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Difference between revisions of "The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas"

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{{Infobox game/row/developer|4 Head Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|4 Head Studios}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions|2007-2011}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games|2011-2016}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic|2016-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 18, 2007}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 18, 2007}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-guild-2-pirates-of-the-high-seas|63}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-guild-2-pirates-of-the-european-seas|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Business, RPG, Strategy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Medieval }}
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|steam appid  = 39660
 
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|gogcom id    = 1207660753
|strategywiki = The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas
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 +
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|strategywiki = The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas
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|wikipedia    = The Guild 2
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|The Guild}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} [[#Skip intro videos|Skip intro videos]] to prevent a black screen on startup.
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  = The game is the first standalone expansion pack for [[The Guild II]].
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|current state    =
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} in international releases.<br>{{DRM|StarForce|4}} in Russian releases.  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B008DW980U | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B008DW980U | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-guild-ii-pirates-of-the-european-seas | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2453-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2283-4 | unknown | Platinum Edition | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guild_2_pirates_of_the_european_seas | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guild_2_pirates_of_the_european_seas | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GMG | guild-2-pirates-european-seas | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-guild-ii-pirates-of-the-european-seas | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-guild-ii-pirates-of-the-european-seas | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 39660 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 39660 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | guild-2-pirates-european-seas | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-guild-2-platinum-edition | Playfire | Platinum Edition. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Platinum Edition includes the [[The Guild II|base game]], Pirates of the European Seas and [[The Guild II: Venice|Venice]].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Intro|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Intro|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Movie\</code>
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# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\Movie|folder}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|CompanyLogo.mpg}}, {{file|DeveloperLogo.mpg}}, and {{file|GameIntro.mpg}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|CompanyLogo.mpg}}, {{file|DeveloperLogo.mpg}}, and {{file|GameIntro.mpg}}.
 
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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
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|The Guild II - Pirates of The European Seas video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Guild II - Pirates of The European Seas video settings.png|Video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/guild-2-pirates-european-seas
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/guild-2-pirates-european-seas
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit userconfig.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Edit userconfig.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
# Edit <code>userconfig.ini</code>
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# Edit {{file|userconfig.ini}}.
# Change <code>FullScreen = 1.000000</code> to <code>FullScreen = 0.000000</code> and save your changes.
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# Change <code>FullScreen = 1.000000</code> to <code>FullScreen = 0.000000</code> and save the changes.
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|The Guild II - Pirates of The European Seas audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Guild II - Pirates of The European Seas audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music, Speech.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music, Speech.
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes     =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Black screen on startup===
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{{Fixbox|description=[[#Skip intro videos|Skip intro videos]]|ref={{cn|December 2023}}|fix=
 
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|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minDX    = 9
 
|minDX    = 9
|minSM    =  
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|minSM    = 1.1
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|minaudio = DirectX 9 compatible
  
|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz or better
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|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|recDX    = 9
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|recDX    =  
 
|recSM    = 2
 
|recSM    = 2
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas cover
Developers
4 Head Studios
Publishers
2007-2011 JoWood Productions
2011-2016 Nordic Games
2016-present THQ Nordic
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows May 18, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 63
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Business, RPG, Strategy
Themes Medieval
Series The Guild
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas on HowLongToBeat
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas on IGDB
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas guide on StrategyWiki
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas on MobyGames
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas on Wikipedia
The Guild
Europa 1400: The Guild 2002
The Guild II 2006
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas 2007
The Guild II: Venice 2008
The Guild II: Renaissance 2010
The Guild 3 2022

The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view business, RPG and strategy game in the The Guild series.

The game is the first standalone expansion pack for The Guild II.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM 7 DRM in international releases.
StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] in Russian releases.
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
DRM details are not known
Platinum Edition
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client Platinum Edition.
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Platinum Edition includes the base game, Pirates of the European Seas and Venice.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable Intro[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Movie.
  2. Delete or rename CompanyLogo.mpg, DeveloperLogo.mpg, and GameIntro.mpg.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\userconfig.ini[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39660/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savegames\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39660/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Windowed

Edit userconfig.ini[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit userconfig.ini.
  3. Change FullScreen = 1.000000 to FullScreen = 0.000000 and save the changes.

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, Music, Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup

Skip intro videos[citation needed]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 1.1 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  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).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References