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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
|releasedates =  
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|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1999}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sold-Out-Software-Pharaoh-Gold/dp/B000C05XRI/ Amazon.co.uk] | {{ID|Retail}} | Pharaoh Gold (Pharaoh + Cleopatra)}}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sold-Out-Software-Pharaoh-Gold/dp/B000C05XRI/ Amazon.co.uk] | {{ID|Retail}} | Pharaoh Gold (Pharaoh + Cleopatra)}}
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/gamecard/pharaoh_cleopatra GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Pharaoh + Cleopatra}}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/pharaoh_cleopatra GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | 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.
 
{{++}} The GOG.com version includes the expansion Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra, the latest patch and is fixed to run on modern computers.
 
==Improvements==
 
=== Widescreen fix ===
 
User jackfuste from wsgf.org created patched executables for various resolutions.
 
 
To change resolution, replace Pharaoh.exe in the installation directory with the desired version from the downloaded archive.
 
 
[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132063#p132063 Forum post with Pharaoh fix]
 
 
[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132064#p132064 Forum post with Cleopatra fix]
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Retail|C:\SIERRA\Pharaoh\Save\}}  
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{{Game Location Table/row|Retail|C:\SIERRA\Pharaoh\Save}}  
{{Game Location Table/row|GOG.com|C:\GOG Games\Pharaoh Gold\Save\}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|GOG.com|C:\GOG Games\Pharaoh Gold\Save}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
}}
 
}}
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=== [[Widescreen resolution]] ===
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{{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].
  
 
=== [[Windowed]] ===
 
=== [[Windowed]] ===
{{ii}} Instructions taken from GOG.com's support page <ref>http://www.gog.com/support/pharaoh_cleopatra/windowed_mode</ref>
 
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
{{Fixbox/fix|Change color depth}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Change color depth|ref=<ref>[http://www.gog.com/support/pharaoh_cleopatra/windowed_mode Support for Pharaoh + Cleopatra - GOG.com]</ref>}}
 
To enable windowed mode, first change the color depth to 16bit.
 
To enable windowed mode, first change the color depth to 16bit.
 
* On Windows XP, right-click your desktop, select Properties -> Display, select the 16-bit color mode and confirm by clicking OK.
 
* On Windows XP, right-click your desktop, select Properties -> Display, select the 16-bit color mode and confirm by clicking OK.
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|recproc  = 200 MHz Processor
 
|recproc  = 200 MHz Processor
 
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}}
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{{References}}
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]

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Pharaoh
Pharaoh cover
Developers
Impressions 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

Template:Availability Table

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

Template:Game Location Table

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) Windows 95/98
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 360 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB video card

References