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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Joymania Entertainment}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Joymania Entertainment}} | ||
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− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interactive Magic|Retail | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interactive Magic|Retail (North America)}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|TopWare Interactive|Retail | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|TopWare Interactive|Retail (Europe); Digital}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Linux Game Publishing|Retail | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Linux Game Publishing|Retail (Linux)}} |
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|gogcom id = 1207658772 | |gogcom id = 1207658772 | ||
+ | |gogcom id side = 1942405627 | ||
|official site= http://www.knights.de/ | |official site= http://www.knights.de/ | ||
|hltb = 14073 | |hltb = 14073 | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
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|wikipedia = Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom | |wikipedia = Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom | ||
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{{Availability/row| ZOOM | knights-and-merchants-the-peasants-rebellion | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| ZOOM | knights-and-merchants-the-peasants-rebellion | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
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− | {{ | + | {{++}} All digital versions include The Peasants Rebellion expansion. |
+ | ==Monetization== | ||
{{DLC| | {{DLC| | ||
{{DLC/row| The Peasants Rebellion | A standalone expansion, but includes all the content from the base game. | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{DLC/row| The Peasants Rebellion | A standalone expansion, but includes all the content from the base game. | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
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===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename KAMLOGO.AVI|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename KAMLOGO.AVI|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 25 July 2023
Developers | |
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Joymania Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Retail (North America) | Interactive Magic |
Retail (Europe); Digital | TopWare Interactive |
Retail (Linux) | Linux Game Publishing |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 18, 1998 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 2001 |
Linux | March 13, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | February 4, 2013 |
Linux (Wine) | March 22, 2016[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Strategy |
Themes | Medieval |
General information
- Knights and Merchants NET - A fan site for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform |
- All digital versions include The Peasants Rebellion expansion.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
The Peasants Rebellion | A standalone expansion, but includes all the content from the base game. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename KAMLOGO.AVI[citation needed] |
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KaM Remake
- KaM Remake is an unofficial fan-made mod for the Knights and Merchants.
Key Points
- Re-balances the singleplayer campaign making it harder in difficulty and adds several user made ones.
- Overall game re-balance with quality of life changes.
- Adds widescreen support.
- Fixes various bugs and glitches.
- Adds some new buildings to the game.
- Adds working multiplayer with server browser and local play.
- Unlocks framerate and adds V-Sync option.
- The cutscenes from the original version of the game are not present in the KaM Remake.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\setup.cfg[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | <path-to-game>/Game/KAM/setup.cfg <path-to-game>/Game/KAMRemake/KaM_Remake_Settings.ini |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\save[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | ~/Library/Containers/com.rune-soft.knightsandmerchants/Data/Library/Application Support/com.rune-soft.knightsandmerchants/ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Containers/com.rune-soft.knightsandmerchants/Data/Library/Application Support/com.rune-soft.knightsandmerchants/ |
Linux | <path-to-game>/Game/KAM/data/save/ <path-to-game>/Game/KAMRemake/Saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Use KaM Remake (requires The Peasants Rebellion). | ||
Multi-monitor | Use KaM Remake (requires The Peasants Rebellion). | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use KaM Remake (requires The Peasants Rebellion). | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use KaM Remake. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
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 | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | SFX and Music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Polish | Audio localization is only available in the retail version, And in (KaM Remake.) | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Via mod (KaM Remake.) | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 6 | |||
Online play | 6 | Official servers are offline; use KaM Remake. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Use KaM Remake. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 5, 7 | [citation needed] |
OpenGL | Mac OS, OS X, and Linux only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | Intel Pentium 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | 300 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible | 8 MB of VRAM |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | 10.8 |
Processor (CPU) | Single core | Single core 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 128 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.2.x or better Linux kernel with glibc-2.1 or later and X-Windows (XFree86 3.3.5 or later) | |
Processor (CPU) | 400 MHz x86 | |
System memory (RAM) | 200 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 450 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ Linux and Steam OS Version available now! :: Knights and Merchants General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023