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| Developers | |
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| Akella | |
| Publishers | |
| Bethesda Softworks | |
| Engines | |
| Storm Engine 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 1, 2003[1] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 64 |
| IGDB | 49 |
| Taxonomy | |
| 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 |
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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.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete, move or rename the video files[2] |
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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)
| 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.[2] See Frame rate related issues. | ||
Widescreen resolution
Modify the engine.ini file[3]
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | F1, F2 and menu controls cannot be remapped.[4] | |
| Mouse acceleration | Negative mouse acceleration present. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | music, 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.[2] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian |
Issues fixed
- 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[5][2] |
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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) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium III 800 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 3D compliant video dard 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Video card supporting pixel shaders |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on 2021-06-29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2021-06-29
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean | WSGF - last accessed on 2021-06-29
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Solved - Windows 10: Low Frame Rates Despite (BECAUSE OF!) Good Hardware | PiratesAhoy! - last accessed on 2021-06-29