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− | {{ | + | {{Fixbox|description=Run the game in compatibility mode and as admin|ref={{cn|date=November 2021}}|fix= |
− | # Right | + | # Right-click <code>Emperor.exe</code> and go to properties |
# Set it to Windows 98/ME | # Set it to Windows 98/ME | ||
# Set it to run it as administrator | # Set it to run it as administrator | ||
− | # Click apply and | + | # Click apply and OK. |
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==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 00:05, 8 November 2021
Developers | |
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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) |
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 |
Key points
- Official servers were shut down in 2008.
General information
Availability
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] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF community files. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 20 FPS cap. Mouse not clamped to engine framerate. |
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 | Game pauses during Alt+Tab ↹. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail only; download for GOG.com version. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Localized by CD Projekt. Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu. |
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Online play | 8 | Versus Players play separate cities connected by a world map menu. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game won't start after patching the game to 1.0.1.0
Run the game in compatibility mode and as admin[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.0i[2] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | World Opponent Network | was shut down in 2008 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- ↑ Useful Emperor ROTMK links - last accessed on February 08, 2018
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2021-05-29
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.