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+ | |one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access. | ||
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Revision as of 21:55, 2 August 2022
This page is for the original game. For the 2018 re-release, see The Settlers III: History Edition.
Developers | |
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Blue Byte Software | |
Publishers | |
1998-2000 | Blue Byte Software |
2001-present | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 20, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select, Multiple select |
Genres | Building, RTS |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Asia, Classical, Egypt, Fantasy |
Series | The Settlers |
Key points
- Dedicated online community with active players and patch developers.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Copy protection would sabotage the gameplay after a while. It was known to malfunction with old CD-ROM drives or virus infected systems. The 1.23 patch fixes it. | |||
GOG.com | Ultimate Collection. |
Version differences
- The special edition of the Quest of the Amazons, released only in the German-speaking market, also comes with the base game.
- The Settlers III: Ultimate Collection (also known as The Settlers III: Gold Edition) includes the base game, the Mission CD, and Quest of the Amazons. It comes updated to the latest official patch (1.60).
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion packs include new campaigns and maps. The latter includes a new faction. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Mission CD | ||
Quest of the Amazons | Does not require the Mission CD. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 1.60. The Ultimate Collection/Gold Edition release is already updated to this version.
aLobby
- aLobby is a community project that started out as a multiplayer server replacement, but now also incorporates bug fixes, extended settings, and widescreen support among other features.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bluebyte\Siedler3\1.0\General[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Use F1, F2, and F3 in-game to switch between 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 respectively. See Widescreen resolution for widescreen support. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | The aLobby executable can do this. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | The aLobby executable can do this. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Widescreen resolution
Method 1: Standalone widescreen patch (1366x768 only, outdated) |
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A widescreen patch exists for the Gold Edition version. However, it can only support the 1366x768 resolution and is no longer updated as a standalone project. It is instead continued within the aLobby codebase. |
Method 2: aLobby |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Unofficial translation by «7 Wolf» |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 20 | |||
Online play | 20 | Blue Byte's servers have been shut down. Use aLobby for a community-run replacement. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 2300-2400, 47624 |
UDP | 2300-2400, 3343-3400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game process starts, but never opens fullscreen/windowed on Windows 10
Download fixed winmm[citation needed] |
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Notes
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GOG.com version keeps asking for serial key
Repair the installation[1] |
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If both options fail, try starting the tutorial section. If it asks for the serial key, restart the game. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 1.3 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Settlers® 3: Ultimate Collection - Game asks for CD-Key in singleplayer mode - GOG SUPPORT CENTER - last accessed on 2022-07-30