Difference between revisions of "Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario"
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1998}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1998}} | ||
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| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
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| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Turn-based }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-person }} | ||
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| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | RPG }} | ||
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| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Fantasy }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Wizardry }} | ||
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|strategywiki = Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds | |strategywiki = Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds | ||
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|wikipedia = Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds | |wikipedia = Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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| + | '''General information''' | ||
| + | {{ii}} Otherwise known as '''''Wizardry II'''''. | ||
| + | {{ii}} The PC booter and DOS versions do not have the ability to make new characters (another scenario must be used). The DOS version includes a set of pre-generated characters. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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| Developers | |
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| Sir-Tech | |
| Release dates | |
| PC booter | 1987 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1990 |
| DOS | 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Genres | RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Wizardry |
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Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the Wizardry series.
General information
- Otherwise known as Wizardry II.
- The PC booter and DOS versions do not have the ability to make new characters (another scenario must be used). The DOS version includes a set of pre-generated characters.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
The Ultimate Wizardry Archives DOS version is DRM-free. | |
Essential improvements
- Where Are We is an external utility which provides an automap (map for in-game locations which automatically updates based on player exploration), eliminating the need to manually create a physical map.
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| PC booter | A:\ B:\ |
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE2.DSK |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- Settings are not stored between sessions for the PC booter and DOS versions.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Mouse input in menus | True for Mac OS, false for DOS and PC booter. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with ⇪ Caps Lock). | |
| 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. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA |
System requirements
| PC booter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 128K | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |