Difference between revisions of "King's Bounty: Armored Princess"

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King's Bounty
King's Bounty	1990
King's Bounty: The Legend	2008
King's Bounty: Armored Princess	2009
King's Bounty: Crossworlds	2010
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North	2012
King's Bounty: Legions	2013
King's Bounty: Dark Side	2014
King's Bounty II	2021

King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a singleplayer bird's-eye view TBS game in the King's Bounty series.

An updated version is included in international retail and digital releases of King's Bounty: Crossworlds.

General information

Official forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		Crossworlds Platinum Version. Included King's Bounty: Crossworlds and King's Bounty: The Legend^[1]

A free demo can be installed on Steam: steam://install/3190.

Essential improvement

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Kings Bounty Armored Princess\data\video`. Delete or rename `1c_logo_eng.ogm`, `katauri_logo_kbap_800x600.ogm`, and `kbap_eng_800x600.ogm`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Kings Bounty Princess\game.ini
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3170/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Kings Bounty Princess\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3170/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Startup crash if launching the game when the resolution is no longer available. Fix by deleting or editing the configuration file.

Windowed

Set in game.ini^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open game.ini.
Change setf ~windowed 0 to setf ~windowed 1

Notes

Fullscreen bordered window requires adjusting setf ~screenresoultionx and setf ~screenresoultiony

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also available.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate sliders for music and sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Local retail version only.
Russian
Spanish				Retail version. Translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.02 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI or Nvidia video card 256 MB of VRAM

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3170/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3170) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3170/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (3170) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3170/.

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

[5] The app ID (3170) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[1]

[Note 1]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = kings bounty armored princess.jpg
@@ Line 5: / Line 4: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Katauri Interactive}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2009-2018}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Entertainment|2018-2022}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Publishing|2022-present}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|TheEngine}}
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|king-s-bounty-armored-princess|rating}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time, Turn-based }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | TBS }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | King's Bounty }}
 |steam appid  = 3170
-|gogcom id    = 1207659154
+|gogcom id    =
 |hltb         = 5017
 |igdb         = king-s-bounty-armored-princess
+|lutris       = kings-bounty-armored-princess
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = kings-bounty-armored-princess
+|mobygames    = 44353
 |wikipedia    = King's Bounty: Armored Princess
 |winehq       = 10975
 |license      = commercial
+|official site= http://princess.kingsbountygame.com/
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} Updated version included in [[King's Bounty: Crossworlds]].
+|introduction      =
+|release history   = An updated version is included in international retail and digital releases of [[King's Bounty: Crossworlds]].
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://princess.kingsbountygame.com/ Official website]
 {{mm}} [http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/ Official forums]
-{{GOG.com links|1207659154|kings_bounty_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/3170/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3530-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | kings-bounty-armored-princess | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_bounty_crossworlds_goty | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Bounty: Crossworlds]]. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | kings-bounty-armored-princess | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 3170 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| ZOOM | kings-bounty-armored-princess | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| MacApp | id500625736 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | Crossworlds Platinum Version. Included [[King's Bounty: Crossworlds]] and [[King's Bounty: The Legend]]<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513142701/http://www.gamesforwindows.com:80/en-US|title=Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo can be installed on Steam: <code>steam://install/3190</code>.
-===Demo===
+==Essential improvement==
-A free demo can be installed on Steam: <code>steam://install/3190</code>.
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename video files|fix=
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Kings Bounty Armored Princess\data\video}}.
+# Delete or rename {{file|1c_logo_eng.ogm}}, {{file|katauri_logo_kbap_800x600.ogm}}, and {{file|kbap_eng_800x600.ogm}}.
+}}
 ==Game data==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Kings Bounty Princess\}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Kings Bounty Princess\game.ini}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 73: / Line 84: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Kings Bounty Princess\}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
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 |discord                   =
 |discord notes             =
-|epic games launcher       = unknown
+|epic games launcher       = false
 |epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy                = true
+|gog galaxy                =
 |gog galaxy notes          =
 |origin                    =
@@ Line 96: / Line 107: @@
 ==Video==
+{{Image|King's Bounty Armored Princess general settings.png|General settings}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
@@ Line 108: / Line 120: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = false
@@ Line 117: / Line 129: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          =
+|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
 |hdr                        = unknown
@@ Line 136: / Line 151: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Set in game.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>game.ini</code>.
+# Open {{file|game.ini}}.
 # Change <code>setf ~windowed 0</code> to <code>setf ~windowed 1</code>
@@ Line 154: / Line 169: @@
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = true
-|invert mouse y-axis notes =
+|invert mouse y-axis notes = X-axis inversion also available.
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
@@ Line 213: / Line 228: @@
 |surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = false
+|subtitles                = n/a
 |subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
-|closed captions          = false
+|closed captions          = n/a
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = always on
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 293: / Line 310: @@
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
-  |notes     = Retail version, [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=314 download].
+  |notes     = Retail version.<br>Translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Urq3Y7hfFBSZqGZ6hGv8H6lc2_yc-IIa/view?usp=drive_link download].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 301: / Line 318: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 323: / Line 340: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
@@ Line 330: / Line 348: @@
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Katauri Interactive
Publishers
2009-2018	1C Company
2018-2022	1C Entertainment
2022-present	Fulqrum Publishing
Engines
	TheEngine
Release dates
Windows	April 10, 2009
macOS (OS X)	April 18, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	TBS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	King's Bounty