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− | |borderless windowed notes = Use borderless | + | |borderless windowed notes = Use [[Glossary:Windowed#Force borderless fullscreen windowed mode|Borderless Gaming]]. The main menu will be stuck to the upper left corner, but the rest of the game works and covers the full screen fine. |
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− | # Open {{ | + | # Open {{file|CotN.ini}}. |
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 2 May 2024
Developers | |
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Tilted Mill Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Retail (North America) | Myelin Media |
Retail (Europe) | Sega |
Retail (Russia) | 1C-SoftClub |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Digital | Tilted Mill Entertainment |
Engines | |
Titan 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 8, 2004 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building |
Themes | Egypt, Classical |
Series | City Building (Sierra) |
City Building (Sierra) | |
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Caesar (series) | |
Pharaoh | 1999 |
Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 |
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | 2002 |
Children of the Nile | 2004 |
Pharaoh: A New Era | 2023 |
Children of the Nile is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building game in the City Building (Sierra) series.
General information
- Originally released as Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM V4 DRM on Standard Edition, SecuROM V7 DRM on Enhanced Edition. | |||
Amazon.com | Enhanced Edition | |||
GamersGate | Enhanced Edition. Pack with Alexandria also available. | |||
GOG.com | Enhanced Edition + Alexandria | |||
Steam | Enhanced Edition | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Alexandria |
- Free demo versions are available from GameFront: original version, Enhanced Edition.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Alexandria |
Essential improvements
Patches
Enhanced Edition Patch (v1.3)
- This patch has already been applied to all digital releases of the game
A massive overhaul to the game, it adds modern Windows support, new buildings, and a variety of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes.
It can be downloaded from here.
Modifications
- Wolfie's Transparent HUD
- Texture Overhaul Project
- More mods are available at Children of the Nile Heaven
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\Saved Games\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Main menu restricted to 800x600, which may result in the incorrect frequency being chosen by some displays (mainly TVs); use this modified executable to resolve this. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF topic. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF topic. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming. The main menu will be stuck to the upper left corner, but the rest of the game works and covers the full screen fine. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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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 | Can be toggled on/off | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound and speech | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Russian | Official localization by "Soft-club". Local retail only. Patch for digital version | |||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0b | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b 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 (17100) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.