Difference between revisions of "Pharaoh"

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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

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Includes expansion Cleopatra
Steam		Includes expansion 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
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/564530/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/564530/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

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

Windowed

Change color depth^[1]

Change the colour depth of the display to 16-bit
- For Windows 8 and newer, enable the following compatibility settings for the Pharaoh.exe file (located in <path-to-game>: Reduced color mode (16-bit color).
- For Windows Vista and 7, change the colour mode through the Screen resolution settings in the Control Panel.
- For Windows XP, change the colour mode through the Display settings in the Control Panel.
Download the patched files and extract them into <path-to-game>.
Launch the game.

PharaohStarter.exe^[2]

An application that automatically changes the colour depth to 16-bit and starts Pharaoh in a window. After the game is closed the color depth returns to 32-bit.

Download the launcher.
Extract the contents of the download to <path-to-game>.
Run the game using PharaohStarter.exe.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Local retail version only
Spanish
Swedish

Issues fixed

Unable to load function; Ft_thunk (Kernell32.dll)

Instructions

Game freezes / movies not playing

Instructions

Instructions

Stop Pharaoh from freezing^[3]

Download the "Pharaoh v1.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE" from "http://www.gamecopyworld.eu/games/pc_pharaoh.shtml" (or in your language from the list)
Add it the installation folder and double-click it - this will patch your Pharaoh.EXE file to play the game without the CD and Fix the .EXE to stop freezing (in my case it worked over all other work-arounds)
Hopefully this fixed your problem as it did me. Play and enjoy!

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6	^{[citation needed]}

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video, Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	360 MB	630 MB
Video card (GPU)	1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (564530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (564530) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (564530) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Support for Pharaoh + Cleopatra - GOG.com

[3] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/q_is_there_a_way_to_activate_the_windowed_mode/post6

[4] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Change color depth|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/support/pharaoh_cleopatra/windowed_mode Support for Pharaoh + Cleopatra - GOG.com]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Change color depth|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/support/pharaoh_cleopatra/windowed_mode Support for Pharaoh + Cleopatra - GOG.com]</ref>}}
 # Change the colour depth of the display to 16-bit
 #* For Windows 8 and newer, enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Pharaoh.exe}} file (located in {{code|{{p|game}}}}: {{code|Reduced color mode (16-bit color)}}.
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 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=PharaohStarter.exe|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/q_is_there_a_way_to_activate_the_windowed_mode/post6</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|PharaohStarter.exe|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/q_is_there_a_way_to_activate_the_windowed_mode/post6</ref>}}
 An application that automatically changes the colour depth to 16-bit and starts Pharaoh in a window. After the game is closed the color depth returns to 32-bit.
 # Download [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1420135/PharaohStarter.zip the launcher].
@@ Line 274: / Line 272: @@
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Stop Pharaoh from freezing|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Stop Pharaoh from freezing|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus</ref>}}
 # Download the "Pharaoh v1.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE" from "http://www.gamecopyworld.eu/games/pc_pharaoh.shtml" (or in your language from the list)
 # Add it the installation folder and double-click it - this will patch your Pharaoh.EXE file to play the game without the CD and Fix the .EXE to stop freezing (in my case it worked over all other work-arounds)

Developers

	Impressions Games
	BreakAway Games
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 1999