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− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Empire Interactive|Europe}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Empire Interactive|Retail (Europe)}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|United States}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Retail (United States), digital}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega|Japan}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega|Retail (Japan)}} |
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | cd | {{DRM|SafeDisc}} | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | cd | {{DRM|SafeDisc}} | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | warrior_kings_battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | warrior_kings_battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Steam | 299070 | | + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 299070 | DRM-free | | | Windows }} |
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | warrior-kings-battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | warrior-kings-battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
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{{++}} Adds widescreen resolutions in the settings. | {{++}} Adds widescreen resolutions in the settings. | ||
− | {{++}} Improves modding | + | {{++}} Improves modding and allows custom maps |
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{{Fixbox|description=Install WK Universal Unofficial Patch|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Install WK Universal Unofficial Patch|fix= | ||
− | # Download the [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/WARKC/discussions/0/1319961618834033179/ patch] | + | # Download the [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/WARKC/discussions/0/1319961618834033179/ patch]. |
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{{Fixbox|description=Custom resolution in registry|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Custom resolution in registry|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix= | ||
− | # Go to | + | # Go to {{registry|{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer}} |
# Change <code>default_screen_width</code> and <code>default_screen_height</code> to the desired resolution. | # Change <code>default_screen_width</code> and <code>default_screen_height</code> to the desired resolution. | ||
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Developers | |
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Black Cactus | |
Publishers | |
Retail (Europe) | Empire Interactive |
Retail (United States), digital | Strategy First |
Retail (Japan) | Sega |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
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 | |
---|---|
Warrior Kings | 2002 |
Warrior Kings: Battles | 2003 |
Warnings
Warrior Kings: Battles is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Warrior Kings series.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
WK Universal Unofficial Patch
- Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate
- Fixes issues with the music, improves framerate when music is on
- Adds widescreen resolutions in the settings.
- Improves modding and allows custom maps
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 Battles[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299070/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\saved[Note 4] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299070/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Widescreen resolution
WKB Gamestarter[citation needed] |
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Use the WKB Gamestarter to set the resolution. |
Custom resolution in registry[citation needed] |
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|
Windowed
Windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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Online play | 8 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues fixed
Graphical glitches
Graphical glitches[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Me, 2000, XP and later | |
Processor (CPU) | 733 MHz x86 CPU | 1 GHz x86 CPU |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (299070) 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).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology