Lords of the Realm II

Lords of the Realm
Lords of the Realm	1994
Lords of the Realm II	1996
Lords of the Realm III	2003

Lords of the Realm II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view, top-down view and isometric strategy game in the Lords of the Realm series.

The game received the Siege Pack expansion in 1997, featuring new maps, improved AI, skirmish mode, a map editor and an all-battle mode. The Royal Edition from the same year included both titles, as well as the original Lords of the Realm.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD contains both Windows and DOS versions.
GamersGate
GOG.com		Windows version. Includes the Siege Pack expansion and Lords of the Realm.
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Windows version. Includes the Siege Pack expansion.
ZOOM Platform		Windows version, pre-packaged with DDrawCompat. Includes the Siege Pack expansion and Lords of the Realm.

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org (base game, Siege Pack) and SierraHelp.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Siege Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video file^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>`. Delete or rename `Intro.smk`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game>\LORDS2.INF^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/397350/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.SAV^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/397350/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Game must be running in 256 color mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail only.
German				Retail and GOG.com only.
Japanese				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer requires DirectPlay to be enabled in Windows.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		5
Online play		Sierra Internet Gaming System has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Distorted colors

Run the game in 256 color mode^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	SVGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	486 DX/2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	34 MB

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	486 DX/2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	34 MB

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (397350) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2024-02-21

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (397350) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (397350) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Verified by User:Plok on 2024-02-21

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Developers

	Impressions Games
Publishers
Retail	Sierra On-Line
Digital	Rebellion Developments
Release dates
DOS	October 1996
Windows	October 1996
Mac OS (Classic)	1997
macOS (OS X)	April 23, 2013^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Top-down view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, Medieval
Series	Lords of the Realm