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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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.co.uk		Pharaoh Gold (Pharaoh + Cleopatra)
GOG.com		Pharaoh + Cleopatra

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

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra

Essential improvements

Patches

Pharaoh Enhancement Pack 1.2 enables the in-game Mission Editor and fixes various issues.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Unable to load function; Ft_thunk (Kernell32.dll)

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)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	360 MB	630 MB
Video card (GPU)	1 MB of VRAM

References

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-{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{ii}} Replace Pharaoh.exe with the appropriate version: [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132063#p132063 Pharaoh], [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132064#p132064 Cleopatra].
+{{ii}} Replace <code>Pharaoh.exe</code> with the appropriate version: [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132063#p132063 Pharaoh], [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132064#p132064 Cleopatra].
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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 An application that automatically changes the color depth to 16 bit and starts Pharaoh in a window.  After the game is closed the color depth returns to 32 bit.<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/q_is_there_a_way_to_activate_the_windowed_mode/post6</ref>
 * Download [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1420135/PharaohStarter.zip this file]
-* Extract the .zip, and place PharaohStarter.exe in your game's folder.
+* Extract the contents of the <code>PharaohStarter.zip</code> and place <code>PharaohStarter.exe</code> in your Pharaoh installation folder {{p|game}}.
-* Run the game using PharaohStarter.exe.  Change your game shortcut to open PharaohStarter.exe instead of Pharaoh.exe
+* Run the game using <code>PharaohStarter.exe</code>.
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 * Install Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra.
 * Download and install the [http://pharaoh.heavengames.com/downloads/lister.php?category=patches lastest patch] for your version of the game.
-* Go to where you have installed the game and find the game .exe.  Right click on it and choose "Properties".  Click on the compatibility tab, tick the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows 2000".  Click on the OK button.}}
+* Go to your Pharaoh installation folder {{p|game}} and find <code>Pharaoh.exe</code>.  Right click on the file and choose "Properties".  Click on the compatibility tab, tick the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows 2000".  Click on the OK button.}}
 ===Game freezes / movies not playing===
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 {{Fixbox/fix|Multi-core fix|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus</ref>}}
 * Download [https://web.archive.org/web/20080721084339/http://www16.brinkster.com/salvage/thief/imagecfg.zip ImageCFG]
-* Extract the .zip and place imagecfg.exe in your game's folder.
+* Extract the contents of the <code>imagecfg.zip</code> and place <code>imagecfg.exe</code> in your Pharaoh installation folder {{p|game}}.
 * Create a batch file.  First, open up notepad and paste the following.
 <pre>
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 :end
 </pre>
-*Save as a .bat file and place it in your Pharaoh installation folder.
+*Save as a .bat file and place it in your Pharaoh installation folder {{p|game}}.
 *Run the batch file.
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 * Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/514-miles-sound-system-mss-v60m/ Miles Sound System (MSS) v6.0m]
 * Extract <code>mss32.dll</code> from the .zip file.
-* Paste it into the Pharaoh folder, overwriting the existing <code>mss32.dll</code>.
+* Paste it into the Pharaoh installation folder {{p|game}}, overwriting the existing <code>mss32.dll</code>.
 }}

Developers

	Impressions Games
	BreakAway Games
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	1999