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The Settlers II
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| Levels? |  Editable |
|---|---|
| Tiles? | Editable |
| Sprites? | Editable |
| Fullscreen? | Unknown |
| Sound? | Editable |
| Music? | Editable |
| Text? | Editable |
| Story/cutscenes? | Editable |
| UI/menus? |  Not editable |
| Demos? | Unknown |
The Settlers II is a game made by German BlueByte GmbH and it was released in 1996. Mission CD with a map editor was released a few months later and finally a more complete Gold Edition in 1997.
Versions of the game
There are a few versions of the game available out in the wild in various European languages. Most easily you can find English and German versions.
| Version | Language | Type | CD-ROMs | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.15 | German | Beta | PC Joker 5-6/96 | Die Siedler II: Erste demo (first demo) |
| v0.16 | German | Beta | PC Action 05/96 CD-ROM Spiele 07/96 Bestseller Games Gold #06 CD-ROM Magazin 05/96 PC Games 05/96 PC Player 05/96 PC Player SH 01/97 (Strat.) PC Power 05/96 PC Spiel 05/96 PC Spiel Special 03/96 Power Play 05/96 Power Play 13/96 Fun Online 07/96 |
Die Siedler II: Erste demo (first demo) |
| v1.01 | English | Demo | PC Gamer #2.08 Generation 4 #090 |
The Settler II: Veni Vidi Vici, demo including intro video (50 MiB) |
| v1.01 | English | Demo | CD Action #03 | The Settler II: Veni Vidi Vici, another variant of 1.01 (30MiB) |
| v1.02 | English | Demo | Cyber Stratege #01 PC-X #01 Score #30 Gambler #01 Secret Service #37 The Games Machine #017 |
The Settlers II: Veni Vici Vici, demo without intro video (3.5 MiB) |
| v1.02 | French | Demo | Joystick #074 | The Settlers II: Veni Vici Vici |
| v1.02 | Polish | Demo | CD Action #30 Gambler #23 |
The Settlers II: Veni Vici Vici |
| v1.02 | English | CD release | The Settlers II: Veni Vidi Vici | |
| v1.51 | English | Demo | The Games Machine #024 CD Magazyn 05/97 B PC-X #08 PC Gamer Po Polsku 04/97 |
The Settlers II: Mission CD |
| v1.51 | German | Demo | Fun Online #4/97 | The Settlers II: Mission CD |
| v1.51 | English | Demo | CD Magazyn 05/97 B Secret Service #45 |
The Settlers II: Gold Edition (has less files than Mission CD; has some files that do not exist in Mission CD) |
| v1.51 | English & German | Update | The Settlers II: Veni Vidi Vici / Die Siedler II: Veni Vidi Vici update to v1.51; no map editor | |
| v1.51 | German | Update | Die Siedler II: Mission Disk; full version of map editor included |
Biggest difference between versions can be found in the map file format: before v1.51 the map data files are divided to multiple files, while in v1.51 a new map file format was introduced to make sharing of map editor files easier.
File formats
The following file formats are used by this game.
| Filename | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|
| *.wld or *.swd | WLD/SWD Format | Map file / level |
| *.lst | Settlers II archive | Palette, sprites, icons, fonts, sound |
| *.dat + *.idx (+ *.fnt) | Settlers II archive | Sprites, icons, fonts |
| *.bob | Settlers II sprites | Carriers and jobs; all moving characters of the game |
| *.rtx | Settlers II mission script | Background music |
| *.eng or *.ger | Settlers II text | Ingame strings |
| MASKS/MASKS000.DAT | Custom | Very small file |
| *.rtx | Settlers II mission script | Sets players, resources, available houses, scripting, story progression |
| SNG_00##.DAT | IFF XMidi | Background music |
| CONTI###.DAT | Settlers II area index table | Index for areas (land and water) |
| WORLD###.DAT | Settlers II map data | Container for 14 blocks of various map data |
| GOU#.DAT or GOURAUD#.DAT | Custom | Color brightness map for gouraud shading (256 x 256 UInt8 table) |
| *.bbm | LBM Format (compressed PBM) | Terrain palettes |
| *.lbm | LBM Format (compressed PBM) | Full screen graphics or textures |
| DIR.DAT | Custom | Savegame, unknown |
| MISSION.DAT | Text file | 1 for available mission, 0 for unavailable mission |
| RES.DAT | Custom | Savegame, unknown |
| CNTRL###.DAT | Custom | Savegame, unknown |
| COMPY###.DAT | Custom | Savegame, unknown |
| DESKT###.DAT | Custom | Savegame, unknown |
| MAILS###.DAT | Custom | Savegame sent mail data |
| TRANS###.DAT | Custom | Savegame transportation data |
External links
- Settlers II.net contains a lot of information, downloads and tools for the game.
- Return to the Roots is an open source remake with internet multiplayer and new features.