Difference between revisions of "Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario"
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+ | {{ii}} Otherwise known as '''''Wizardry II'''''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 28 July 2023
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA |
System requirements
PC booter | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 128K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA |