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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bethesda Softworks}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bethesda Softworks}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Storm|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.piratesahoy.net/categories/storm-engine-games.62/|title=piratesahoy.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 1, 2003|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/pirates-of-the-caribbean/release-info|title=Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) release dates - MobyGames|date=2021-06-29}}</ref>}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pirates-of-the-caribbean|64}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pirates-of-the-caribbean|64}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pirates-of-the-caribbean|49}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pirates-of-the-caribbean|49}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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|current state    =
 
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Titled '''Корсары II''' or '''Sea Dogs 2''' in Russia.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Pirates of the Caribbean External Options.png|External options menu ({{code|Config.exe}})}}
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{{Image|Pirates of the Caribbean External Options.png|External options menu ({{file|Config.exe}})}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/pirates-caribbean
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/pirates-caribbean
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|vsync notes                =  
 
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===Widescreen resolution===
 
===Widescreen resolution===
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# Change the values of {{code|screen_x}} and {{code|screen_y}} to your desired resolution.
 
# Change the values of {{code|screen_x}} and {{code|screen_y}} to your desired resolution.
 
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|key remap                = limited
 
|key remap                = limited
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|F1}}, {{key|F2}} and menu controls cannot be remapped.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Orzelek303|date=2021-06-29|comment={{key|F1}} goes to the pause menu, {{key|F2}} opens player status screen; {{key|Esc}}, {{key|Enter}}, arrow keys and mouse buttons are always used to navigate the menu screens.}}</ref>
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|F1}}, {{key|F2}} and menu controls cannot be remapped.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Orzelek303|date=2021-06-29|comment={{key|F1}} goes to the pause menu, {{key|F2}} opens player status screen; {{key|Esc}}, {{key|Enter}}, arrow keys and mouse buttons are always used to navigate the menu screens.}}</ref>
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option      = always on
 
|acceleration option notes = Negative mouse acceleration present.
 
|acceleration option notes = Negative mouse acceleration present.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = M effects, dialogue
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
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  |notes    = Also known in Russian community by the name "Sea Dogs 2" or "Корсары 2".
 
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  |fan      =  
 
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* slow movement;
 
* slow movement;
 
* very low mouse sensitivity.
 
* very low mouse sensitivity.
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===Vsync doesn't work on Windows 10===
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = 95
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minCPU  = Pentium III 800 MHz
 
|minCPU  = Pentium III 800 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 1.5 GB
 
|minHD    = 1.5 GB
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|minGPU  = 3D compliant video dard
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|minGPU  = 3D compliant video card
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 
|minDX    = 8.1
  
 
|recOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
 
|recOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
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|recCPU  = Pentium III 1.2 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = Video card supporting pixel shaders
 
|recGPU  = Video card supporting pixel shaders
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|recDX    =  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 18 January 2024

Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean cover
Developers
Akella
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Ubisoft
Engines
Storm[1]
Release dates
Windows July 1, 2003[2]
Reception
Metacritic 64
IGDB 49
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person, First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, Open world
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Art styles Realistic
Themes Piracy, Supernatural, North America
Series Age of Pirates, Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean on HowLongToBeat
Pirates of the Caribbean on IGDB
Pirates of the Caribbean guide on StrategyWiki
Pirates of the Caribbean on MobyGames
Pirates of the Caribbean on Wikipedia
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Age of Pirates
Sea Dogs 2000
Pirates of the Caribbean 2003
Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales 2005
Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships 2007
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own 2012
Caribbean Legend 2024

Pirates of the Caribbean is a singleplayer third-person and first-person ARPG and open world game in the Age of Pirates and Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Key points

Titled Корсары II or Sea Dogs 2 in Russia.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete, move or rename the video files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\RESOURCE\VIDEOS.
  2. Delete, move or rename the files AkellaLogo.wmv, BethesdaLogo.wmv and WaltDisneyLogo.wmv.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\engine.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\options[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVE\[Note 1]

Video

External options menu (Config.exe)
External options menu (Config.exe)

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Always on in windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate cap.[3] See Frame rate related issues.

Widescreen resolution

Modify the engine.ini file[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open the engine.ini file with a text editor.
  3. Change the values of screen_x and screen_y to your desired resolution.
Vert- gameplay and stretched HUD.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
F1, F2 and menu controls cannot be remapped.[5]
Mouse acceleration
Negative mouse acceleration present.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
M effects, dialogue
Surround sound
Subtitles
Dialogues with the NPCs are text-based. The rest of the spoken lines are not captioned.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Alt+Tab ↹ may crash the game.[3]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian
Also known in Russian community by the name "Sea Dogs 2" or "Корсары 2".

Issues fixed

Frame rate related issues

Very high frame rates can cause various issues.

Relevant issues:

  • interface navigation problems;
  • menus buttons do not respond correctly;
  • slow movement;
  • very low mouse sensitivity.
Cap the frame rate to ≤ 300 FPS[3][6]
Use DirectX 9 convertor
  1. Download the d3d8to9.
  2. Copy d3d8.dll to <path-to-game> set the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz..

Vsync doesn't work on Windows 10

Vsync is enabled by default, but in Windows 10 it does not work because the Vsync of DirectX 8 in Windows 10 is broken.
Use DirectX 9 convertor
  1. Download the d3d8to9.
  2. Copy d3d8.dll to <path-to-game>.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1
Shader Model support 1.4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium III 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D compliant video card
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		Video card supporting pixel shaders
64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).

References

  1. ↑ piratesahoy.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023
  2. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on 2021-06-29
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2021-06-29
  4. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean | WSGF - last accessed on 2021-06-29
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2021-06-29
    F1 goes to the pause menu, F2 opens player status screen; Esc, ↵ Enter, arrow keys and mouse buttons are always used to navigate the menu screens.
  6. ↑ Solved - Windows 10: Low Frame Rates Despite (BECAUSE OF!) Good Hardware | PiratesAhoy! - last accessed on 2021-06-29