Difference between revisions of "Sid Meier's Civilization III"
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| − | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = true |
| − | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen support|Widescreen support]] - otherwise game runs at 640x480. |
|multimonitor = unknown | |multimonitor = unknown | ||
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|windowed = hackable | |windowed = hackable | ||
| − | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = See [[#Windowed Mode|Windowed Mode]] |
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = true |
| − | |borderless windowed notes = Borderless | + | |borderless windowed notes = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]] |
|anisotropic = unknown | |anisotropic = unknown | ||
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==Issues and Fixes== | ==Issues and Fixes== | ||
| + | ===Widescreen support=== | ||
| + | Although the game is installed at a fixed resolution in 4:3 format, the game is capable of running in widescreen at modern resolutions. Editing the game's .INI file to add the line <code>KeepRes =1</code> will cause the game to run in widescreen. The name of the location of the file is different depending on the version of the game. If you have Conquests or Complete installed, the file will be called conquests.ini and will be stored in the Conquests folder inside the game's folder. For Steam users, this will be <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete\Conquests</code>. | ||
===Windowed Mode === | ===Windowed Mode === | ||
Edting the game's INI fild and adding the following enables windowed mode: | Edting the game's INI fild and adding the following enables windowed mode: | ||
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| − | <tt>Video Mode</tt> refers to the horizontal window size, and | + | <tt>Video Mode</tt> refers to the horizontal window size, with the vertical height calculated based on the 4:3 aspect ratio. |
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| + | Note that Civilization III doesn't support the game area being resized after the game is launched - doing so causes graphic corruption (and may crash the game.) | ||
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| + | ===Borderless fullscreen windowed === | ||
| + | The game runs in Borderless fullscreen windowed by default - the main difficulty is setting the game to run at desktop resolution. | ||
| − | + | If you have the right software, you can disable borderless windowed (keeping the rendered area of the game the same), but it may not be worth the effort. | |
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===Compatibility settings=== | ===Compatibility settings=== | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 30 September 2013
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| Developers | |
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| Firaxis Games | |
| Publishers | |
| 2K Games | |
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Warnings
| ⤏ 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 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 2025 |
General information
- Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Play the World
Play The World adds additional civilizations, game modes, and multiplayer support.
Conquests
Conquests adds additional civilizations and scenarios to the game, as well as new government types and other features.
Gold Edition
Contains Civilization III and Play The World.
Game of the Year Edition
The original game with a bonus CD containing additional maps and behind-the-scenes videos.
Complete
Civilization III plus both expansion packs.
Game data
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues and Fixes
Widescreen support
Although the game is installed at a fixed resolution in 4:3 format, the game is capable of running in widescreen at modern resolutions. Editing the game's .INI file to add the line KeepRes =1 will cause the game to run in widescreen. The name of the location of the file is different depending on the version of the game. If you have Conquests or Complete installed, the file will be called conquests.ini and will be stored in the Conquests folder inside the game's folder. For Steam users, this will be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete\Conquests.
Windowed Mode
Edting the game's INI fild and adding the following enables windowed mode:
KeepRes=1
Video Mode=1152
Video Mode refers to the horizontal window size, with the vertical height calculated based on the 4:3 aspect ratio.
Note that Civilization III doesn't support the game area being resized after the game is launched - doing so causes graphic corruption (and may crash the game.)
Borderless fullscreen windowed
The game runs in Borderless fullscreen windowed by default - the main difficulty is setting the game to run at desktop resolution.
If you have the right software, you can disable borderless windowed (keeping the rendered area of the game the same), but it may not be worth the effort.
Compatibility settings
Issues with the game may be corrected with compatibility settings. The Steam shortcut, however, does not allow this. To run the Steam version with compatibility settings, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete\Conquests and right click on Civ3Conquests.exe. Select properties and set the compatibility settings.
System Requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Windows 2000 | Windows XP |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.7 GB free | |
| Video card (GPU) | Windows 2000/XP Compatible | |