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Revision as of 18:42, 19 January 2022
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Game pauses during Alt+Tab ↹. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon 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.