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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|April 1994}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|April 1994}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 21, 2008| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 21, 2008|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_castles_and_castles_2|title=New release: Castles and Castles 2 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2012| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2012|wrapper=DOSBox}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 14, 2017| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 14, 2017|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/changelog_castles_2|title=Changelog - Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} |
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|castles-ii-siege-and-conquest--1|rating}} | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | RTS }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Medieval, Europe }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Castles }} | ||
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|wikipedia = Castles II: Siege and Conquest | |wikipedia = Castles II: Siege and Conquest | ||
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+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' | ||
− | {{--}} Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue">[https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/page1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | + | {{--}} Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.<ref name="save issue">[https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/page1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> Using this feature is not recommended.<ref name="save fix">[https://www.gog.com/forum/castles_series/technical_issues_with_castles_2/post24 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | castles_castles_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Castles]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows | + | {{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | castles-ii-siege-and-conquest-aa3f88 | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Steam | 670180 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | castles_castles_2 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Castles]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, Linux }} |
+ | {{Availability/row| Steam | 670180 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
{{Save game cloud syncing | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
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|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
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|separate volume notes = Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only. | |separate volume notes = Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only. | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = unknown | |windows 32-bit exe = unknown | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = unknown | |windows 64-bit exe = unknown | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
− | |macos 32-bit app | + | |mac os x powerpc app = unknown |
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown | |linux 32-bit executable= unknown | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown | |linux 64-bit executable= unknown | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 14 May 2023
Developers | |
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Quicksilver Software | |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1992 |
Mac OS (Classic) | April 1994 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 21, 2008[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | 2012 |
Linux (DOSBox) | February 14, 2017[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Medieval, Europe |
Series | Castles |
Castles | |
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Castles | 1991 |
Castles II: Siege and Conquest | 1992 |
Castles II: Siege and Conquest is a singleplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Castles series.
Key points
- Using the "Save before quitting" feature may cause gameplay issues when the saves are loaded.[3] Using this feature is not recommended.[4]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Floppies or CD-ROM. Run in DOSBox. | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | Bundled with Castles. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Edit C2CD.BAT[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\OPTIONS.DAT |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\*.GAM |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
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 |
Input
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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music has a volume control; speech is on/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Save games don't work correctly
- Using the save before quitting feature may break saves, causing issues with gameplay when the saves are loaded.[3]
- To avoid this issue simply save the game manually, then quit and choose Don't Save when prompted.[4]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
System requirements
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) | 730 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ New release: Castles and Castles 2 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Changelog - Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Issues with Castles 2, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com