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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 17, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 17, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 17, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 17, 2011}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{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          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy }}
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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        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Two Worlds }}
 
|steam appid  = 7530
 
|steam appid  = 7530
|gogcom page  = two_worlds_2_epic_edition
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|gogcom id    = 1207661843
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|gogcom id side = 1207659214
 +
|hltb        = 10734
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 52107
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      = 12566
 
|winehq      = 12566
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|license      = commercial
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|official site= http://www.twoworlds2.com/cd/
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Two Worlds}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{--}} Very limited settings.
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661843|two_worlds_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661843|two_worlds_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/7530/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/7530/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://board.zuxxez.com/forumdisplay.php?171-Two-Worlds-2 Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://board.zuxxez.com/forumdisplay.php?171-Two-Worlds-2 Official forums]
{{mm}} [http://www.twoworlds2.com/cd/ Official site]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | activation |  | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | activation |  | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-TW2CD | activation | 3 machine activation limit. | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | two_worlds_2_epic_edition | DRM-free, key | Sold together with [[Two Worlds II]]. Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry. | | Windows}}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | two_worlds_2_epic_edition | DRM-free | Sold together with [[Two Worlds II]]. | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | two-worlds-ii-castle-defense | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 7530 | Steam, activation | No machine activation limit. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 7530 | Steam, activation | No machine activation limit. | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-TW2CD | activation | 3 machine activation limit. | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions except [[GOG.com]] require {{DRM|Reality Pump}}.
 
{{ii}} All versions except [[GOG.com]] require {{DRM|Reality Pump}}.
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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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|epic games launcher notes =
|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         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Two Worlds II Castle Defense video settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Two Worlds II Castle Defense video settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/two-worlds-ii-castle-defense/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/two-worlds-ii-castle-defense/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
|multimonitor notes        = Unplayable (output rapidly flickers between alternating camera views).<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/two-worlds-ii-castle-defense/en Two Worlds II Castle Defense | WSGF]</ref>
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|multimonitor notes        = Unplayable (output rapidly flickers between alternating camera views).<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/two-worlds-ii-castle-defense/en Two Worlds II Castle Defense | WSGF]</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle in settings.
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle in settings.
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
|borderless windowed notes  = Set resolution in-game, restart game, then use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=17 August 2013‎|comment=}}</ref>
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Two Worlds II Castle Defense audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Two Worlds II Castle Defense audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Audio and Music.
 
|separate volume notes    = Audio and Music.
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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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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
==="OpenAL32.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install OpenAL|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/10-openal/ OpenAL].
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# The game will now start normally.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          =
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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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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
}}
 
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==="OpenAL32.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Install OpenAL|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
# Install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/10-openal/ OpenAL].
 
# The game will now start normally.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 09:00, 5 February 2024

Two Worlds II Castle Defense
Two Worlds II Castle Defense cover
Developers
Reality Pump Studios
Publishers
TopWare Interactive
Release dates
Windows May 17, 2011
macOS (OS X) May 17, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Genres Strategy
Themes Fantasy
Series Two Worlds
Two Worlds II Castle Defense on HowLongToBeat
Two Worlds II Castle Defense on MobyGames
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Two Worlds II Castle Defense is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Two Worlds series.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Requires online activation
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
CD key
Sold together with Two Worlds II. Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Requires online activation
No machine activation limit.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate (unavailable)
Requires online activation
3 machine activation limit.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions except GOG.com require Reality Pump DRM.

Version differences

The GOG.com version is the only DRM-free version but does not have an OS X version.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest retail patch is Update 2.0. Digital distribution versions are already fully patched.

Skip intro videos

Use replacement intro.ogv

Apply the Two Worlds II Castle Defense intro skip.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\TwoWorlds2CastleDefense\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7530/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\TW2CD\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7530/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Unplayable (output rapidly flickers between alternating camera views).[1]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV is determined by aspect ratio.
Windowed
Toggle in settings.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS

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 settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Audio and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No voice acting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

"OpenAL32.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch

Install OpenAL[citation needed]
  1. Install OpenAL.
  2. The game will now start normally.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Single-Core (2.0 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor (CPU) Intel (2.0 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References