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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = EmperorROTMKcover.jpg
 
|cover        = EmperorROTMKcover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|BreakAway Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|BreakAway Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 9, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 9, 2002}}
 +
|taxonomy=
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | China, Medieval }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | City Building (Sierra) }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1598055675
−
|wikipedia    = Emperor:_Rise_of_the_Middle_Kingdom
+
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = emperor-rise-of-the-middle-kingdom
 +
|wikipedia    = Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
 +
|winehq      = 2736
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|City Building Series}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://emperor.heavengames.com Emperor Heaven fan site]
 
{{mm}} [http://emperor.heavengames.com Emperor Heaven fan site]
 +
{{GOG.com links|1598055675|emperor_rise_of_the_middle_kingdom}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| amazon.co.uk | B000C05XR8 | unknown |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | emperor_rise_of_the_middle_kingdom | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
* The [https://emperor.heavengames.com/downloads/lister.php?category=patches 1.0.1.0 patch] is the latest official update for the game (already included in the GOG.com release).
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Skip all intro videos|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/emperor_rise_of_the_middle_kingdom/useful_emperor_rotmk_links|title=Useful Emperor ROTMK links|date=February 08, 2018}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open <code>{{P|game}}\Emperor.ini</code>.
 +
# Change the line '''PlayIntroMovie=yes''' to '''PlayIntroMovie=no''' then save the changes.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Some have reported that this tweak also fixed random sound glitches for them.{{cn|date=2020-03-16}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                =
 +
|discord notes          =
 +
|epic games store      =
 +
|epic games store notes =
 +
|gog galaxy            = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes      =
 +
|origin                =
 +
|origin notes          =
 +
|steam cloud            =
 +
|steam cloud notes      =
 +
|uplay                  =
 +
|uplay notes            =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
{{Image|Emperor Video Settings.jpg|Video settings}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperor-rise-middle-kingdom/en
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperor-rise-middle-kingdom/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperor-rise-middle-kingdom/en WSGF entry].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1745-emperor-rise-of-the-middle-kingdom-widescreen-fix/ WSGF community files].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = na
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = na
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = na
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = na
+
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
−
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = 20 FPS cap. Mouse not clamped to engine framerate.
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = na
+
|full controller          = n/a
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = na
+
|controller remap          = n/a
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = na
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|Emperor Audio Settings.jpg|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
−
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Game pauses during {{key|Alt|Tab}}.
−
|eax support              =  
+
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/emperor-rise-of-the-middle-kingdom/emperor-rise-of-the-middle-kingdom/2470 Fan translation.]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
  |fan       =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes     = Localized by CD Projekt. Local retail version only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play players    = 8
−
|lan play modes      =  
+
|lan play modes      = Versus
−
|lan play notes      =  
+
|lan play notes      = Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu.
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play players  = 8
−
|online play modes    =  
+
|online play modes    = Versus
−
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
−
}}{{Network/Connections
+
}}
−
|matchmaking        =  
+
 
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
−
|p2p                =  
+
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
−
|dedicated          =  
+
|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
−
|self-hosting      =  
+
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 +
|direct ip          = unknown
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  =  
 
|tcp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      = 6.0i<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Nessy|date=2021-05-29|comment=Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.}}</ref>
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minOS    = 98
−
|minCPU  = Pentium II 400MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    = 800 MB
 
|minHD    = 800 MB
 
|minGPU  = 16-bit 4 MB SVGA  
 
|minGPU  = 16-bit 4 MB SVGA  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Revision as of 18:15, 29 July 2021

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom cover
Developers
Impressions Games
BreakAway Games
Publishers
Retail Sierra Entertainment
Digital Activision
Release dates
Windows September 9, 2002
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Building
Themes China, Medieval
Series City Building (Sierra)
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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom on MobyGames
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom on Wikipedia
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City Building (Sierra)
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

General information

Emperor Heaven fan site
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SecuROM DRM
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

  • The 1.0.1.0 patch is the latest official update for the game (already included in the GOG.com release).

Skip intro videos

Skip all intro videos[1]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\Emperor.ini.
  2. Change the line PlayIntroMovie=yes to PlayIntroMovie=no then save the changes.

Notes

Some have reported that this tweak also fixed random sound glitches for them.[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Video settings
Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Localized by CD Projekt. Local retail version only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu.
Online play
8 Versus
Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu.

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.0i[2]
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) 16-bit 4 MB SVGA

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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

  1. ↑ Useful Emperor ROTMK links - last accessed on February 08, 2018
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2021-05-29
    Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.