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The Battle for Middle-earth II
Developers
Expansion
Publishers
Engines
Release dates
WindowsMarch 2, 2006
  • 1Availability
  • 2Essential improvements
  • 3Game data
  • 6Audio
  • 7Issues fixed
  • 8Network
  • 9Other information

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

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The Battle for Middle-earth
Subseries of Middle-earth
The Battle for Middle-earth2004
The Battle for Middle-earth II2006

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
GameSpy online server browser deactivated on December 31, 2010 due to Electronic Arts losing the Lord of the Rings license.[1]
Middle

General information

T3A:Online - fan-hosted multiplayer server replacement
BfME II section on GameReplays.org - home to the unofficial 1.09 patch
BfME II: HD Edition
BfME II RotWK section on GameReplays.org - home to the unofficial 2.02 patch
BfME II RotWK HD Edition

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1].
SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is no longer available digitally. It was taken down from digital stores, as Electronic Arts lost the Lord of the Rings license at the end of 2010.

DLC and expansion packs

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip intro videos
  1. Go to <path-to-game>datamovies
  2. Delete or rename CS01.vp6, EALogo.vp6, TE_LOGO.vp6, NLC_LOGO.vp6 and NewLineLogo.vp6.
For languages other than English the EA logo file played is a localised version extracted from the archive file <path-to-game>langLanguageName.big. To remove the video you would need to edit this file, for instance with a custom tool such as FinalBIG (at wagnerma.de/yinger/showdownload.php?detail=1).

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows %APPDATA%My Battle for Middle-earth(tm) II Filesoptions.ini

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows %APPDATA%My Battle for Middle-earth(tm) II Filessave

Video[edit]

Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution Use Battle For Middle Earth 2 Camera Fix.[4]
Multi-monitor Use Battle For Middle Earth 2 Camera Fix.[4]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)Use Battle For Middle Earth 2 Camera Fix.[4]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPSFrame rate is capped at 30 FPS; removing cap increases game speed.[5]

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
RemappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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Audio[edit]

Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai

Issues fixed[edit]

Game not starting on Windows 7 and later[edit]

When first starting the game after the installation the game instantly crashes with an error.
Manually creating options.ini[citation needed]
  1. Locate the default folder for the options.ini at %APPDATA%My Battle for Middle-earth(tm) II Files
  2. Right click, create a new Text Document and name it options.ini
  3. Open your new .ini and insert the following lines:
Make sure to change the Resolution value to your preferred resolution.
4. Save your changes
5. You should now be able to start the game normally

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

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TypeNativeNotes
Local play
LAN play
Online playOfficial servers have been shut down.[6]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specsSupportedNotes
Direct3D9.0c

Middleware[edit]

MiddlewareNotes
MultiplayerGameSpy

System requirements[edit]

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)XP
Processor (CPU)1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)256 MB (Online: 512 MB)1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)6 GB6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce3
ATI Radeon 8500
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Nvidia GeForce 7800
128 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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

  1. Middle-earth Online Server Shutdown Announced
  2. Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  3. Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  4. 4.04.14.2Battle For Middle Earth 2 Camera Fix - WSGF - last accessed on November 14, 2016
  5. LOTR: Battle For Middle Earth II FPS Unlocker!!!! NO MORE 30 FPS LIMIT - Guru3D.com Forums
  6. EA Service Updates

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See also how to install bfme1, bfme2 and ROTWK.

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