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Difference between revisions of "Populous: The Beginning"

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Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It was released November 30th 1998.
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|cover          = Populous-TheBeginning.jpg
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|developer      = [[Wikipedia:Bullfrog_Productions|Bullfrog Productions]]
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:Electronic_Arts|Electronic Arts]]
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|engine        = Modified Magic Carpet Engine
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|release dates  =
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<sup>NA</sup> 30 November, 1998<br/>
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<sup>EU</sup> 15 September 1998
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|gog            = populous_the_beginning
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== Graphics Problem - Windows 7 ==
 
== Graphics Problem - Windows 7 ==
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'''This information is for users not using the GOG executable'''
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Many users using Windows 7 may experience a problem whereby colours are not right. This can be solved by stopping the process '''explorer.exe''' ''(this is a windows process, so make sure you know how to restart it for when your finished playing)'' and rerunning '''POTB.exe'''.
 
Many users using Windows 7 may experience a problem whereby colours are not right. This can be solved by stopping the process '''explorer.exe''' ''(this is a windows process, so make sure you know how to restart it for when your finished playing)'' and rerunning '''POTB.exe'''.
  
 
This can also be solved by installing the version of Populous: The Beginning from [http://popre.net/downloads.php popre.net] and replacing your current installation
 
This can also be solved by installing the version of Populous: The Beginning from [http://popre.net/downloads.php popre.net] and replacing your current installation
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous:_The_Beginning Populous: The beginning on Wikipedia]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 16:13, 20 April 2012

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Graphics Problem - Windows 7

This information is for users not using the GOG executable

Many users using Windows 7 may experience a problem whereby colours are not right. This can be solved by stopping the process explorer.exe (this is a windows process, so make sure you know how to restart it for when your finished playing) and rerunning POTB.exe.

This can also be solved by installing the version of Populous: The Beginning from popre.net and replacing your current installation