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Seven Kingdoms
Seven Kingdoms	1997
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries	1998
Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars	1999
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest	2008
Seven Kingdoms 2 HD	2015

Seven Kingdoms is a singleplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Seven Kingdoms series.

An expanded re-release titled Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries shipped in June 1998 with new factions and terrains. The original release can be updated for free with the Ancient Adversaries Upgrade.^[1]

General information

7kfans.com official open source project site

Seven Kingdoms Fans Message Board

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Official website		Open-source version (2.15.4)
Official website		Open-source version (2.15.4)
GamersGate
GOG.com		Older version (2.0)
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Open source version is recommended, since it works better with newer hardware and ports are available for other operating systems (OS X, Linux).

Free demo versions of the original and Ancient Adversaries are available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Ancient Adversaries Upgrade

The Ancient Adversaries Upgrade turns the original release into Ancient Adversaries.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\7kfans.com\7kaa\CONFIG.DAT
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/450140/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

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
Windows	%APPDATA%\7kfans.com\7kaa\*.sav
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/450140/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		800x600 with 256 colors.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
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

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, BGM
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		7
Online play		7	Available only in the open-source version.

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)						^[2]
Linux						^[3]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5 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 (450140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SEVEN KINGDOMS: ANCIENT ADVERSARIES -- Free Upgrade
↑ Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries Downloads - last accessed on 2020-12-17
↑ Debian -- Details of package 7kaa in buster - last accessed on 2020-12-17

[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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (450140) 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 (450140) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[upgrade-1] 1.0 ^1.1 SEVEN KINGDOMS: ANCIENT ADVERSARIES -- Free Upgrade

[3] Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries Downloads - last accessed on 2020-12-17

[4] Debian -- Details of package 7kaa in buster - last accessed on 2020-12-17

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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+|taxonomy     =
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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-{{Series|Seven Kingdoms}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} Re-released as '''Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries'''; original release can be updated for free with the [http://www.7kfans.com/7kaa/ Ancient Adversaries Upgrade].<ref name="upgrade">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990427191619/http://www.imagicgames.com/7kaa/new/upgrade.html SEVEN KINGDOMS: ANCIENT ADVERSARIES -- Free Upgrade]</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   = An expanded re-release titled '''''Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries''''' shipped in June 1998 with new factions and terrains. The original release can be updated for free with the [[#Ancient Adversaries Upgrade|Ancient Adversaries Upgrade]].<ref name="upgrade">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990427191619/http://www.imagicgames.com/7kaa/new/upgrade.html SEVEN KINGDOMS: ANCIENT ADVERSARIES -- Free Upgrade]</ref>
+|current state     =
+}}
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+{{Availability/row| official | https://github.com/the3dfxdude/7kaa/releases | DRM-free | Open-source version (2.15.4) | | Windows, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | seven-kingdoms-ancient-adversaries | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | seven_kingdoms_ancient_adversaries | DRM-free | Older version (2.0) | | Windows }}
@@ Line 40: / Line 59: @@
 }}
 {{ii}} Open source version is recommended, since it works better with newer hardware and ports are available for other operating systems (OS X, Linux).
+{{ii}} Free demo versions of the [https://archive.org/details/SevenKingdoms_1020 original] and [https://archive.org/details/SevenKingdomsAncientAdversaries_1020 Ancient Adversaries] are available from Archive.org.
 ==Essential improvements==
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 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\7kfans.com\7kaa\CONFIG.DAT}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 }}
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 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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 {{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
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-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/seven-kingdoms-ancient-adversaries/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
@@ Line 102: / Line 122: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 114: / Line 137: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 178: / Line 201: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = SFX, BGM
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 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 213: / Line 238: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = limited
 |online play players  = 7
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = Available only in the open-source version.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 264: / Line 289: @@
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 32-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos 64-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 |macos arm app          = false
 |macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://7kfans.com/downloads/|title=Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries Downloads|date=2020-12-17}}</ref>
@@ Line 272: / Line 297: @@
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
 |linux arm app          = true
+|linux 68k app          = true
 |linux executable notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://packages.debian.org/buster/7kaa|title=Debian -- Details of package 7kaa in buster|date=2020-12-17}}</ref>
 }}
@@ Line 279: / Line 305: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP, Vista
+|minOS    = 95
-|minCPU   = 1.8 GHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
-|minRAM   = 512 MB
+|minRAM   = 16 MB
-|minHD    = 2 GB
+|minHD    = 70 MB
 |minGPU   =
-|minDX    = 7
+|minDX    = 5
 |recOS    =
 |recCPU   =
-|recRAM   = 1 GB
+|recRAM   = 32 MB
 |recHD    =
 |recGPU   =
-|recDX    = 9
+|recDX    =
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Enlight Software
Publishers
	Interactive Magic
Release dates
Windows	November 30, 1997
Linux	January 19, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Seven Kingdoms