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This page is for the original release. For the Battle.net-compatible and GOG.com enhanced releases, see Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.
Developers | |
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Blizzard Entertainment | |
Beyond the Dark Portal | Cyberlore Studios |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 9, 1995 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 9, 1995 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Warcraft |
Warcraft | |
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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 |
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | Cancelled |
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | 1999 |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 |
World of Warcraft | 2004 |
Hearthstone | 2014 |
Warcraft III: Reforged | 2020 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD required to play single-player and start multi-player games. Expansion CD required to play Beyond the Dark Portal campaigns. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes new campaigns and maps. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Beyond the Dark Portal | Requires the base game (Tides of Darkness) to be installed first. Upgrades the game program to allow playing original and expansion campaigns from the same executable. |
Essential improvements
Patches
Install the Tides of Darkness patch only if Beyond the Dark Portal is not installed.
Operating System | Tides of Darkness | Beyond the Dark Portal | |
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Windows | FTP Server | Blizzard FTP Server | |
Mac | Blizzard FTP Server | Blizzard FTP Server |
Warcraft II: Beyond The Dark Portal Map Editor for Mac
Source ports
Name | Description | |
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Wargus |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\WAR2.INI |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE*.SAV |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Affects scrolling speed only | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | ||
General MIDI audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | Fan translation. | |||
English | ||||
French | First release only had a French manual. Second release was localized entirely. | |||
German | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Japanese release. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | BraSoft release: "Warcraft II: Ondas de Terror" |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | See Issues fixed. | ||
Online play |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 6112-6119 |
UDP | 6112-6119 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game uses IPX for multiplayer
- Warcraft II uses IPX for multiplayer support, meaning Windows Vista and higher cannot play any form of multiplayer.[citation needed]
Use IPX tunneling[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | SVGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | Requires a source port. | |||||
macOS (OS X) | Requires a source port. | |||||
Linux | Requires a source port. | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | 80486 33 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | SVGA-compliant video card |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7.5 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 256 colors |