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Revision as of 08:58, 18 June 2019
Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
2K Games | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 22, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | August 29, 2008 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Sid Meier's Pirates! | |
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Sid Meier's Pirates! | 1987 |
Pirates! Gold | 1993 |
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) | 2004 |
For the original game, see Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check. | |||
Publisher website | Five machines limit. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[citation needed] |
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Patches
1.02 patch is the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Pirates!\Config.ini |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Pirates!\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Set in Config.ini[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Italian | Retail version, download. | |||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Issues fixed
Severe performance issues
This issue has been present since release. Although the 2005 1.02 patch addressed many issues, some users (especially those with high spec, modern systems) still experience low frame rates, with currently no available solution.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[2] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 1.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | 10.6 |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 1.4 GHz Intel 1.4 GHz |
PowerPC 2.0 GHz Intel 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.4 GHz | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (3920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.