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{{disambig|the enhanced remake|the original game|[[The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici]]|the 2018 re-release of the original|[[The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Coverart.jpg
 
|cover        = The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Coverart.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 27, 2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 27, 2006}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Classical }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Settlers }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  = the_settlers_2_10th_anniversary
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|gogcom id    = 1207659163
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|hltb        = 34316
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|lutris      = the-settlers-ii-10th-anniversary
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 24058
 
|wikipedia    = The Settlers II 10th Anniversary
 
|wikipedia    = The Settlers II 10th Anniversary
 
|winehq      = 3618
 
|winehq      = 3618
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|The Settlers}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} The official online multiplayer service is no longer available.
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ubi.com/UK/Games/Info.aspx?pId=4783 Ubisoft game page]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ubi.com/UK/Games/Info.aspx?pId=4783 Ubisoft game page]
{{mm}} [http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/203258-Vikings-add-on-How-to-Install-Play-on-English-Version?p=1832447&viewfull=1#post1832447 Fan-made English translation for the Vikings expansion pack]
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{{mm}} [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/english-fan-translation-s2dng-vikings Fan-made English translation for the Vikings expansion pack]
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659163|the_settlers_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659163|the_settlers_series|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM}} | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_settlers_2_10th_anniversary | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-Free| "''Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation - Wikinger'' from the Gold Edition updates the Retail version of ''Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation'' to version 11757 and removes the DRM  | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_settlers_2_10th_anniversary | DRM-free | Does not include the Vikings expansion pack. | | Windows }}
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}}
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==Monetization==
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{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported          =
 +
|dlc                    =
 +
|expansion pack        = The expansion pack includes a new faction, campaign, maps, and a random map generator.
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|freeware              =
 +
|free-to-play          =
 +
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored              =
 +
|subscription          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
{{DLC/row| Vikings | Available only in German, Czech, Polish and Russian languages. A [http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/203258-Vikings-add-on-How-to-Install-Play-on-English-Version?p=1832447&viewfull=1#post1832447 Fan-made English translation] is available. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row|1= Vikings |2= Available only in German, Czech, Polish and Russian languages. A [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/english-fan-translation-s2dng-vikings fan-made English translation] is available. |3= Windows }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, rename or delete intro video files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Drat|date=2019-09-05}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\data\video|folder}}
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# Move, rename or delete {{file|BB_Logo.bik}}, {{file|funaticsAlpha.bik}}, {{file|Intro.bik}}. and {{file|Ubisoft.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\S2\saves}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\S2\saves}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           =  
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|gog galaxy               = true
|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               =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/settlers-ii-10th-anniversary
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/settlers-ii-10th-anniversary
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/widescreen-fix Widescreen Fix]
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/widescreen-fix Widescreen Fix]
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Interface scaling is not supported.
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Interface scaling is not supported.
|fov                        = n/a
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = hackable
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Use [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Fix]
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Use [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Fix]
|vsync                      = hackable
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                = On by default. To modify it, open the <code>engine.ini</code> file in {{p|game}}\data\settings and change the vsync line value to 1 or 0.
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|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =  
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|vsync                      = always on
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|vsync notes                = To modify it, open the {{file|engine.ini}} file in {{file|{{p|game}}\data\settings|folder}} and change the {{code|Vsync}} line value to 1 or 0.
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Disabling VSync might be needed
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|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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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/english-fan-translation-s2dng-vikings Fan translation for the Vikings Add-On]
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/219-the-settlers-ii-10th-anniversary-german-patch/ download for GOG.com version]
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = hackable
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = [https://mozgi-studio.hu/munkáink/letoltesek.html Fan translation by "mozgi-studio"]
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|fan      = true
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Polish
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 6
 
|online play players  = 6
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official TinCat service has been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|tcp  = 5479, 6582, 8777
 
|tcp  = 5479, 6582, 8777
 
|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
|upnp =  
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|upnp = unknown
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|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 =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = TinCat
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
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|minOS    = 2000
|minCPU  = 1.4 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
|minHD    = 480 MB
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|minHD    = 460 MB
|minVRAM  =  
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 3
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
|recOS    = Vista, 7, 8, 10
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|recOS    = XP
|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 2.0 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
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|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon 9000/X series or NVIDIA GeForce 4/FX/6/7 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported)
 +
|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 18:12, 12 August 2023

This page is for the enhanced remake. For the original game, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici. For the 2018 re-release of the original, see The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition.

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary cover
Developers
Blue Byte Software
Funatics Development
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows October 27, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres Building, RTS
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Classical
Series The Settlers
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary on HowLongToBeat
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary on MobyGames
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary on Wikipedia
The Settlers 1994
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici 1996
The Settlers III 1998
The Settlers IV 2001
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings 2004
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary 2006
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire 2007
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures 2008
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom 2010
The Settlers Online 2012
The Settlers - History Edition 2018
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition 2018
The Settlers III: History Edition 2018
The Settlers IV - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition 2018
The Settlers 7: History Edition 2018
The Settlers: New Allies 2023

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view building and RTS game in the The Settlers series.

General information

Ubisoft game page
Fan-made English translation for the Vikings expansion pack
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
"Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation - Wikinger from the Gold Edition updates the Retail version of Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation to version 11757 and removes the DRM
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Does not include the Vikings expansion pack.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack The expansion pack includes a new faction, campaign, maps, and a random map generator.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Vikings Available only in German, Czech, Polish and Russian languages. A fan-made English translation is available.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, rename or delete intro video files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\video
  2. Move, rename or delete BB_Logo.bik, funaticsAlpha.bik, Intro.bik. and Ubisoft.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\settings[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\S2\saves

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use Widescreen Fix
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Vertical FOV is chopped off (Vert-); use Widescreen Fix
4K Ultra HD
Interface scaling is not supported.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Use Widescreen Fix
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use Widescreen Fix
Vertical sync (Vsync)
To modify it, open the engine.ini file in <path-to-game>\data\settings and change the Vsync line value to 1 or 0.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Disabling VSync might be needed
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

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

Issues fixed

Invisible mouse pointer

The game may launch with an invisible mouse pointer, or visible but static pointer although moving and clicking works.
Set text size in Windows Display Settings to 100% or 125%
  1. Set text size in Windows Display Settings to 100% or 125
  2. Start the game normally.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Fan translation for the Vikings Add-On
Czech
Retail only.
French
German
Retail only; download for GOG.com version
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Polish
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Retail only.
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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6
Online play
6 The official TinCat service has been shut down.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 5479, 6582, 8777
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer TinCat

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 460 MB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 3
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Drat on 2019-09-05