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The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king is a 2006 strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by EA Games.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-kingВластелин Колец: Битва за Средиземье II - Под знаменем Короля-чародеяเดอะลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์: แบทเทิลฟอร์มิดเดิลเอิร์ธ II - ไรส์ออฟเดอะวิทช์คิง指环王 中土战争2：巫王之崛起魔戒：中土戰爭Ⅱ：巫王的崛起A Gyűrűk Ura: Harc Középföldéért II - A Boszorkánykirály FelemelkedéseDer Herr der Ringe: Die Schlacht um Mittelerde II - Aufstieg des HexenkönigsEl Señor de los Anillos: La Batalla por la Tierra Media II – El Resurgir del Rey BrujoIl Signore degli Anelli: La Battaglia per la Terra di Mezzo II - L'Ascesa del Re StregoneLe Seigneur des Anneaux: La Bataille pour la Terre du Milieu II - L'Avènement du Roi-sorcierO Senhor dos Anéis: A Batalha pela Terra Média II - A Ascensão do Rei BruxoPán prstenů: Bitva o Středozemi II - Vzkříšení Černokněžného králeRingarnas Herre: Slaget om Midgård II - Häxkungens TidRingenes Herre: Kampen om Midgard II - HeksekongenRotWKWładca pierścieni: Bitwa o Śródziemie II - Król NazguliLe Seigneur Des Anneaux: La Bataille Pour La Terre Du Milieu II: L'Avenement Du Roi SorcierRingenes Herre: Kampen om Midgard II: HeksekongenThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 - The Rise of the Witch-KingВластелин Колец: Битва за Средиземье 2. Под знаменем Короля-чародея魔戒：中土戰爭Ⅱ(資料片)：巫王的崛起The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-kingDie Schlacht um Mittelerde 2 – Aufstieg des HexenkönigsEl Señor de los Anillos: la batalla por la Tierra Media II: el resurgir del Rey BrujoIl Signore degli Anelli: La battaglia per la Terra di Mezzo 2: L'ascesa del Re stregoneLe Seigneur des anneaux : La Bataille pour la Terre du Milieu II - L'Avènement du Roi-SorcierThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch Kingارباب حلقه‌ها: نبرد برای سرزمین میانه ۲: قیام پادشاه جادوگر중간계 전투2: 마술사왕의 부활

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About The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king is a real-time strategy video game published by Electronic Arts, based on the Lord of the Rings film series based on the book, directed by Peter Jackson. The Rise of the Witch-king is the official expansion to The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, which was published by the same company and released in 2006, for Microsoft Windows.

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The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:

Windows (2006)

  • BFME_2_+_Rise_of_the_Witch_King.rarEN3.75 GB
  • Instructions BFME_2_+_Rise_of_the_Witch_King.rar

    How to play on Windows

    1. Click on the download button. It should redirect you to your download. Make sure you download the file properly and that your internet does not disconnect while downloading.
    2. While waiting for your download, make sure that you have a software called Daemon Tools installed on your computer.
    3. Extract the “BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” folder to your desktop.
    4. Drag the folder to your C:// disc on your computer.
    5. Open the “BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” folder and then open the “Game Files” folder.

    Instructions for The Battle for Middle Earth 2

    1. Open the folder called BFME2 and then the folder called BFME2 Installer. Inside the BFME Installer folder, you want to double click on the file called AutoRun.exe and the installer for The Battle for Middle Earth 2 should launch. Go through the game setup – at some point they will ask you to insert a CD-key. Use any one of these and finish the installation:
      • HNB3-GRYM-GLUS-HKTU-Y9V8
      • XLWW-55XX-5MB8-Q6QJ-5JAP
      • 42FP-FQES-GW72-MT37-MCGQ
      • QJXX-3TVM-EE2V-NUYU-SWDW
      • 3QWW-QZQ7-USET-Z8NQ-WUYB
      • HZKB-QJTS-W5E3-83PJ-K9AA
      • ATK3-5TTF-9HJH-3TRW-2F8F
      • M9NN-6NWW-5VRB-5KLN-EVV3
    2. If you run the game now, they will ask you to insert a CD so it will not work. What you have to do, is open up the software called Daemon Tools and then select add a new drive. You want the virtual drive to be “SCSI” and then select “Add drive”. If this part is a bit complicated, watch the video below and you can see how I did it for clearer instructions. You then want to drag the “MI-BFME2.mds” file (it will be 9KB) into the empty drive on Daemon tools. Note: If Daemon Tools doesn't work, then use WinCDEmu.
    3. The next step, is that you want to go back into the folder called “Game Files”. In here, you want to open the “Options.ini” file (double click it). You will see a line of code which says “Resolution = 1920 1080”. You want to change these numbers to the resolution of your computer, and then save the document.
    4. Next, you want to click on your start menu and then search for %appdata% and you want to click on the %appdata% folder. This is usually C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming. Inside this folder, you want to find the folder called “My Battle for Middle-earth ™ II Files”. You want to open that folder, and then you want to copy, and then paste, the “Options.ini” file from step 3 into the “My Battle for Middle-earth ™ II Files” folder.
    5. You can now run the game from the desktop shortcut, and the insert a CD message should go away.
    6. Enjoy the game!

    Instructions for The Battle for Middle-earth 2: The Rise of the Witch-king (you need to download the base game first)

    1. You will need to have The Battle for Middle-earth 2 base game installed before you can install this, so do the previous steps first!
    2. Open the folder called Rise of the Witch King and then the folder called RoTWK Installer. Inside the
    3. RoTWK Installer folder, you want to double click on the file called AutoRun.exe and the installer for The Rise of the Witch-king should launch. Go through the game setup – at some point they will ask you to insert a CD-key. Use any one of these:
      • HE55-26J3-XSSL-A58B-BZ96
      • YQFX-M2HH-LM62-NJ9T-KMZG
      • TJLC-V87P-E5CY-ELRS-VLYP
      • DJ7F-LB8A-NZDE-BJXN-8X8M
      • 3WH9-CR7P-4UPH-PPQE-DT39
      • GG22-XGJA-GQ96-YJJS-NKVG
      • HR55-MLNM-WFJN-UNWR-4X6T
      • JW9R-97QL-NRFW-QAFL-UDEX
    4. If you run the game now, they will ask you to insert a CD so it will not work. What you have to do, is open up the software called Daemon Tools and then select add a new drive. You want the virtual drive to be “SCSI” and then select “Add drive”. You then want to drag the “RotWk_Maxi-TheSmokingMan.mds” file (it will be 5KB) into the empty drive on Daemon tools.
    5. Next, you want to click on your start menu and then search for %appdata% and you want to click on the %appdata% folder. This is usually C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming. Inside this folder, you want to find the folder called “My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files”. You want to open that folder, and then you want to copy, and then paste, the “Options.ini” file from before into the “My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files” folder.
    6. You can now run the game from the desktop shortcut.
    7. Enjoy the game!

    Instructions for The Battle for Middle-earth 2: The Rise of the Witch-king (YOU NEED BFME 2 FIRST)

    1. You will need to have The Battle for Middle-earth 2 base game installed before you can install this, so do the previous steps first!
    2. Open the folder called Rise of the Witch King and then the folder called RoTWK Installer. Inside the
    3. RoTWK Installer folder, you want to double click on the file called AutoRun.exe and the installer for The Rise of the Witch-king should launch. Go through the game setup – at some point they will ask you to insert a CD-key. Use any one of these:
      • HE55-26J3-XSSL-A58B-BZ96
      • YQFX-M2HH-LM62-NJ9T-KMZG
      • TJLC-V87P-E5CY-ELRS-VLYP
      • DJ7F-LB8A-NZDE-BJXN-8X8M
      • 3WH9-CR7P-4UPH-PPQE-DT39
      • GG22-XGJA-GQ96-YJJS-NKVG
      • HR55-MLNM-WFJN-UNWR-4X6T
      • JW9R-97QL-NRFW-QAFL-UDEX
    4. If you run the game now, they will ask you to insert a CD so it will not work. What you have to do, is open up the software called Daemon Tools and then select add a new drive. You want the virtual drive to be “SCSI” and then select “Add drive”. You then want to drag the “RotWk_Maxi-TheSmokingMan.mds” file (it will be 5KB) into the empty drive on Daemon tools.
    5. Next, you want to click on your start menu and then search for %appdata% and you want to click on the %appdata% folder. This is usually C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming. Inside this folder, you want to find the folder called “My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files”. You want to open that folder, and then you want to copy, and then paste, the “Options.ini” file from before into the “My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files” folder.
    6. You can now run the game from the desktop shortcut.
    7. Enjoy the game!

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90 thoughts on “The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king”

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    Ahoy. i am trying to install this, it is installed and i don’t need to use CD but it needs a D3DX9_27.DLL file which isn’t there. how can that be fixed?
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    **Compatibility settings:** Run the game in **Windows Vista SP2 mode** (Compatibility tab). Do NOT run as Administrator.

    **Virtual CD workaround:** Mount the game discs with **WinCDEmu** so they remain permanently mounted, even after reboot.

    **options.ini in AppData:** Place a working config at:
    C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\My Battle for Middle-earth(tm) II Files\options.ini

    Use this content:
    […paste the ini above…]

    **Folder names:** Confirm your %appdata% folders are named:
    – My Battle for Middle-earth(tm) II Files
    – My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files (if using the expansion)

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    I tried several times, But I failed to install and play the game. After completing the installation when I click to open the game icon it says please incert the correct DVD Rom whatever like this. Anyone please help me to play this game.
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    Everyone looking for a way to play the game. In 2024 some nice people made a lot of effort and created this awesome All in One launcher for BFME2/RotWK etc.

    You can also easily play wit friends together via it. Just had same problem with game not runnin with this link, so I used it, and worked immediately out of the box, so happy about it now :DDD

    https://bfmeladder.com/

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    It doesn’t give me the My Battle for Middle earth 2/Rise Of The Witck-King folders in C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming

    Anybody know a solution?

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      I had this problem, and finally figured out how to get the folder to be created:

      After completing the step 1 (installing BFME2) I right clicked on the game shortcut that was created – followed the advice of Peter:
      **Compatibility settings:** Run the game in **Windows Vista SP2 mode**

      Once I tried running the game from that shortcut (it failed to run but created the folder)

      Now complete the steps and the game has worked for me!
      (Using WinCDEmu – Daemon tools didn’t work)
      (Using WinRAR to extract for the first step – because the basic windows extraction failed)

      Hope this helps!

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    For those still having trouble with the entire setup, here are some tips since besides following the above steps there is still some stuff you need to do or configure in between them, this includes some troubleshooting for those who are not tech-savvy.

    1.) Extractions Problems // Just the built-in Windows file extraction or any other alternative.

    2.) AutoRun.exe Problems // After successfully extracting the files place the entire installation files on your main drive (C: Drive), and make there no duplicate folders meaning when going one level deep in the parent folder named “C:\BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” the only folder you should see next is “Game Files” it would then be like this “C:\BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King\Game Files”. If there’s an extra “BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” folder make that the parent folder instead.

    3.) Mounting Problems // You need to mount only the .mds file. To do this best tool to use and the easiest is WinCDEmu, you just download the latest version on GitHub. Just install the tool wherever on don’t change any configurations, the default is already good enough. Then, once you have that installed the .mds file will now be an “executable” file since it gets auto-detected by WindCDEmu as a mountable file. Just double-click the .mds file and it will mount it to a virtual drive and that’s it.

    You can then proceed to perform the actual game installation and it should go smoothly.

    ***If you did this but did not do No.2, it will show an error message asking to insert a CD. It’s because when you have a physical CD it extracts the file from your main drive, so to emulate that you need to install files you get from this site placed on your C: Drive. The mounting part is just emulating having a physical CD inserted as if your computer has a CD/DVD player. Most younger folks are not aware of this since most games are now digital, back then they were all in CDs and you have to keep the CD in (most of the time) to play the game.

    4.) DirectX Problem // You need to configure the “Options.ini” file included in the zip package that you get here. Change the resolution values to the resolution of your current monitor screen (this is for the first time launch, then you can edit video settings in-game).

    5.) Insert CD Problem When Launching Game // YOU NEED TO APPLY A PATCH FOR THIS.

    ***READ FIRST

    ============== No-CD Patch for v1.06 ==============

    1.) Make sure BFME2 (Base Game) is properly installed and is patched to version v1.06, otherwise, the game will simply crash on launch.

    2.) Copy the “game.dat” file to each to the BFME2 installation folder and click yes to every prompt.

    3.) This should now apply the No-CD Patch and you can then launch the game without it asking to insert a CD every time.

    3.1) You can backup the original game.dat file by renaming it first just in case there would be any errors.

    ===================================================

    ***READ SECOND

    ============== No-CD Patch for v2.01 ==============

    1.) Make sure BFME2 (Base Game) is properly installed first and is patched to version v1.06, otherwise, the game will simply crash on launch.

    2.) Make sure ROTWK (Add-On Expansion) is also properly installed and is patched to v2.01.

    2.) Copy the “game.dat” file to each to the ROTWK installation folder and click yes to every prompt.

    3.) This should now apply the No-CD Patch and you can then launch the game without it asking to insert a CD every time.

    3.1) You can backup the original game.dat file by renaming it first just in case there would be any errors.

    ***Make sure you don’t make the mistake of copying the same game.dat on both installation folders as it would not work.

    ===================================================

    ***You can get the said files from the MyAbandoware website or ModDB.

    5.) That should deal with most of the installation and launching issues. If there’s any that I missed, just reply and we’ll take a look.

    1.) Extractions Problems // Just the built-in Windows file extraction or any other alternative.

    2.) AuoRun.exe Problems // After successfully extracting the files place the entire installation files on your main drive (C: Drive), and make there no duplicate folders meaning when going one level deep in the parent folder named “C:\BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” the only folder you should see next is “Game Files” it would then be like this “C:\BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King\Game Files”. If there’s an extra “BFME 2 + Rise of the Witch King” folder make that the parent folder instead.

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    I need help. I managed to install it and also installed DirectX, but when I click to start the game, it stays on the loading screen and then closes without opening. What should I do?
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    I had all the problems mentioned here, but in the end I managed to solve them by following all the instructions. I will leave some tips that can help.

    0. PLACE THE INSTALLATION FILES IN “C://”.

    1. “DAEMON TOOLS DOES NOT WORK IN THIS GAME”. I used WinCDEmu and it solved my Disk problem.

    2. DirectX problem. I opened the “Options.ini” file and adjusted the resolution to the resolution I use on my PC. Resolved.

    Have a good game!

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