Posing shots of the Tiger
The Tiger is a starting Creature in Black and White 2, and exclusive to the Collector's Edition of the game, as well as being accessible in the Battle of the Gods expansion. If the expansion pack is installed, the Tiger is selectable in the main game, as well.
In the base game, when the Tiger is unlocked and able to be selected in the first tutorial lands, that he appears in the back-left side of the creature selection area, somewhere behind the Ape, and the Lion.
The Tiger does does not feature as an initially-selectable creature, and, can either be introduced through mods (likewise, with the Turtle, and (Undead skin of the) Gorilla, or must be unlocked through a third party unlocker program.
The aforementioned Unlocker is available at the sites listed, below:
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Alternatives to Acquire the Tiger[]
This process is a lot simpler than it looks, and can be done in less than 3 minutes.
- Create a simple .txt (text) file.
- Open the text file, and click on the open text box, where you'll only need to type one thing.
- Press a following combination of keys, if your keyboard has a number pad, and if you have Num Lock enabled:
- Hold "ALT";
- While continuing to hold ALT, press the numbers (in this exact order, on the number pad): 0210.
- Release the "ALT" key.
- This produces an "Ò" character in the text file (or, merely select and copy that iteration of the character, as you see it appear to the left);
- Save that character, and only that character, in the text file; save/rename the file as "Unlock.dat" (without the "quotation marks"), changing the .txt file extension to the .dat extension.
- Now, cut, or copy, or move this Unlock.dat file, into your game folder. On Windows systems, the directory you'll be looking for may be something like:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Lionhead Studios\Black & White 2
- Now, you only have to create a new game save, from the first Land, to pick the Tiger. No hacks or anything needed, greetings and cheers from Atze Fatze. ;)
Tiger's Details[]
The Tiger is generally more physically powerful than the other Creatures (although its fighting tactics vary, slightly, from other Creatures too), but is also less perceptive, thoughtful, adventurous, and astute, when it comes to learning new things.
It's charismatic, proud, a bit bulky, and yet, as with most felines, deft on its feet. In the expansion game, it's described as powerful (possibly a match for the combat-prowess of the Lion) intelligent (potentially enough to contest that of the Ape), and perhaps speedy enough to rival the Wolf.
The Tiger's Efficacy When Assigned a Role[]
- The Entertainer: A good god can utilize the Tiger to put on grand spectacles for their villagers, and proving to make villagers happy, by proving its potential to be their stoic protector, as well as inspiring your platoons with sheer awe, charging their morale, when they hear its roar sound out to engage enemy forces, and as it prepares to spring into action and pounce on its prey.
- The Gatherer: A good, or industrious god might find the Tiger avidly patrolling and tending woodlands, and watering fields (or having a cat-nap, relaxing in the sun, amongst the fields and bustling villagers), eyeing the occasional farm animal wandering through a meadow, and casually gathering crops and other resources, such as uprooting large trees. It might even excel at breaking up ore rocks with its strength, to bring back to your Storehouses.
- The Builder: A wholly industrious god might find that the Tiger is efficient at raising larger building foundations & projects, focusing modest amounts of his effort on erecting them, with or without villagers' help.
- The Soldier: Lastly, a defensive or aggressive god may find that, when a Tiger marches to the forefront, it will work itself to exhaustion to crush and stomp enemy platoons, shredding them to bits, using its full force. Likewise, probably a terrifying pre-emptive deterrent for enemy platoons, due to its imposing size, frightening roar, and ferocity of its own kind.
The Tiger generally sways towards the Evil alignment, matching its disposition as a fighter, rather than a keeper of the peace, and friend to your Villagers and City.
Trivia[]
- The Tiger features as an enemy creature for the Japanese faction, appearing on the second and last Japanese islands, midway through the game.
- The tiger is, more or less, a re-skinned lion, with many similar animations attached to it; the tiger also possesses the same levels of health, speed, and strength as the lion.
Good Tiger, Neutral Tiger, Evil Tiger.
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| Creatures | |
|---|---|
| Black and White | |
| Starting Creatures | Ape / Cow / Tiger |
| Unlockable Creatures | Brown Bear / Chimpanzee / Lion / Polar Bear / Sheep / Tortoise / Wolf / Zebra |
| Creature Isle Only | Chicken / Crocodile / Rhinoceros |
| Hacked Creatures | Ogre / Rhinoceros |
| Patch Only | Gorilla / Horse / Leopard / Mandrill |
| Black and White 2 | |
| Starting Creatures | Cow / Lion / Ape / Wolf |
| Unlockable Creatures | Tiger |
| Battle of the gods Starting Creature | Turtle |
| Antagonist Creatures | Wolf / Tiger / Gorilla / Undead Gorilla |