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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Following patches only work on v1.4 copies (digital releases come with v1.4). | ||
+ | {{--}} There is unfortunately no easy way to patch retail v1.0-v1.3 releases to v1.4 yet, as v1.3 to v1.4 patches were never officially released (due to publisher switch). | ||
===GOG Patch=== | ===GOG Patch=== | ||
{{++}} Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate | {{++}} Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate |
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Developers | |
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Black Cactus | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Zonic Limited |
Publishers | |
Retail | Microïds |
Retail (Mac OS) | Feral Interactive |
Digital | Strategy First |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 28, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | August 25, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Warrior Kings |
Warrior Kings | |
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Warrior Kings | 2002 |
Warrior Kings: Battles | 2003 |
Warnings
Warrior Kings is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Warrior Kings series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | LaserLock DRM | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform |
Essential improvements
- Following patches only work on v1.4 copies (digital releases come with v1.4).
- There is unfortunately no easy way to patch retail v1.0-v1.3 releases to v1.4 yet, as v1.3 to v1.4 patches were never officially released (due to publisher switch).
GOG Patch
- Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate
Install the GOG Patch |
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WK Universal Unofficial Patch
- Fixes issues with the music, improves framerate when music is on
- Fixes sight range events not always being sent (like towers not shooting arrows, cutscene not being played in Rescue Tomas)
- Improves modding (allows custom maps, patch BCPs, custom campaigns, ...)
Install WK Universal Unofficial Patch |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297570/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\saved[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297570/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Windowed
Windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues fixed
Graphical glitches
- This bug seems to occur on Windows 10 and/or recent Intel Graphics drivers.
Graphical glitches fix[citation needed] |
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Unit teleportation
- Units sometimes stop moving and teleport when the framerate is high.
Install the GOG Patch |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, XP, ME |
Processor (CPU) | 733 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (297570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).