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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = Sid Meier's Civilization III
 
|title        = Sid Meier's Civilization III
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.civ3.com/ Official game site]
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{{mm}} [http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
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{{mm}} [http://apolyton.net/forumdisplay.php/17-Civilization-III Apolyton Civilization Site's Civ III section] - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
 
{{mm}} [http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3 Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3 Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/3910/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/3910/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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}}
 
}}
  
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===Play the World===
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===Versions===
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====Play the World====
 
Play The World adds additional civilizations, game modes, and multiplayer support.
 
Play The World adds additional civilizations, game modes, and multiplayer support.
  
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===Conquests===
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====Conquests====
 
Conquests adds additional civilizations and scenarios to the game, as well as new government types and other features.   
 
Conquests adds additional civilizations and scenarios to the game, as well as new government types and other features.   
  
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===Gold Edition===
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====Gold Edition====
 
Contains Civilization III and Play The World.
 
Contains Civilization III and Play The World.
  
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===Game of the Year Edition===
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====Game of the Year Edition====
 
The original game with a bonus CD containing additional maps and behind-the-scenes videos.
 
The original game with a bonus CD containing additional maps and behind-the-scenes videos.
  
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===Complete===
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====Complete====
 
Civilization III plus both expansion packs.   
 
Civilization III plus both expansion packs.   
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Conquests}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Conquests\Saves}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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[[File:Sid Meier's Civilization III Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/civilization-iii
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/civilization-iii
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = na
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Display mode is borderless by default but low-res; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Display mode is borderless by default but low-res; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = na
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = na
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = na
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = na
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          = No spoken text.  
 
|subtitles notes          = No spoken text.  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
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|local play players  =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play notes      =
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|online play          = true
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|online play players  = 8
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|online play notes    =
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|local co-op          =
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|local co-op players  =
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|local co-op notes    =
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|lan co-op            =
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|lan co-op players    =
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|lan co-op notes      =
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|online co-op        =
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|online co-op players =
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|online co-op notes  =
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|hot-seat            = true
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|hot-seat players    = 8
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|hot-seat notes      =
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|asynchronous        = true
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|asynchronous notes  = Possible option. Used by default.
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}}
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{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        = false
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|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                = true
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|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          = true
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      = true
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|self-hosting notes =
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}}
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{{Network/Ports
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|tcp  = 3783, 6500, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901
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|udp  = 2302-2400, 6500, 6515, 13139, 27900
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|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = 2000
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|minOS    = 98
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|recOS    = XP
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
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|minCPU  = 400 MHz Pentium III
 
 
|minmem  = 128 MB
 
|minmem  = 128 MB
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|minHD    = 1.7 GB
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|minHD    = 1.8 GB
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|minGPU  = Windows 2000/XP Compatible
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|minGPU  =
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|minDX    = 9.0b
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|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
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|recmem  = 256 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 19:11, 26 March 2014

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Sid Meier's Civilization III
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Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
2K Games
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2001
Mac OS (Classic) October 30, 2001
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Sid Meier's Civilization III on Wikipedia
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
⤏ Go to series page
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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

Official game site
Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
Apolyton Civilization Site's Civ III section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Versions

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

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3910/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3910/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.
Asynchronous multiplayer
Possible option. Used by default.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3783, 6500, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901
UDP 2302-2400, 6500, 6515, 13139, 27900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

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) 98 ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.8 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0b compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References