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@echo off
 
@echo off
if not exist %1 goto end
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if not exist Pharaoh.exe goto end
if exist %1.bak goto end
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if exist Pharaoh.exe.bak goto end
copy %1 %1.bak
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copy Pharaoh.exe Pharaoh.exe.bak
imagecfg -u %1
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imagecfg -u Pharaoh.exe
imagecfg -a 0x1 %1
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imagecfg -a 0x1 Pharaoh.exe
 
pause
 
pause
 
:end
 
:end

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Pharaoh
Pharaoh cover
Developers
Impressions Games
BreakAway Games
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows 1999
Pharaoh on Wikipedia
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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.co.uk
DRM details are not known
Pharaoh Gold (Pharaoh + Cleopatra)
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Pharaoh + Cleopatra
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
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

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

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

Windowed

Instructions
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

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
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 360 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM

References