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Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings	2004
Crusader Kings II	2012
Crusader Kings III	2020

Crusader Kings is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view strategy game in the Crusader Kings series.

General information

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

GOG.com		Complete Edition.
Steam		Complete Edition.
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Complete Edition.
Publisher website (unavailable)		Complete Edition.

See here for other shops.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deus Vult

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for the base game is v1.05.

The Japanese release of the Deus Vult expansion received the v2.1.1 patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204940/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204940/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in settings.txt^[1]

Go to the installation folder.
Open settings.txt.
Change 1024 and 768 to the desired resolution.
Save the changes.

Menus are offset at the top-left corner of the screen but gameplay scales correctly.

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
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail only.
German				Retail only.
Italian				Retail only.
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		8

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (204940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Crusader Kings | WSGF

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (204940) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (204940) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Crusader Kings | WSGF

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Paradox Development Studio
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Europa
Release dates
Windows	April 23, 2004
macOS (OS X)	October 28, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Genres	Strategy
Themes	Europe, Historical, Medieval
Series	Crusader Kings

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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows, OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | crusader_kings_complete | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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+{{Availability/row| publisher | https://www.paradoxplaza.com/crusader-kings-complete/CKCK01GSK0000001.html | Steam | Complete Edition. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} See [https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?444620-Crusader-Kings-Where-to-buy-the-game here] for other shops.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Deus Vult | | Windows, OS X }}
 }}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} The latest official patch for the base game is [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1040/7/ v1.05].
+{{ii}} The Japanese release of the Deus Vult expansion received the [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1042/7/ v2.1.1] patch.
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-|uplay                  =
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-|xbox cloud             =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
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+{{Fixbox|description=Set resolution in settings.txt|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/crusader-kings/en Crusader Kings <nowiki>|</nowiki> WSGF]</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
-# Open <code>settings.txt</code>.
+# Open {{file|settings.txt}}.
-# Change <code>1024</code> and <code>768</code> to the resolution you want.
+# Change <code>1024</code> and <code>768</code> to the desired resolution.
-# Save your changes.
+# Save the changes.
 {{ii}} Menus are offset at the top-left corner of the screen but gameplay scales correctly.
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = unknown
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 132: / Line 163: @@
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
@@ Line 188: / Line 219: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = unknown
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 201: / Line 232: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 211: / Line 244: @@
   |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
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+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
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@@ Line 251: / Line 332: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
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+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 271: / Line 352: @@
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 |shader model notes     =
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+|macos arm app          =
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 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
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+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
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+|audio            =
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+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
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+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
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@@ Line 291: / Line 392: @@
 |minHD    = 600 MB
 |minVRAM  = 4 MB
+|minDX    = 9.0c
 }}
 {{References}}