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Kingpin version

After installing Kingpin CD version you will want to update your Kingpin version to thelatest version.

If you got a digital version, for example one of the following

Source	Version
CD	Kingpin 1.00 version
Steam - Kingpin	Steam Kingpin 1.21 version
GOG.com - Kingpin	Gog Kingpin 1.21 version
Desura - Kingpin	Kingpin 1.21 version

you don't have to update Kingpin, because you've already got thelatest version.
If you don't know which version you have, you can check it with kprespatch.
You will also see that some digital version of website are different. If you want the orginal version, you can use the Kingpin 1.21 patch as well.

Location Kingpin

To find the location of your Kingpin folder:

Start Menu
All Programs
Kingpin
Kingpin - Life of Crime -> Right mouseclick
Properties
And it should show the folder where it's installed:

You also could press Open File Location to find the exact location.

Some default Kingpin locations:

Source	Default Install Directory
CD	C:\Program Files\Kingpin\
CD	C:\Program Files (x86)\Kingpin\
CD	C:\Games\Kingpin\
Steam	C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Kingpin\
Steam	C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kingpin\
GOG.com	C:\GOG Games\Kingpin - Life of Crime\
Desura	C:\Program Files\Desura\Common\Kingpin\
Desura	C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\Common\Kingpin\

Patching Kingpin

Download kingpin_v121_patch.exe. After downloading the file, double click it to start it, and you will see the following window:

Put the location of Kingpin into required info box. For example:

And press the Unzip button.
Kingpin should now be completely updated to the last version to play online.

Kingpin Resolution Patch

If you want a custom resolution or the resolution options are not full filling your desires, you can change them with:

Patch	Created by	Info
MH's Kingpin patch	Monkey Harris	Fixes most bugs. Recommended most updated.
kprespatch	FREDZ	Custom resolutions (Open source)
Multi patch	Captain Death	If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Microsoft.

Delete Unnecessary Files

If you know the kingpin location of the Kingpin files, you can safely delete the following directories from the Kingpin CD install version:

Reason	Directory
Electronic Registration for Interplay not working anymore	Kingpin\ereg
Heat.net was a way to play multiplayer in the past	Kingpin\heat

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 <p>you don't have to update Kingpin, because you've already got thelatest version.<br />If you don't know which version you have, you can check it with [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/windows/kprespatch/ kprespatch].<br />You will also see that some digital version of website are different. If you want the orginal version, you can use the [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/official/windows/ Kingpin 1.21 patch] as well.</p>
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 Put the [[Setup the game#Location_Kingpin|location of Kingpin]] into required info box. For example:<br>
 [[File:Kingpin 121 patch path.png|Kingpin 1.21 patch but path changed.]]<br />And press the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Unzip</strong></span> button.<br /><strong>Kingpin</strong> should now be completely updated to the last version to play online.<span class="autoindex_small"></span></p>
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 ===Kingpin Resolution Patch===
-<p>If you want a custom resolution or the resolution options are not fulfilling your desires, you can change them with[https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/multi_patch/&amp;file=kingpin_multi_patch_3.zip">Kingpin Multi Patch]. Please note this patcher doesn't work with the Steam version of Kingpin. In that case, you'll need the [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/steam/&amp;file=Kingpin_res_hack_steam.zip">Kp Steam Relosution Hack].<br />[[image file="tutorial/setup/basic/multi_patch_3.png" ]]</p>
+<p>If you want a custom resolution or the resolution options are not full filling your desires, you can change them with:
-<p><cite title="If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Microsoft.">If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe </cite>[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 <cite title="If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Microsoft.">Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013</cite>]<cite title="If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Microsoft."> from Microsoft.</cite></p>
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-<p>If you want other options like special resolutions, you could also try the [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/&amp;file=kprespatch_v1.zip">KP Resolution Patcher.<br />][[image file="tutorial/setup/basic/kpresolutionpatch.png" ]]</p>
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+! Patch !! Created by !! Info
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+| [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/windows/mh%27s_kingpin_patch/ MH's Kingpin patch] || Monkey Harris || Fixes most bugs. Recommended most updated.
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+| [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/windows/kprespatch/ kprespatch] || FREDZ || Custom resolutions (Open source)
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+| [https://www.kingpin.info/download/index.php?dir=kingpin/patches/unofficial/windows/multi_patch/ Multi patch] || [http://www.captaindeath.com Captain Death] || If you get a missing dll error you will need to download vcredist_x86.exe <br>[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013] from Microsoft.
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 ===Delete Unnecessary Files===