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Here's a hopefully helpful and not too confusing information thread for Dungeon Keeper II fans. If you post this elsewhere, please credit me(By a link back here..) as I've spent quite some time getting this together.
LAST UPDATE ON FEB. 14 2009.
Fully install Dungeon Keeper II.
Apply the 1.7 patch:
Here are some mirrors:
GameSpot
Dungeon-Keeper.net This is quite an awesome site. You can get patches for ALL languages here as well. Highly recommended.
You can find the bonuspacks, different patches (for differing versions) and other useful files in THIS thread.
This should always be attempted first!
Movies not working.
This is a very easy fix. Copy the movies directory from your CD to the game directory.
My game crashes every xx minutes.
Try disabling hardware acceleration.
Putting " -32biteverything " after your shortcut..
as so; destination: "c:/games/dk2/DKII.exe" -32biteverything
Screen goes black and only menu titles and the hand appears.
Go to Options>Graphics>Disable Hardware Acceleration.
(Thanks to Kezler for this one.)
Sound Problems.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1667661b182.rar
Sound Update for Dungeon Keeper II. Might ruin your game, so make backups. Should improve sound, maybe even fix some crashes.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/16676751baa.zip
Same as the above.
Problem when updating to 1.7 patch.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1667580cbed.rar
The Original .exe file in case yours is corrupted. If your install of patch 1.7 fails, this is usually the reason.
Complex Fixes.
Complex Fix v.1:
1. Install Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0. (
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en )
Run the program and create a new database.
2. Click Fix.
3. Program to be fixed: Dungeon Keeper II.
Name of the vendor for this program: Bullfrog Productions.
4. Program file location: Browse for the location of “DKII.exe” in the game directory.
5. Operating System Modes: None - Click Next.
6. Compatibility fixes: Select “EmulateSlowCPU” and click next.
7. Click Finish.
8. Choose File > Install and then exit the program.
9a. Create a shortcut for Dkii.exe, choose properties and add -32biteverything in the Target commandline
(it should look something like this: "C:\program files\Dungeon Keeper 2\Dkii.exe" -32biteverything).
Run the shortcut to start the game. The game might still not work if you use any other shortcut.
If the game doesn’t work with this fix either, try to enable “compatibility mode” which can also be found under properties for the shortcut.
Complex Fix v.2:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx
This let's you install an OS like windows 98 without using anything but a little spare RAM and some hard drive space. Very effective.
This has the added bonus of giving you playability for all your old games!
The new OS will boot up in a new window, and you can chose to view it either full-screen or in windowed mode.
Note: You’ll need an installation CD for whatever OS you’re going to use. I recommend Windows 98SE.
The odd fix:
Right. On some systems version 1.61 of the game actually works better than the 1.70 version. I suggest you try this if you absolutely cannot get the 1.7 version to work! So try with the 1.61 patch, and disable visual themes in the program properties.
The Last Resort fix:
If you still can’t run the game, try putting –nosound in the command line of the shortcut for the game, this has been reported to work for many people. Something about the soundcards being too updated for Dungeon Keeper II to keep up. Apparently.
Granted, the game loses a lot of it’s appeal without the sounds, which are some of the most entertaining I’ve ever heard in any game. But you can play it!