The official website of the Baltimore Orioles with the most up-to-date information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. Black and White 2: Battle of the Gods Lionhead Black and White 2: Battle of the Gods Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods once again makes you into a nameless god whose very existence depends upon having devoted worshipers. Game Features 3 Lands Battle with the enemy god over three lands including two hitherto undiscovered ones.
Black & White 2| Developers |
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| macOS (OS X) |
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| OS X |
| Release dates |
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| Windows | October 7, 2005 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 6, 2009[1] |
- 1Availability
- 2Essential improvements
- 2.1Patches
- 2.2Unofficial Patches
- 2.3Utilities
- 3Game data
- 4Video settings
- 6Audio settings
- 8Issues fixed
- 9Other information
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
| Black & White |
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| Black & White | 2001 |
| Black & White 2 | 2005 |
General information
- Black & White Community - A forum and downloads site for the series
- Unofficial Discord server - For discussion and technical help
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | SafeDiscDRM[Note 1] and CD key for installation. |
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| Mac App Store |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo for Windows is available here.
- The Windows version of this game is not available digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes |
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| Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods | Requires Black & White 2 to be installed. |
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Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
v1.1 Patch[edit]
- Fixes some serious bugs and crashes.
v1.2 Patch[edit]
- Patch v1.1 needs to be installed first.
- The most notable change is the ability of skipping the tutorial lands, along with more bug and crash fixes.
Unofficial Patches[edit]
v1.41 Unofficial Fan Patch[edit]
- Patch 1.2 is required.
- Removes SafeDiscDRM, enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- General fixes on modern systems to do with hardware detection limiting graphical options.
Battle of the Gods Fan Patch 1.1 - only for the expansion[edit]
- Removes SafeDiscDRM, enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- General fixes on modern systems to do with hardware detection limiting graphical options.
Utilities[edit]
Tiger Unlocker[edit]
- Unlocks an exclusive creature available after creating a new game.
Wolf Model Fix[edit]
- Fixes an issue with the Wolf's mesh.
Mac Os Download
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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- Find, delete or rename to something else the following files from
<path-to-game>DataSplash
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsBlack & White 2Settings.ini |
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| macOS (OS X) |
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Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsBlack & White 2Profiles |
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Video settings[edit]
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | HUD is stretched |
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| Multi-monitor | HUD is stretched |
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| Ultra-widescreen |
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| 4K Ultra HD | UI elements does not scale with resolution and are ultra small in 4K. Also possible side effects are the HUD getting even more stretched. |
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| Field of view (FOV) | Editor FOV only. |
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| Windowed | See Windowed. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Checkbox only. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use the Graphics Card Control Panel to Turn On V-Sync on the Program, This will be normal FPS Speed for B&W 2 including BOTG |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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Windowed[edit]
- After doing this use any borderless applications to play with no borders on fullscreen from here.
| D3DWindower[citation needed] |
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- See D3DWindower for further instructions.
- Find
<path-to-game>white.exe. - Go to Options, Common and check Use Background Resize.
- Run it with D3DWindower by pushing the fifth button.
Notes - Bloom has to be disabled in order for this to properly work.
- Activating the emulation is not needed. Running the game directly through the launcher will work.
- Run any borderless applications before running D3Dwindower or else the game will crash.
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Input settings[edit]
In-game input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Audio settings[edit]
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support | [4] |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Polish | Local retail version only. |
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| Spanish |
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VR support[edit]
| 3D modes | Native | Notes |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Black & White 2. |
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| vorpX | G3D, Z3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed[edit]
Mouse lag[edit]
- The mouse doesn't respond to slower movements and some tasks, such as building roads, become overly difficult.
| Logitech fix[citation needed] |
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- This will only work on newer Logitech mice and requires Logitech Gaming Software.
- Open Logitech Gaming Software.
- Click on the mouse at the bottom.
- Click on Customize pointer settings.
- Set the Report Rate to 125
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| Razer fix[citation needed] |
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- This will only work on newer Razer mice and requires Razer Synapse Software.
- Open Razer Synapse Software.
- Click on the mouse at the bottom.
- Click on Performance settings.
- Set the Polling Rate to 125
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| SteelSeries Fix[citation needed] |
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- This fix requires Steel Series Engine 3 Software.
- Open the Steel Series Engine 3 Software.
- Click on your mouse in the list.
- Find the Polling Rate section in the lower right of the window.
- Use the slider to set the Polling Rate to 125
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Graphical glitches[edit]
- On modern hardware parts of the terrain may disappear.
| General fix[citation needed] |
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- This has been tested to work on Windows 7 (64-bit).
- Might cause in-game audio to lag or stutter briefly when keys are pressed on the keyboard.
- Right-click the Black & White 2 shortcut (leads to 'white.exe').
- Select Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab.
- Set the shortcut to run in compatibility mode for 'Windows 98 / Windows Me'.
- Press OK.
Notes - Game data location may change to:
%PUBLIC%DocumentsBlack & White 2
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Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
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| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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| Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
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| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2.2 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB |
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| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0 compatible
Shader model 1.1 support | 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0 support |
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| macOS (OS X) |
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| Minimum |
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| Operating system (OS) | 10.4.8 |
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| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Intel |
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| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.1 GB |
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| Video card (GPU) | 3D accelerator
128 MB of VRAM |
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- Intel GMA graphics cards are unsupported.
Notes
- ↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10[2] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
References
- ↑Black & White 2 support page (Mac) - Feral Interactive
- ↑Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑Sound Blaster Gaming: Black & White 2 (retrieved)
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