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Overlord II

Triumph Studios · Released 2009-06-23
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Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...

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Difficulty Modes
Fixed

One mode, with its mechanics, save rules and death consequence.

Overlord II has a single difficulty and no way to change it. There are no known permadeath or hardcore mechanics in Overlord II natively. However, there is a permadeath enforcement patch available here.

Mode rules
Locked DifficultyThere is no difficulty selector; the balance is the same on every playthrough.
Death ConsequenceAt zero health, retry from the last save stone. Progress after it is lost.
Save rules
Save methodOnly Auto Saves
Death typeReload
PersistenceTemporary
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Permadeath
Via RuleForge
Companion
Playable
Scoring
Modest Challenge34

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Quick facts
DeveloperTriumph Studios
PublisherCodemasters, Electronic Arts
Released2009-06-23
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EA App (Origin)Software

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SecurityOrigin had several credential-stuffing incidents; EA App implements better protection and 2FA.
Features
ControllerNo
Always onlineNo
MicrotransactionsNo
Split screenNo
LANNo
VRNo
HDRNo
SubscriptionNo
Requirements
OSWindows XP
CPUPentium 4 3.0Ghz/Athlon 64bit 3000+
GPUGeForce 6800+/ATI X1600+ with 256MB
DirectXDirectX 9.0c
Storage5GB
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