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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Black Cactus}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Black Cactus}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Empire Interactive|Retail (Europe)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Retail (United States), digital}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega|Retail (Japan)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 30, 2003}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 21, 2003}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, 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        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Warrior Kings }}
 
|steam appid  = 299070
 
|steam appid  = 299070
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
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|gogcom page  = warrior_kings_battles
+
|gogcom id    = 1438007195
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 14229
 
|wikipedia    = Warrior Kings: Battles
 
|wikipedia    = Warrior Kings: Battles
 
|winehq      = 4738
 
|winehq      = 4738
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Warrior Kings}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{GOG.com links|warrior_kings_battles|warrior_kings_series|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1438007195|warrior_kings_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/299070/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/299070/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | cd | {{DRM|SafeDisc}} | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | warrior_kings_battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | warrior_kings_battles | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 299070 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 299070 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | warrior-kings-battles | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===WK Universal Unofficial Patch===
 +
{{++}} Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate
 +
{{++}} Fixes issues with the music, improves framerate when music is on
 +
{{++}} Adds widescreen resolutions in the settings.
 +
{{++}} Improves modding and allows custom maps
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install WK Universal Unofficial Patch|fix=
 +
# Download the [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/WARKC/discussions/0/1319961618834033179/ patch].
 +
# Extract {{file|d3d8.dll}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\saved}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\saved}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=WKB Gamestarter|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|WKB Gamestarter|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
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Use the [https://www.moddb.com/mods/warrior-kings-battles-advanced-game-starter/downloads WKB Gamestarter] to set the resolution.
−
Use the [http://www.moddb.com/mods/warrior-kings-battles-advanced-game-starter/downloads WKB Gamestarter] to set the resolution.
 
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Custom resolution in registry|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Custom resolution in registry|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
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# Go to {{registry|{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer}}
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# Go to <code>{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer</code>
 
 
# Change <code>default_screen_width</code> and <code>default_screen_height</code> to the desired resolution.
 
# Change <code>default_screen_width</code> and <code>default_screen_height</code> to the desired resolution.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
 
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer</code>
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hklm}}\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer</code>
 
# In the menu bar click Edit > New > DWORD 32-bit value.
 
# In the menu bar click Edit > New > DWORD 32-bit value.
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|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
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|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
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = no
+
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail version, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=444918239 download].
 +
|fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 8
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  = 8
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Graphical glitches===
 
===Graphical glitches===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Graphical glitches|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Graphical glitches|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
 
 
{{ii}} This bug seems to occur on Windows 10 and/or recent Intel Graphics drivers.
 
{{ii}} This bug seems to occur on Windows 10 and/or recent Intel Graphics drivers.
 
# Download the [http://enbdev.com/convertor_dx8_dx9_v0036.htm ENB D3D8 to D3D9 converter].
 
# Download the [http://enbdev.com/convertor_dx8_dx9_v0036.htm ENB D3D8 to D3D9 converter].
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
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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        = false
 +
|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 =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
  
−
|recOS    = Me, 2000, XP and later
+
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = 1 GHz x86 CPU
 
|recCPU  = 1 GHz x86 CPU
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recHD    = 1 GB
 
|recHD    = 1 GB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
−
|recDX    = 8
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|recDX    =  
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Warrior Kings: Battles
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Developers
Black Cactus
Publishers
Retail (Europe) Empire Interactive
Retail (United States), digital Strategy First
Retail (Japan) Sega
Release dates
Windows March 21, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Fantasy
Series Warrior Kings
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Warrior Kings: Battles on MobyGames
Warrior Kings: Battles on Wikipedia
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Warrior Kings
Warrior Kings 2002
Warrior Kings: Battles 2003

Warnings

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

Warrior Kings: Battles is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Warrior Kings series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

WK Universal Unofficial Patch

Fixes the unit teleportation bug on high framerate
Fixes issues with the music, improves framerate when music is on
Adds widescreen resolutions in the settings.
Improves modding and allows custom maps
Install WK Universal Unofficial Patch
  1. Download the patch.
  2. Extract d3d8.dll to <path-to-game>.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299070/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saved[Note 4]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299070/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Widescreen resolution

WKB Gamestarter[citation needed]

Use the WKB Gamestarter to set the resolution.

Custom resolution in registry[citation needed]
  1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer
  2. Change default_screen_width and default_screen_height to the desired resolution.

Windowed

Windowed mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Black Cactus\Warrior Kings Battles\Renderer
  2. In the menu bar click Edit > New > DWORD 32-bit value.
  3. Name the new value: fullscreen
  4. Double-click it and set it to 0.

Notes

If you want to go back to fullscreen, double-click the fullscreen value and set it to 1.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
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
Music, sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Retail version, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
8 Versus
GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Graphical glitches

Graphical glitches[citation needed]
This bug seems to occur on Windows 10 and/or recent Intel Graphics drivers.
  1. Download the ENB D3D8 to D3D9 converter.
  2. Extract the content of the ZIP file into the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Me, 2000, XP and later
Processor (CPU) 733 MHz x86 CPU 1 GHz x86 CPU
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible 		32 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. ↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  4. ↑ 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).

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