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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a video game published in 2006 on Windows by Electronic Arts, Inc. It's a strategy game, set in a fantasy, real-time, licensed title, rpg elements and war themes.

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• Program information. Program name: BFME 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a strategy game released in 2006. The game is based on the fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. Tolkien and its live-action film series adaptation.

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What is BFME2?
What is RotWK?
Is there a demo?
What are the minimum system requirements?
Is BFME2 compatible with Windows Vista?
What are the races in the game?
What is this War of the Ring Mode you've mentioned?
You also mentioned Create-a-Hero. What's that?
After I play for a few minutes, all of my units and buildings explode and I lose!
When I try to load a skirmish map, the game crashes to desktop and displays a game.dat error.
Where do I put the replays I downloaded from the downloads section?
What about maps? Where do I put them?
When I try to download from your site, I am asked for a username and password. My forum username & password didn't work. What is the username and password?
There's an unkillable unit! What do I do?
Can I install on Windows 7?
What if I have a question that isn't answered here?

What is BFME2?

The Battle for Middle Earth 2 (BFME2) is a Real Time Strategy (RTS)game from Electronic Arts set in J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle Earth.Featuring six races (Elves, Dwarves, Men of the West, Isengard, Mordor,and the Goblins), BFME2 offers numerous features to allow players toexplore Middle Earth like never before. These include single playercampaigns for both the Forces of Good and the Forces of Evil, the Warof the Ring Mode, Create-a-Hero options, and many maps for singleplayer skirmishes and multiplayer games online or over LAN.

What is RotWK?

RotWK (Rise of the Witch-King) is the official expansion pack for BFME2. In addition to adding a new race Angmar, the expansion adds a numberof new units, heroes, skirmish maps, and enhanced features for theWar of the Ring andCreate-a-Hero sections of the game. See here for a more in depth FAQ on changes in the expansion.

Is there a demo?

There sure is. You can find it here!

What are the minimum system requirements?

Microsoft® Windows® XP
PC with 1.6 Ghz equivalent or higher processor
256 MB of system RAM
512 MB of system RAM for online play with 3 or more players
5.5 GB available hard disk space
16x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
64 MB GeForce3-class video card. (The GeForce 4 MX series is not supported)
Sound card with speakers or headphones.
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
56.6 Kbps or better modem for 1v1 online play.
Broadband connection for online play with 3 or more players.
DirectX 9.0c or above.
To see if your computer can handle the game, go here.

Is BFME2 compatible with Windows Vista?

Somewhat. For some users, it works perfectly, but others have trouble.For those that do, the following may help.

1. BFME2 installs as a normal program and is not set by default to rununder administrator privileges. You should turn this on, to prevent itfreezing when it attempts to go online with the message 'You need todownload the update'. Right click on the shortcut to BFME2, clickproperties, view the security tab and select 'Run as administrator'.

2. If you still run into troubles, you may wish to activate Run undercompatibility mode for Windows XP + SP2 in the same properties dialog.

3. Unstable graphics drivers can cause BFME2 to crash (e.g. the latest100.xx nVidia drivers have this problem), so you may need to updatethem to the latest versions again.

What are the races in the game?

The factions in the game are Elves, Dwarves, Men of the West, Isengard, Mordor, and the Goblins.For a fuller look at them, check out our factions pages.

What is this War of the Ring Mode you've mentioned?

The War of the Ring mode is a Risk-like mode of play in BFME2 and RotWK. Middle Earth is dividedinto territories and players can build their empires by constructing buildings, training units,invading enemy territories, and defending their own on a grand scale. Individual battles can eitherbe auto-resolved or played as a regular skirmish battle.

You also mentioned Create-a-Hero. What's that?

Create-a-Hero is a special feature of the game that allows you to build your own custom hero.There are a variety of choices for race, armor, and weapons as well as statistics and powers. Your heroes can even earn various medals! For more information, you can lookhere for more information.

After I play for a few minutes, all of my units and buildings explode and I lose!

This is an anti-piracy measure installed by EA. If you have a pirated copy of the game, you gotwhat you deserve. If you have a legal copy of the game, simply reinstalling it should solve the problem.

When I try to load a skirmish map, the game crashes to desktop and displays a game.dat error.

There can be a number of reasons. Make sure that your computer is up to the minimum specs(see above) and that you are running the latest version of DirectX.

Where do I put the replays I downloaded from the downloads section?

You have to put them in the Replays folder, which is usually foundat C:Documents and Settingsyour usernameApplication DataMy Battle for Middle Earth 2 filesReplays.If your computer is running Windows Vista, look at C:usersyour usernameAppDataRoamingMy Battle for Middle Earth 2 filesReplays.

What about maps? Where do I put them?

They go in the Maps folder, typically found atC:Documents and Settingsyour usernameApplication DataMy Battle for Middle Earth 2 filesMaps. For computers with Vista,try C:usersyour usernameAppDataRoamingMy Battle for Middle Earth 2 filesMaps.Simply drag or copy and paste the file you downloaded to this folder.

When I try to download from your site, I am asked for a username and password. My forum username & password didn't work. What is the username and password?

You don't need a username and password to download from our site. This is normally caused by a program called Download Accelerator. If you disable it by exiting out of the program, you will be able to download the files.

There's an unkillable unit! What do I do?

This bug has been around for quite a while, but it still has yet to be fixed.There really isn't anything that you can do other than try to avoid the unkillable unit.

Can I install on Windows 7?

There is a bug in the installation process, in which you have to create your own folder called 'maps' in the BFME2 folder located in 'Documents/Application Data', and also an 'options.ini' file. For more information (and what exactly to put in the 'options.ini' file), more is explained on these tech support sites here and here. Many thanks to Mike Garland for e-mailing the information in.

What if I have a question that isn't answered here?

You can either email one of the moderators, who would be more than happy to help you, or you can post in our general discussions forum.

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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

Windows - 2006

Description of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

You can find all needed files, patches, mods and more for LOTR:BFME 2 on ModDB, including the BFME2 HD Edition.

For multiplayer games, go to https://t3aonline.net/, a free custom online server for the Battle for Middle-earth series.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II has an addon available: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, don't miss it!

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How to play The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Windows

Follow this very good tutorial, has download mirrors. Some of the resources are provided our downloads.

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Comments and reviews

GameTime2020-11-07-7 points

Bfme 2 Rise Of The Witch King

how do i put the DAT file in the installation file whne i have no more room to put it in?

Ambrotos2020-08-25-2 points

Good advise DRAGONKINGOFTHESTARS helps to know you know. Great game! Big Thanks myabandonware! peace love and now war ;-)

dragonkingofthestars2020-08-02-1 point

Delete my last comment: the answer is you go to the tutorial up there and download that DAT file it mentions, get's around it. This is why i should not impulse post (grumble)

dragonkingofthestars2020-08-021 point

I agree with Alex, how does one get past being asked to insert a disk?

Alec2020-07-170 point

How do I get past being asked to insert disc 1?

JackHicks2362020-05-262 points

Maybe, one of the best videogames ever made.

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