Difference between revisions of "Warrior Kings"
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m |
(Added GOG Patch that fixes unit warping, as my unofficial patch doesn't seem to fully fix it) |
||
Line 60: | Line 60: | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | ===GOG Patch=== | ||
+ | {{++}} Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Install the GOG Patch|fix= | ||
+ | # Download the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2971-warrior-kings-gog-patch/ patched executable]. | ||
+ | # In {{folder|{{p|game}}}}, rename {{file|warrior_kings.exe}} to {{file|warrior_kings_backup.exe}}. | ||
+ | # Copy the downloaded file {{file|warrior_kings_366_gog.exe}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and rename it to {{file|warrior_kings.exe}}. | ||
+ | }} | ||
===WK Universal Unofficial Patch=== | ===WK Universal Unofficial Patch=== | ||
− | |||
{{++}} Fixes issues with the music, improves framerate when music is on | {{++}} 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) | {{++}} Fixes sight range events not always being sent (like towers not shooting arrows, cutscene not being played in Rescue Tomas) | ||
Line 294: | Line 300: | ||
{{ii}} Units sometimes stop moving and teleport when the framerate is high. | {{ii}} Units sometimes stop moving and teleport when the framerate is high. | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Install the [[# | + | {{Fixbox|description=Install the [[#GOG Patch|GOG Patch]]}} |
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 01:23, 30 April 2024
This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page
by adding an image or additional information.
Developers | |
---|---|
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 | |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | LaserLock DRM | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform |
Essential improvements
GOG Patch
- Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate
Install the GOG Patch |
---|
|
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 |
---|
|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Windowed
Windowed mode[citation needed] |
---|
|
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
---|
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
---|
|
Unit teleportation
- Units sometimes stop moving and teleport when the framerate is high.
Install the GOG Patch |
---|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
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).