Difference between revisions of "Kingpin: Life of Crime"

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Warnings

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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Kingpin.info - demo, mods, patches, etc.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Steam		No background music during gameplay.

The Linux installer can be found here. Requires the CD of the game in order to install it.

Essential improvements

Patches

Kingpin v1.21 patch. Not needed for digital releases.

MH's Kingpin Patch

Fixes various bugs and adds support for custom resolutions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\main\config.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38430/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

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	<path-to-game>\main\save\^{[Note 1]}
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38430/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\main\` Open `config.cfg` with a text editor. Change `fov "90"` to the desired FOV. Use Kingpin Patch Config to show gun with any FOV.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Menus were left untouched for clients compatibility in multiplayer.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Game always starts in a window

Force fullscreen^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\main\` Open `autoexec.cfg` with a text editor. Add the line `set vid_fullscreen 1`.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

Enable developer console

Enable console^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\main\` Open `autoexec.cfg` with a text editor. Add the line `developer 1`.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98
Processor (CPU)	233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	570 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL-based video card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (38430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (38430) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (38430) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config] to remove disc check. | | Windows, Linux}}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch] to remove disc check. | | Windows, Linux}}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | kingpin_life_of_crime | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 38430 | Steam | No background music during gameplay. |  | Windows }}
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 {{ii}} [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/official/ Kingpin v1.21 patch]. Not needed for digital releases.
-===[http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config]===
+===[http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch]===
 {{++}} Fixes various bugs and adds support for custom resolutions.
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch].
 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config].
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch].
 |fov                        = hackable
 |fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config].
+|vsync notes                = Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch].
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 83 FPS.
 |120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              = Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config].
+|120 fps notes              = Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch].
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
 {{Input settings
 |key remap                 = true
-|key remap notes           = Use [http://kingpin.info/ Kingpin Patch Config] to add support for Mouse4 and Mouse5.
+|key remap notes           = Use [http://download.kingpin.info/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin Patch] to add support for Mouse4 and Mouse5.
 |acceleration option       = hackable
 |acceleration option notes = Mouse acceleration is forced on. Use MarkC mouse accel fix.

Developers

	Xatrix Entertainment
Publishers
	Interplay Entertainment
Engines
	id Tech 2
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 1999
Linux	July 1999