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Dark Reign
Dark Reign: The Future of War	1997
Dark Reign 2	2000

Dark Reign 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Dark Reign series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper as of 21 June 2022.

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is 1.3.

Fixing missing music in the GOG.com version

Rename `dr2.exe` to `dkreign.exe`^{[citation needed]}

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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		Critical announcements given text.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital release.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official WON service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	World Opponent Network

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	650 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 7.0 16-bit compatible
Other	4X CD-ROM 28.8 Kbps modem for multiplayer

Supported Video Chipsets: Nvidia GeForce, GeForce2, TNT, TNT2; MATROX G200, G400; ATI Rage 128; 3dfx Banshee, Voodoo2, Voodoo3

References

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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-* The latest official patch is [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/dark_reign2.php 1.3].
+{{ii}} The latest official patch is [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/dark_reign2.php 1.3].
+===Fixing missing music in the GOG.com version===
+{{Fixbox|description=Rename {{file|dr2.exe}} to {{file|dkreign.exe}}|ref={{cn|August 2023}}|fix=
+}}
 ==Game data==
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = false
-|eax support notes        = Controversial<ref>[http://www.speedy3d.com/reviews/dark_reign2/01.shtml DR2 Speedy 3D review]</ref> A3D 2.0<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990828222913/http://www.aureal.com/cgi-bin/pub/display.pl?template=press_aur_detail.htm&serial=1048 Activision's "Battlezone II" and "Dark Reign 2" Support Aureal's A3D 2.0 - Aureal.com news (retrieved)]</ref>
+|eax support notes        = Controversial<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.speedy3d.com/reviews/dark_reign2/01.shtml|title=DR2 Speedy 3D review|date=May 2023}}</ref> A3D 2.0<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990828222913/http://www.aureal.com/cgi-bin/pub/display.pl?template=press_aur_detail.htm&serial=1048|title=Activision's "Battlezone II" and "Dark Reign 2" Support Aureal's A3D 2.0 - Aureal.com news (retrieved)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |red book cd audio        = true
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-  |notes     = Retail only.
+  |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/982-dark-reign-2-german-patch/ download for digital release].
   |fan       =
 }}
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 |minCPU   = Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
 |minRAM   = 64 MB
-|minHD    = 100 MB
+|minHD    = 650 MB
+|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 |minGPU   =
 |minDX    = 7.0a
+|minaudio = DirectX 7.0 16-bit compatible
+|minother = 4X CD-ROM<br>28.8 Kbps modem for multiplayer
 |recCPU   =
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 |recDX    =
 }}
+{{ii}}Supported Video Chipsets: Nvidia GeForce, GeForce2, TNT, TNT2; MATROX G200, G400; ATI Rage 128; 3dfx Banshee, Voodoo2, Voodoo3
 {{References}}

Developers

	Pandemic Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Zero
Release dates
Windows	July 3, 2000
Reception
Metacritic	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Dark Reign