Game Ranger has some mild annoyances, but it does in fact work! A couple things to keep in mind:

Run the game! You will no longer need the ISO mounted, or the DVD inserted in your drive.Īlthough the official servers closed down long ago, the fan community has even figured out how to re-enable online server functionality.

During the installation process choose the standard (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) version if you have a 4:3 monitor or 16:9 one.

Download and install Patch 2.02 (there are two steps to this).

If you need more serial keys for this process, here you go (but a key should not be needed):.

You only have to change your serial key with Rise of the Witch-King's one. The process is equivalent to point 3 and 4 of The Battle for Middle-earth II installation.

Download the clean ISO of The Rise of the Witch-king - 4.2 GB (Mirror 1) (Mirror 2).

RotWK will not work on its own, as it is merely an expansion pack (but it is better than the original).

Make sure you have installed BFME2 as per our guide above.

Install Rise of the Witch-King (expansion) v1.06 is required to play Rotwk (you want this).

Download and install the latest EA patch Patch 1.06 (Select the game language you installed).

I used the first one and it worked without issue:

If the above sounds too scary or doesn't work, you can try this list of cd keys I found on another website.

You will need some unzip program like 7-Zip.

Antivirus programs and Google may flag this file as a virus, it's not.

Install the game from the now-mounted disk image.

If you have Windows 10, supposedly, you can just open it and install it (untested). If you already have the original game CDs or DVD, however, you can just insert it in the DVD drive.

iso file with Daemon Tools or equivalent program.

Download the clean ISO of The Battle for Middle-earth II - 5.54 GB (Mirror 1) (Mirror 2).

Daemon Tools is legit as freeware goes, but BE SURE TO OPT OUT OF THE INCLUDED ADWARE WHEN INSTALLING IT ! (supposedly, Dameon Tools-like programs can be emulated in Windows 10, but I don't know how to do this)

Download and install Daemon Tools Lite or any equivalent program which works best for you.

Install The Battle for Middle-earth II (original release) Because this game is likely to stay abandonware forever, this is probably the best example of 'software piracy' done ethically correct.īFME II: Rise of the Witch King (the expansion) The game is outright abandonware (EA lost the license and won't make a deal to get it recirculated) and yet an active community still remains that has continually updated the game with more goodies, better textures, etc.

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