Difference between revisions of "Victoria II"
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{{ii}} Some configuration files are stored in <code>{{p|game}}\save games</code> | {{ii}} Some configuration files are stored in <code>{{p|game}}\save games</code> | ||
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− | # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile}} | + | # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\</code> |
# Open <code>settings.txt</code> | # Open <code>settings.txt</code> | ||
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\map\</code> | # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\map\</code> | ||
# Delete the <code>cache</code> folder. | # Delete the <code>cache</code> folder. | ||
− | # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile}} | + | # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\map\</code> |
# Delete the <code>cache</code> folder. | # Delete the <code>cache</code> folder. | ||
# Restart '''Victoria II''' and let it regenerate the map cache. | # Restart '''Victoria II''' and let it regenerate the map cache. |
Revision as of 06:16, 30 September 2018
Developers | |
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Paradox Development Studio | |
macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Engines | |
Clausewitz | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 13, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | September 17, 2010 |
Victoria | |
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Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun | 2003 |
Victoria II | 2010 |
Victoria 3 | 2022 |
Key points
- Some bug fixes, improvements and overhauls are only available to owners of the expansions.[citation needed]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Steam and Amazon versions, as well as retail are all available. Select which one you want from the box | |||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
A House Divided | ||
Heart of Darkness |
Essential improvements
Historical Project Mod (HPM)
- Requires Heart of Darkness DLC and beta 3.04
- Adds significant historical flavor and features to the game, particularly through events and decisions
Install HPM[citation needed] |
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Notes
|
Skip intro videos
Disable intro video[citation needed] |
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|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42960/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Some configuration files are stored in
<path-to-game>\save games
- Mod configuration files are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save games[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42960/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Mod saves are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Enable anisotropic filtering[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 32 |
Issues fixed
Crashing on Windows 8/XP: map cache
- This crash is caused by map cache data from an old version downloading with the game on Steam.
Fix crash on Windows 8/XP[citation needed] |
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Crashing on Windows XP: Incompatible lua5.1.dll & lua51.dll files
This crash is caused by the included LUA scripting DLLs being incompatible with Windows XP, which prevent the game from starting.
Replace files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD 3500+ |
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System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 or above |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (42960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).