SuperPower 2
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| Developers | |
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| GolemLabs | |
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| DreamCatcher Interactive | |
| Digital | Nordic Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 11, 2004 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 51 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Series | SuperPower |
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| SuperPower | |
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| SuperPower | 2002 |
| SuperPower 2 | 2004 |
| SuperPower 3 | 2022 |
Warnings
SuperPower 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view simulation and strategy game in the SuperPower series.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1] | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Version differences
- Digital versions are updated to work with modern OS and include widescreen support.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\joshua.cfg[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282400/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\SP2\save[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282400/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music/SFX | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy is offline; GOG.com and Steam versions use a new service.[6][7] |
Mods
Mods can be found in the official site.
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- If a mod crashes, you might need to install an SDK mod like HDM by dropping its .dll files inside the mods folder.
System requirements
| Windows[8] | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | 2 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM | ||
Notes
- ↑ Version 3.0 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (282400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Question about "Steam Edition" :: SuperPower 2 Steam Edition General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ SuperPower 2 on GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam store page