Dungeon Keeper 2 [Full Version 1.7]

[TR_]

Try this...

XP: Turn on Windows 2000 compatibility, Turn off Visual Design support (in settings dk2.exe).

Vista/win7: Turn on Windows 2000 compatibility, Turn off Visual Design support (in settings dk2.exe). Make sure no other background program is running as no process (probably d/l program - this will cause flickering Screen). Add "...\Dungeon Keeper II\dkII.exe" -softwarefilter -32bitdisplay to DK2.exe starting options.

If Black Squares instead of Textures are upcoming: Start Game. Go to settings ingame, go to graphics, disable Hardware support. start a mission. Now it must work. Leave Game per official exit.

if you are using a dual core, Start Game, press ctrl+alt+del, go to Taskmanager and disable cores until only one core is left for following processes: DKII.exe DKII.icd (this is for providing uncontrolled mouse moves ingame) Switch back to DK2 per TAB.

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bullfrog Productions Ltd\Dungeon Keeper II\Configuration\Video" settings:

Screen Depth = 32
HighWalls = 0
if Game wont start without 3D Hardware enabled:
Screen Hardware3D = 4 (probably 5 if hanging up)

I tried all of those (except the task manager cause the game crashes every time I try that) and I'm still getting the grafic error. It seems to be on the textures as on the opening screen I can see everything when it is in the initial position, when it moves from that it goes black, and eventually comes back. I'll try getting a video screen capture of it and posting it someplace

 

[shinowa111]

i need help

after i installed the game and click the shortcut on my desktop, the game turns black for a second like its about to load and then goes back to the desktop. why is this happening?

 

[fun_junkie]

Black knights not coming through mi portal

Hey,
I've got the game to run fine and am having tons of fun converting heros and making vampires but I've got this issue with black knights. Specifically the levels 'Storm' (Fairy Fortress) and 'Heartland' (last one). For some reason black knights don't come through my portal (they do on 'Moonshrine') on these levels at all and was just wondering if anyone else had this issue? And possibly a away to solve it?

Cheers again for putting the game up, its pure class!

 

[Titcher]

You'll need a temple to attract dark knights. But this doesn't guarantee it! All you can do is keep throwing creatures you don't want back through the portal and hope.

Don't take this as fact however.

 

[fun_junkie]

Black Knights not coming through

Hey Titcher,
Cheers for the quick response. Don't you mean a combat pit? See in moonshrine you can build just a combat pit (no lair, hatch etc.) and black knights will just start pouring through your portal. But on practically every other level that black knights are available they don't come through with the combat pit. I've sat for ages with only a combat pit built and nothing comes but the moment I build another type of room I get that relevant creature.

Unless of course you mean i need the temple as well as the combat pit? Did you find this issue on any of your later levels?

 

[Titcher]

I'm not really an authority on the game, but I found I was only receiving dark knights when I had a temple. My experience in that is from the pet dungeons however, I haven't had the patience to get very far in the campaign.

 

[fun_junkie]

Dark Angels/Black Knights not coiming through portal

Cheers anyways Tich, I tried it out but so far but doesn't look like its working. I think its the same for dark angels as well. You should have a go at the campaign,come of the levels are quite fun!

 

[berkut]

Hello. Than you very much for this game, I used to play it, when I was a child.

I have one problem with DK 2. I am Vista user and I have successfully istalled and launched game. It works well, but when I play for some time (for example 10 minutes) program stops working and it resets to windows. I have changed vista compatibility to windows 98 mode and I tried to run game as Administrator. But nothing helps. What should I do?

Sorry for some mistakes in this text. english is only foreign language for me.

 

[flatini]

after i installed the game and click the shortcut on my desktop, the game turns black for a second like its about to load and then goes back to the desktop. why is this happening?

I have the same problem. Appreciate your help... used to play this game a lot when i was a child. awsome game! please help.

 

[kim]

BEFORE YOU POST ! -> READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!

i've seen to many people who asks the same thing over and over -.-


I just got one small problem which is that the game shuts down after a few minutes of playing.. i've read through the pages but no one had any sollution.

Hope someone could help.

 

[r1142]

Hi mate, I have downloaded and burned Dungeon Keeper 2. I use Windows Vista and when I try to access the shortcut once I have installed it the screen goes black for a few seconds as if it is loading, then it just resets to the desktop. I have re-installed and re-downloaded / burned but get same problem. I have ran the shortcut as administrator on Vista and still no game. Please help! Many thanks.

You hav to go to properties and change the windows pack to "Windows XP pack" or something like that

 

[r1142]

it doesn't work for me, i see black blocks everywhere, i think its my graphix card. i've a nvidia geforce 9600 gt with newest drivers. and yes i'm running it with da compactibility thingy's (win 98).

Its not because of ur graphic card. u hav to go to the game options and go to grapic options then check off "hardware excelleration"

 

[r1142]

Do you NEED to burn it onto a disk or is there a way to do it without burning?

no need to burn... just go to the file and if u see "setup" click it.. and it should let u install the game

 

[r1142]

OK.

Download completed.

Disc burned.

Game installed.

Changed compalibility and ran as administrator.

Game loads.

I'm in the clear right? No.

(Game knowledge is needed to understand what I'm about to describe.)

Whenever I start a campaign or Pet Dungeon, the game toolbar pops up on the bottom of the screen as it should, and the narrator guides me through the objectives. HOWEVER, there's no dungeon to be seen. Cursors, buttons, tabs, options, life bar, message bar, everything is there... except the dungeon.

And YES I tried clicking on the Heart symbol by the life counter, and I also clicked the map on the lower left hand corner. Nothing. When i move my cursor around, it changes from hand to hammer, as if hovering over the dungeon, but all I see is blackness.

And I apologize for being redundant. Just trying to be clear.

Now what?

Oh and thank you for posting the link to the game. I cant wait to get it up and running correctly!

You hav to go to the game options and go to grapic options then check off "hardware excelleration"

 

[r1142]

i got the same problem anyone help please

my god... Everyoen has this problem... U hav to go to the game options and go to grapic options then check off "hardware excelleration"

 

[r1142]

Thanks for the upload, Nimrod, but whenever I boot up the game, I get these little black boxes everywhere, and while the rest of the game works fine, it's essentially unplayable due to the little black boxes. I'm running 64-bit windows vista, using an 8800M card with the latest drivers, 4GB of ram, and ran it as an administrator using both the windows 95 and windows 98 compatability settings, neither of which solved the problem. Do I re-download, or does anyone have any suggestions? I have heard nothing but good things about this game, and would really like to give it a go.

Thanks for the upload,
Korgan0

again.... u hav to go to the game options and go to grapic options then check off "hardware excelleration"

 

[Oldgamer]

Most gforce cards are not compactable sometimes it can work after some tricks but most of the time it is impssible

 

[r1142]

it doesn't work for me, i see black blocks everywhere, i think its my graphix card. i've a nvidia geforce 9600 gt with newest drivers. and yes i'm running it with da compactibility thingy's (win 98).

go to the game options and go to grapic options then check off "hardware excelleration"

 

[berkut]

I just got one small problem which is that the game shuts down after a few minutes of playing.. i've read through the pages but no one had any sollution.

I have the same problem. Please HELP

 

[felixsimon]

I have another problem!! at first game worked fine, but as i progressed in campaign, it started to shuts down, after i decreased resolution it started to work properly again, but later it once again started to shuts down and i had to decrease graphic options even more. this repeated several times and now it shuts down on minimum configuration!!!! plus on the menu screen it writes down "you are very low on hard disc space" in red letters, even though i have a LOT of room on ALL my hard drives.
Any ideas on how so solve this problem???!!!