Difference between revisions of "Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse"

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Patrician
The Patrician	1992
Patrician II: Quest for Power	2000
Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse	2003
Patrician IV: Conquest by Trade	2010

Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse is an expanded release of the 2000 management game Patrician II: Quest for Power which includes the Rise of the Hanse expansion pack that was sold separately only in the German-speaking market. Internationally, the release was marketed as a separate game, but was titled Patrizier II: Gold Edition in Germany.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Retail		StarForce DRM in Russian release SecuROM DRM in Taiwanese release.
GamersGate
GOG.com		Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform		Uses DxWrapper.
Amazon.com (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro video

Delete/rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>` Delete or rename `Intro_1.bik`, `Intro_2.bik` and `Intro_3.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\P2.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\gl.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33570/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33570/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy		Added on 26 April 2021.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only supports 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024 by default. See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen Fix

Download the Resolution Pack
Download the desired display resolution, which should include:

images

scripts

Patrician3.exe

Create a backup of the current Patrician3.exe.
Copy the contents of your desired resolution folder into <path-to-game> (overwrite existing files)
Run the game.
From the main menu, go into Options and select the 1024x768 resolution - this is what activates the custom resolution (the 1024x768 setting has been edited out and replaced with the new resolution).

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Retail only.
French				Retail, GOG.com and ZOOM Platform only.
German				Retail only; download for digital versions.
Italian				Retail only.
Japanese				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat
LAN play	8
Online play	8	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Graphical artifacts when scrolling

Manifestation of the issue

Occurs when the user enters and exits the main menu.

Fixed in GOG.com and Zoom Platform releases.

Use a DirectDraw wrapper

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	520 MB	660 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.1 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (33570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (33570) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (33570) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	Ascaron Entertainment
Publishers
Retail (Europe)	Ascaron Entertainment
Retail (USA)	Encore
Retail (Spain, Italy)	FX Interactive
GOG.com, Steam (formerly), ZOOM Platform	Strategy First
Steam	Kalypso Media
Release dates
Windows	October 24, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Business, Strategy
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Themes	Europe
Series	Patrician

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Ascaron Entertainment}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Encore}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ascaron Entertainment|Retail (Europe)}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|FX Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Encore|Retail (USA)}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|FX Interactive|Retail (Spain, Italy)}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Kalypso Media}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|GOG.com, Steam (formerly), ZOOM Platform}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Kalypso Media|Steam}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|patrician-iii-rise-of-the-hanse|75}}
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|patrician-iii-rise-of-the-hanse|rating}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{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            | Business, Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Patrician }}
 |steam appid  = 33570
 |gogcom id    = 1207658706
+|hltb         = 6942
+|lutris       = patrician-iii
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = patrician-iii
+|mobygames    = 15367
-|hltb         = 6942
 |wikipedia    = Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse
 |winehq       = 3801
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Patrician}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      = '''''Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse''''' is an expanded release of the 2000 management game ''[[Patrician II: Quest for Power]]'' which includes the ''Rise of the Hanse'' expansion pack that was sold separately only in the German-speaking market. Internationally, the release was marketed as a separate game, but was titled '''''Patrizier II: Gold Edition''''' in Germany.
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{ii}} Sold in Germany as '''Patrizier II: Gold Edition''', as it is in essence a bundle of the [[Patrician II: Quest for Power|Patrician II]] base game and expansion pack.
 {{GOG.com links|1207658706|patrician_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/33570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 33: / Line 54: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0031561FY | unknown | English-language version. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce}} in Russian release<br>{{DRM|Securom}} in Taiwanese release. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | patrician_3 | DRM-free | English- and French-language version. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | patrician-iii | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | patrician-iii | Steam | English-language version. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | patrician_3 | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 33570 | Steam | English-language version. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | patrician-iii | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 33570 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM Platform | patrician-3 | DRM-free | Uses [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting#Custom DirectDraw wrappers|DxWrapper]]. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0031561FY | unknown | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro video===
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video files|fix=
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}
+# Delete or rename {{file|Intro_1.bik}}, {{file|Intro_2.bik}} and {{file|Intro_3.bik}}.
 }}
@@ Line 42: / Line 73: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\P2.cfg|{{p|game}}\gl.cfg}}
 }}
@@ Line 56: / Line 87: @@
 |epic games launcher       =
 |epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy                = false
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes          =
+|gog galaxy notes          = Added on 26 April 2021.
 |origin                    =
 |origin notes              =
@@ Line 76: / Line 107: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = unsupported
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Only supports 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024.
+|widescreen resolution notes= Only supports 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024 by default. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 86: / Line 117: @@
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = false
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 94: / Line 125: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
 |60 fps                     = unknown
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Widescreen Fix|fix=
+#Download the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Zw811YZELSdHpVMkU4M21fUms/view?resourcekey=0-5Jcx0kCkO_9a0o9P-YvL4g Resolution Pack]
+#Download the desired display resolution, which should include:
+:{{file|images|folder}}
+:{{file|scripts|folder}}
+:{{file|Patrician3.exe}}
+#Create a backup of the current {{file|Patrician3.exe}}.
+#Copy the contents of your desired resolution folder into {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}} (overwrite existing files)
+#Run the game.
+#From the main menu, go into ''Options'' and '''select the 1024x768 resolution''' - this is what activates the custom resolution (the 1024x768 setting has been edited out and replaced with the new resolution).
 }}
@@ Line 112: / Line 156: @@
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 184: / Line 228: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 193: / Line 239: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 200: / Line 254: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
+  |notes     = Retail, GOG.com and ZOOM Platform only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 213: / Line 267: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
@@ Line 239: / Line 301: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 8
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 256: / Line 318: @@
 |self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
-|direct ip          = unknown
+|direct ip          = true
 |direct ip notes    =
 }}{{Network/Ports
@@ Line 262: / Line 324: @@
 |udp  =
 |upnp =
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Graphical artifacts when scrolling===
+{{Image|DirectDraw glitch example in Patrician 3.png|Manifestation of the issue}}
+{{ii}} Occurs when the user enters and exits the main menu.
+{{++}} Fixed in GOG.com and Zoom Platform releases.
+{{Fixbox|description=Use a [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting#Custom DirectDraw wrappers|DirectDraw wrapper]]|ref=|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 269: / Line 340: @@
 |direct3d versions      =
 |direct3d notes         =
-|directdraw versions    =
+|directdraw versions    = 7
 |directdraw notes       =
 |opengl versions        =
@@ Line 288: / Line 359: @@
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 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      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}