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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1988}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 31, 2012|wrapper=emulator}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 10, 2013|wrapper=emulator}}
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{{Series|The Bard's Tale}}
 
  
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'''General information'''
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{{Introduction
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{{GOG.com links|1207659164|the_bards_tale_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/41900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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|release history  =
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|current state    = Characters and parties can be imported from [[The Bard's Tale]] (see [[#Import characters and parties|Import characters and parties]]).
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_bards_tale | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 41900 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
 
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{{ii}} Both versions include [[The Bard's Tale]], The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, [[The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate]], and [[The Bard's Tale (2005)]].
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{{ii}} The DOS version of the game is not available digitally. Digital versions of [[The Bard's Tale (2005)]] include emulated Apple IIgs versions of [[The Bard's Tale]], The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, and [[The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate]].
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==Essential improvements==
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===Import characters and parties===
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{{ii}} Character and party files ({{file|*.TPW}}) can be imported from [[The Bard's Tale]].
  
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==Game data==
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{{Fixbox|description=Import characters/parties|ref=<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>|fix=
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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# Copy the {{file|*.TPW}} files from [[The Bard's Tale]] to The Destiny Knight's installation folder or save floppy.
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{{Game data|
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# Go to the Guild of Adventurers in The Destiny Knight (either when starting the game or during an existing saved game).
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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# Choose Load Bard I member.
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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# Choose the character or party to load; as in [[The Bard's Tale]], parties are marked with an asterisk (*).
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
 
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{{XDG|unknown}}
 
  
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==Game data==
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|A:\*.TW|A:\SAVE.GAM|{{p|game}}\*.TW|{{p|game}}\SAVE.GAM}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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|xbox cloud notes      =
 
 
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{{ii}} Files are stored on a save floppy (when running from floppy) or in the installation folder (when running from the hard drive).
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{{ii}} {{file|SAVE.GAM}} contains the current saved game.
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{{ii}} The {{file|*.TW}} extension is used for both party files and individual characters (party files only store the names of the characters, not the data for the characters). Files are numbered in the order of creation.<ref name="refcheck Garrett">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=3 September 2021|comment=}}</ref>
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{{ii}} Settings are not stored between sessions.
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
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|other button prompts notes=  
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
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|surround sound notes    =  
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = 2000, XP, Vista
 
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
 
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 2400+
 
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
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|minHD    = 6 GB
 
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce FX 5700
 
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9600
 
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{{System requirements
 
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:00, 4 February 2024

The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight cover
Developers
Interplay Entertainment
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS 1988
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives First-person
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series The Bard's Tale
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight on HowLongToBeat
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The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight guide on StrategyWiki
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight on MobyGames
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight on Wikipedia
The Bard's Tale
The Bard's Tale 1987
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight 1988
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate 1990
The Bard's Tale Construction Set 1991
The Bard's Tale (2005) 2005
The Mage's Tale 2017
The Bard's Tale Trilogy 2018
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep 2018
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut 2019

The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the The Bard's Tale series.

Characters and parties can be imported from The Bard's Tale (see Import characters and parties).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
The DOS version of the game is not available digitally. Digital versions of The Bard's Tale (2005) include emulated Apple IIgs versions of The Bard's Tale, The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, and The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate.

Essential improvements

Import characters and parties

Character and party files (*.TPW) can be imported from The Bard's Tale.
Import characters/parties[1]
  1. Copy the *.TPW files from The Bard's Tale to The Destiny Knight's installation folder or save floppy.
  2. Go to the Guild of Adventurers in The Destiny Knight (either when starting the game or during an existing saved game).
  3. Choose Load Bard I member.
  4. Choose the character or party to load; as in The Bard's Tale, parties are marked with an asterisk (*).

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS A:\*.TW
A:\SAVE.GAM
<path-to-game>\*.TW
<path-to-game>\SAVE.GAM
Files are stored on a save floppy (when running from floppy) or in the installation folder (when running from the hard drive).
SAVE.GAM contains the current saved game.
The *.TW extension is used for both party files and individual characters (party files only store the names of the characters, not the data for the characters). Files are numbered in the order of creation.[1]
Settings are not stored between sessions.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only (toggle with V).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA, Tandy EGA mode is listed as "RGB monitor" in setup. An additional black & white Composite mode (not Hercules) is also supported.[1]

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.1
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Garrett on 3 September 2021