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Knights of the Temple
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade	2004
Knights of the Temple II	2005

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 4 DRM^{[Note 1]}
ZOOM Platform

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Demo version is available here

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or Rename
Go to <path-to-game>\Video Delete or Rename: `cauldron.wlt`, `playlogic.wlt`, `tdk.wlt`

Remove Logo

Instructions

Download Patch and extract to <path-to-game>

Notes

If you want to edit with manually:

Open KOTT2.exe with a hex editor.
On offset 00045AE0 change 7B to EB and save.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\KOTT2.set^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 2]}

Video

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

Issues fixed

Widescreen Resolution

Permanently patch

Download Patch and extract to <path-to-game>
Start the game, change game resolution to 640x480
Its just stretch picture, its breaking aspect ratio.

Notes

If you want to edit it manually, download this file and follow the instructions.

More values available here

Windowed

Force windowed mode
Download ThirteenAG's D3D9 wrapper and extract to <path-to-game> Open d3d9.ini, change `ForceWindowedMode` = `0` to `1`

StarForce Protection Technology

Install FrontLine Drivers Update Tool

Download StarForce Protection Update Tool SFUPDATE
Run sfdrvup.exe and follow the displayed instructions
When the computer turns on, run game as administrator

Notes

If you want to delete all the StarForce Protection components on the system:

Download StarForce Protection Removal Tool SFREMOVE
Run sfdrvrem.exe and follow the displayed instructions.

Cutscenes play too fast, and jumping doesn't work properly leading to random deaths

This is caused by extremely high non-Vsync framerates, especially if the framerate reaches 4 digits.

The ZOOM Platform release had this issue fixed on September 28, 2022.

Cap the framerate to 150 or less

Force Vsync

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only for keyboard and controller (it is not working in modern OS and with X360 controller). Here is flawed guide made by RuThaN how to make game working on modern X360 controller and mouse + keyboard combo,^{[citation needed]} maybe someone can improve it. You need Cursor Lock utility, InvertMouse utility and GLovePie script.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Tracked motion controllers

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate settings for sound and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Download patch
French				Download patch
German				Download patch
Italian				Download patch
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan translation, download
Simplified Chinese
Spanish				Download patch

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Anaglyph. Requires launching the game with a `-sv` launch parameter.
Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX

Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 Athlon XP 2400+
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 8500 Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	ATI Radeon 9800 Nvidia GeForce FX 5900
Other	DVD-ROM

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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

[3] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-4] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-1] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-2] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[5] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[1]

[2]

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-}}
-===3D Anaglyph GamePlay===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use launch parameter|fix=
-* Add <code> -sv</code> to the game's launch parameter.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} For information how to use launch parameters, see [[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]].
 }}
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 {{ii}} This is caused by extremely high non-Vsync framerates, especially if the framerate reaches 4 digits.
 {{++}} The ZOOM Platform release had this issue fixed on September 28, 2022.
-{{Fixbox|description=Cap the framerate to 150 or less|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame_rate_(FPS)#Frame_rate_capping|Cap the framerate to 150 or less]]
-# [[Glossary:Frame_rate_(FPS)#Frame_rate_capping|PCGamingWiki's guide on how to cap the framerate]]
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Force Vsync|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Force Vsync]]
-# [[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|PCGamingWiki's guide on Vsync in general]]
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+|key remap notes           = Only for keyboard and controller (it is not working in modern OS and with X360 controller). Here is flawed guide made by RuThaN how to make game working on modern X360 controller and mouse + keyboard combo,{{cn}} maybe someone can improve it. You need Cursor Lock utility, InvertMouse utility and GLovePie script.
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 |udp  =
 |upnp =
+}}
+==VR support==
+{{VR support
+|native 3d                   = true
+|native 3d notes             = Anaglyph. Requires launching the game with a <code>-sv</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch parameter]].
+|nvidia 3d vision            = false
+|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
+|vorpx                       = false
+|vorpx modes                 =
+|vorpx notes                 =
+|vr only                     = false
+|htc vive                    = false
+|htc vive notes              =
+|oculus rift                 = false
+|oculus rift notes           =
+|osvr                        = false
+|osvr notes                  =
+|windows mixed reality       = false
+|windows mixed reality notes =
+|keyboard-mouse              = true
+|keyboard-mouse notes        =
+|3rd space gaming vest       = false
+|3rd space gaming vest notes =
+|novint falcon               = false
+|novint falcon notes         =
+|trackir                     = false
+|trackir notes               =
+|tobii eye tracking          = false
+|tobii eye tracking notes    =
+|play area seated            = true
+|play area seated notes      =
+|play area standing          = false
+|play area standing notes    =
+|play area room-scale        = false
+|play area room-scale notes  =
 }}
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 |minaudio =
 |mincont  =
-|minother = DVD ROM (game is on DVD no CD)
+|minother = DVD-ROM
 |recOS    = ME, 2000, XP

Developers

	Cauldron
Publishers
Retail	Playlogic Entertainment
Retail	TDK Mediactive
Digital	TopWare Interactive
Release dates
Windows	November 24, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Genres	Action
Series	Knights of the Temple