hol_12.exe Dutch]
+===Skip intro video===
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video files|fix=
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}
+# Delete or rename {{file|Intro.bik}}, {{file|Trailer.bik}}.
+}}
 ==Game data==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\P2.cfg}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save}}
 }}
@@ Line 88: / Line 105: @@
 ==Video==
+{{Image|Patrician II Quest for Power Options.png|Options menu}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/patrician-ii-quest-power/en
@@ Line 95: / Line 113: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= Only supports 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024.
+|widescreen resolution notes= Only supports 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024. Menu is hardcoded to 800x600.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
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 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = false
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 112: / Line 130: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync notes                =
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = hackable
+|vsync notes                = GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
 |60 fps                     = unknown
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 130: / Line 151: @@
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 202: / Line 223: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 233: / Line 256: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = unknown
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
 }}{{Network/Connections
-|matchmaking        =
+|matchmaking        = false
 |matchmaking notes  =
-|p2p                =
+|p2p                = true
 |p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          =
+|dedicated          = false
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       =
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
-|direct ip          =
+|direct ip          = true
 |direct ip notes    =
 }}{{Network/Ports
@@ Line 261: / Line 284: @@
 |direct3d versions      =
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-|directdraw versions    =
+|directdraw versions    = 7
 |directdraw notes       =
 |opengl versions        =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |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 =
 }}

Developers

	Ascaron Entertainment
Publishers
Europe	Infogrames
North America	Strategy First
Russia	1C Company
GOG.com	Kalypso Media Digital
Release dates
Windows	November 24, 2000
Reception
Metacritic	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Business, Strategy
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Themes	Europe
Series	Patrician