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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Kohan II Kings of War cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Kohan II Kings of War cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|TimeGate Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|TimeGate Studios}}
|publishers  =  
+
|publishers  =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Global Star Software}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 21, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 21, 2004}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|kohan-ii-kings-of-war|81}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|kohan-ii-kings-of-war|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{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/series            | Kohan }}
 
|steam appid  = 97130
 
|steam appid  = 97130
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 5114
 +
|igdb        = kohan-ii-kings-of-war
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
+
|mobygames    = 15381
 +
|wikipedia    = Kohan_II:_Kings_of_War
 
|winehq      = 2334
 
|winehq      = 2334
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Kohan}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/97130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/97130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| retail |  | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|5}}. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 97130 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 97130 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/KohanIiKingsOfWarDemo Archive.org].
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
 +
===Patches===
 +
====Retail game====
 +
{{ii}} '''1.1.4.0''' (200?-??)
 +
{{ii}} '''1.1.5.0''' (200?-??)
 +
{{ii}} '''1.2.3.0''' (2005-01) Last official. Included in the 'Kohan Warchest boxset'.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Kohan 2 Video Options.png|Video options menu.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Can choose one of four presets for hotkey mappings.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Kohan 2 Audio Options.png|Audio options menu.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = n/a
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/596-kohan-ii-kings-of-war-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
 +
|fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = true
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 8
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0b
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
|cutscenes        =  
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 98, SE, ME, 2000
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 256 MB
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 700 MB
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 3
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0b
 +
|minaudio = 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible
  
|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9500
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:50, 17 September 2023

Kohan II: Kings of War
Kohan II: Kings of War cover
Developers
TimeGate Studios
Publishers
Global Star Software
Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows September 21, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 81
Taxonomy
Series Kohan
Kohan II: Kings of War on HowLongToBeat
Kohan II: Kings of War on IGDB
Kohan II: Kings of War on MobyGames
Kohan II: Kings of War on Wikipedia
Kohan
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns 2001
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift 2001
Kohan II: Kings of War 2004

Warnings

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

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM 5 DRM.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

Retail game

1.1.4.0 (200?-??)
1.1.5.0 (200?-??)
1.2.3.0 (2005-01) Last official. Included in the 'Kohan Warchest boxset'.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/97130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/97130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video options menu.
Video options menu.

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

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Can choose one of four presets for hotkey mappings.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio options menu.
Audio options menu.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Retail only; download for digital releases.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0b
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, SE, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0b compatible
Sound (audio device) 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References