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Difference between revisions of "Pirates! Gold"

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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Pirates! Gold cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
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|publishers  =
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|February 19, 1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 17, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1 GOG.com Now Supports Linux! ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Piracy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sid Meier's Pirates! }}
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|steam appid  = 327380
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|gogcom id    = 1207661653
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|gogcom id side = 1207659060
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|strategywiki = Pirates! Gold
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|mobygames    = pirates-gold
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|wikipedia    = Sid Meier's Pirates!
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|winehq      = 1985
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|license      = commercial
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}}
  
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[[Category:Game]]
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'''General information'''
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[[Category:DOS]]
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{{GOG.com links|1207661653|pirates_gold_plus}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/327380/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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[[Category:Mac]]
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical |  | | DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://retroism.com/sid-meiers-pirates/ | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pirates_gold_plus | physical | Bundled with [[Sid Meier's Pirates!]] DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam, physical | Bundled with [[Sid Meier's Pirates!]] DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\PIRATES*.SAV|{{p|game}}\pirates.hof}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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}}
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{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{ii}} Saves are named matching the slot ({{file|PIRATES0.SAV}} to {{file|PIRATES9.SAV}}).
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{{ii}} {{file|pirates.hof}} contains Pirate Hall of Fame high scores.
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{{ii}} This game does not store any settings.
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                =
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|discord notes          =
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|epic games store      =
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|epic games store notes =
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|gog galaxy            = true
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|gog galaxy notes      =
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|origin                =
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|origin notes          =
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|steam cloud            = false
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|steam cloud notes      =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay notes            =
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|xbox cloud            =
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|xbox cloud notes      =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = n/a
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]). The Windows 3.x version is windowed when the desktop resolution is higher than 640x480.
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = n/a
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = n/a
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          = Most speech is text-based.
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = VGA, SVGA
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
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|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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==System requirements==
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    =
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|minCPU  = Intel 386 16 MHz
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|minRAM  = 2 MB
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|minHD    = 20 MB
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|minGPU  = VGA
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|recOS    = 6.22
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|recGPU  = SVGA
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
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|minOS    = 3.1
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|minCPU  = 386
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|minRAM  = 4 MB
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|minHD    = 25 MB
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|minGPU  = 256 colors
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  =
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 13:56, 7 July 2020

Pirates! Gold
Pirates! Gold cover
Developers
MicroProse
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows 3.x February 19, 1994
Mac OS (Classic) 1994
Windows (DOSBox) July 17, 2012
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) November 29, 2012[1]
Linux (DOSBox) July 24, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Themes Piracy
Series Sid Meier's Pirates!
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Pirates! Gold guide on StrategyWiki
Pirates! Gold on MobyGames
Pirates! Gold on Wikipedia
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987
Pirates! Gold 1993
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) 2004

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS
Windows 3.x
Mac OS
Publisher website
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Sid Meier's Pirates! DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Sid Meier's Pirates! DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\PIRATES*.SAV[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\pirates.hof[Note 1]
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Saves are named matching the slot (PIRATES0.SAV to PIRATES9.SAV).
pirates.hof contains Pirate Hall of Fame high scores.
This game does not store any settings.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox). The Windows 3.x version is windowed when the desktop resolution is higher than 640x480.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Most speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA, SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 386 16 MHz
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA SVGA
Windows 3.x
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) 386
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 colors


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References