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*** STEAM USERS: DO NOT ALLOW STEAM TO VERIFY GAME FILES OR EVERYTHING WILL BE OVERWRITTEN. 
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*** PROGRAM FILES FOLDER: 90% OF PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED BY INSTALLING THE GAME SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN C:\Program Files\*
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DF2 UNFREEZE FIX
  - When your DF2 game appears to freeze, simply press the INSERT key on your keyboard and your game should resume like normal. 
  - HUGE thanks and full credit to Frank on the Novahq.net forums for information on how to fix this terrible freeze bug!

DF2 64Hz Update
  - Increases the tick rate for the game for smoother online play. 
  - HUGE thanks and full credit to Big Baked Bean for creating the 64Hz patch!

Lobby + VON Fix
  - Corrected the NovaWorld hostname so the game appears in the NovaWorld lobby. 
  - Disables VON on game launch. Do not go into the VON settings in game or it will still crash.

Startup.htm + IBrowse.dll Fix
  - Allows you to select the official NovaWorld lobby or alternate NOVAHQ lobby. 
  - Updated IBrowse enables smoother fonts in the lobby.

  - Copy all files from the "DF2_Fixer" folder to your games folder. Replace all files when asked.

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Win10/11 Fix **(Only if you have borders or a grey screen)**

  - Use this to remove borders, enable full screen and fix the grey screen issues in recent Windows 10 / Windows 11 versions.
  - You can use the dgVoodooCpl.exe to play with the graphic options but the provided dgVoodoo.conf has tested to work.
  - You do not need to run dgVoodooCpl.exe with the game. Just drop the files in the games folder and forget about it.
  - Read more about dgVoodoo here: https://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/

  - Copy all files from the "Win11Fix" folder to your games folder. Replace all files when asked.

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*** REPLACE ALL FILES IN YOUR GAMES FOLDERS WITH THE PROVIDED FILES. 
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Enjoy the game!

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