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City Building Series
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

Pharaoh Heaven community site

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

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The GOG.com version includes the expansion Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra, the latest patch and is fixed to run on modern computers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Replace Pharaoh.exe with the appropriate version: Pharaoh, Cleopatra.

Windowed

Instructions

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Unable to load function; Ft_thunk (Kernell32.dll)

The Sold Out Software release came with instructions on how to run Pharaoh & Queen of the Nile on Windows XP, which can also work on Windows Vista / 7

Instructions

Game freezes / movies not playing

Instructions

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	133 MHz	200 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	360 MB	630 MB
Video card (GPU)	1 MB of VRAM

References

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 * On Windows 8, right-click the game's shortcut, select Properties -> Compatibility -> Reduced color mode -> 16-bit. Confirm by clicking OK.
-Now, download [http://files.gog.com/support/Pharaoh_windowed.zip this file], and replace the "Pharaoh.inf" and "Pharaohmap.inf" files found in the game's folder (default: C:\GOG Games\Pharaoh Gold\) with the ones found in the ZIP file. You can maximize the window afterwards.
+Now, download [http://files.gog.com/support/Pharaoh_windowed.zip this file], and extract into the installation folder, replacing the existing files. with the ones found in the ZIP file. You can maximize the window afterwards.
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 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|mss32.dll}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|mss32.dll|ref=<ref>http://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/instafreeze/post15</ref>}}
-{{ii}} For this fix you will need Zeus: Master of Olympus <ref>http://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/instafreeze/post15</ref>
+{{ii}} For this fix you will need [[Zeus: Master of Olympus]].
-* Go to your Zeus: Master of Olympus folder (example C:\GOG Games\Zeus & Poseidon)
+* Go to the [[Zeus: Master of Olympus]] installation folder.
-* Copy the file mss32.dll
+* Copy <code>mss32.dll</code>.
-* Paste this file in the Pharaoh folder, overwriting the old mss32.dll file
+* Paste it into the Pharaoh folder, overwriting the existing <code>mss32.dll</code>.
 }}

Developers

	Impressions Games
	BreakAway Games
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	1999