Disciples 2 Gold

Surprise! It works! You just need a little setup first: After installing the game, go to the game's folder. Delete DDraw.dll. Then set Discipl2.exe to Windows XP (Service pack 2) compatibility mode. Open ConfigEditor.exe. Make sure to check-in "Use Direct3D" and "Compatibility mode". Now it works under Win10! Magic! (You need only to do this with Gallean's Return, in the case of Rise of the Elves, just open ConfigEditor.exe, and check-in "Use Direct3D" and "Compatibility mode". ) I can't say much about the game itself. It's a beautiful classic, a must have!

Disciples 2 is a fantastic turn-based fantasy strategy game. Instead of commanding armies, you built yourself groups of heroes and their guards to wander around the map, claiming resources, freeing cities and doing battles with other heroes. They gain experience, level up and gain new skills. A lot of items like potions or equipment can be found and used by those heroes, as are quests, so it sometimes feels like a RPG. You should save often though, as a loss of one of your group of heroes can be game deciding. Once you gain an understanding of the mechanics of the game, the civilization feeling will settle in with "just one more round", until you realize that it's already 4 in the morning :) A map will take quite long from start to finish, especially if you play it the first time. Unfortunately, the autosave will save at the _end_ of your turn, when you have done all your actions, before the enemies have their turn. Also, only one autosave slot exists, so it would be wise to manually save every 3-5 turns. Battles between groups are nicely done and remind of trading card games like Magic. Every unit has one way to attack, heroes can use equipped potions, units can defend, heal, etc.The tactical side shines in the combination of the different unit types and their strengths/weaknesses against other types. It's possible, although hard, to win with 'lesser' units against stronger groups, but the reverse is also true, so save often. The graphics are nice, especially the 2D world view, which has a lot of small details, like flowing waterfalls, reflections of ships in the water, flying flocks of birds, etc. The landscape changes with your influence, so it's very rewarding to see the area in your kingdom turning to lush green fields, or hell-like, sulfurous wastelands. The graphics in the combat screen are good, with really great animations. The two groups are standing opposed of each other, and it reminded me a bit of Final Fantasy. The story and setting is a dark fantasy world (which reminded me of Warhammer). Every race has it's own believable goals in the main story line, and the story is told from different point of views. The unit portraits are done nicely, as is the interface - although it's a bit clunky for my taste. With 5 races and three campaigns plus a big selection of solo maps and a map editor, there's really a lot to do. One of the biggest disadvantages of this game is it's difficulty. Although the complexity and learning curve are not that big, the maps and the enemies you'll face on them are quite hard, and you'll find yourself quickloading a lot of times. Leveling is not restricted to your units only, as the enemy will also level up. This means a lost battle is also a double gain for the enemy and when you are on the loosing track it's very hard to impossible to swing the outcome around. Unfortunately, you'll notice this not until it's often too late, so save often. tl;dr summary: A good strategy game that will keep you in it's grip if you give it the chance, and it's an entertaining timesink like civilization. But save often.

worked with Windows 8... I've been looking for this game for so long, but I couldn't find a compatible one with my Windows 8. I remembered good ol' gog but sadly, this one only supports Windows 7... Disciples works with Windows 8, but Disciples 2 does not :( I've opened a support ticket, and a fellow named Genoan told me that the Product Team was working on it. I hope they will make it so that I can finally play this game under Windows 8 ..

Хотел купить для коллекции, так как игра запомнилась. Прошел всю и не пожалел. Но не куплю без русского языка. А заявления "что купи поставь русский" - не хочу слышать. Хочу чтоб все работало сразу.

The game first did crash on Win 10 for me no matter what I set it up to in the different config programs that come with it and whether I setup compatibility mode in Windows or not. Unfortunately there is no documentation from GOG what the files they packed with the program do and how you have to use them. Do I have to use the ConfigEditor and/or DXCfg and to what do I have to set them? Do I have to setup a compatibility mode and if so how exactly? You have to figure these things out by yourself via trial and error and/or by searching the forums and the internet. The only thing that worked for me in the end was to delete ddraw.dll from the games folder.