Sid Meier's Civilization III
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Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2001 |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 30, 2001 |
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 Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
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
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3910/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3910/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Instructions |
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Windowed
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
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 | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | 400 MHz Pentium III | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Windows 2000/XP Compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (3910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.