Difference between revisions of "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization"
Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
− | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/200299763-Civilization-IV Official support knowledgebase] |
{{mm}} [https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs | {{mm}} [https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs | ||
{{mm}} [https://www.civfanatics.com/civ4col/ Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization section] | {{mm}} [https://www.civfanatics.com/civ4col/ Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization section] |
Latest revision as of 17:12, 19 April 2024
Developers | |
---|---|
Firaxis Games | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 22, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) | January 1, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | 4X, TBS |
Themes | Historical |
Series | Civilization, Colonization |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sid Meier's Civilization | 1991 |
Freeciv (unofficial) | 1996 |
Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2001 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 |
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 |
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 Civilization IV: Colonization' is a remake of the 1994 4X turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Colonization using the same engine as the 2005 game Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Despite the name, it is a standalone release and does not require Civilization IV itself to play[Note 1].
The game received a single patch which fixed bugs and removed the DRM for the retail version.
In 2014, the Steam release was updated to replace the GameSpy multiplayer infrastructure with that of Steamworks and removed LAN, but it can be downgraded to the older version through a beta branch to re-enable compatibility with retail and GOG.com releases.
The game has no notable issues with running on modern systems as of August 2023.
General information
- Official support knowledgebase
- Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization section
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization Forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM (removed with patch 1.01) | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | Complete Edition. | |||
GOG.com | Complete Edition. Bundled with Civilization IV. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Default version uses Steamworks multiplayer, with a beta branch that restores the GameSpy/LAN version.[1] Windows and OS X builds appear separately in the library. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Standalone. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
- Steam key exchanging service was discontinued on June 4, 2017.[2]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest retail patch is 1.01f. This removes the SecuROM 7 DRM from the game's installation, allowing for playing the game without the CD-ROM. The game can be installed with a CD-ROM backup prior to patching. The Steam version is already patched.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[3] |
---|
|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\Profiles\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Saves can be stored anywhere; the default locations are listed above.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects, Speech, Ambience, Interface. | |
Surround sound | Up to 8.1. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 4.0. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Retail only, download here. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Retail only | |||
Polish | Retail only | |||
Russian | Retail only | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 28 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | 28 | Removed from Steam version after the Steamworks update. | ||
Online play | 28 | The official GameSpy service has been shut down; Steam version has been updated with Steamworks support. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Removed from the Steam version.[1] Install the beta to regain access.[4] |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[5] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, Steamworks | All versions except Steam use GameSpy services that have been shut down. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz or AMD Athlon or equivalent | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon or equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | 10.6.6 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 128 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
- Supported ATI chipsets: X1600, X1900, 2400, 2600, 3870
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120
- Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported[6]
Notes
- ↑ However, the GOG.com release installs both alongside each other automatically.
- ↑ 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 (16810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
- ↑ support.2k.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-03-31
- ↑ Direct IP and Installing Pre-Steamworks Civilization IV (Unsupported) on Steam – 2K Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Civilization IV: Colonization Steam page - last accessed on July 20, 2016