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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        =  
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|cover        = Port Royale cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ascaron Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ascaron Entertainment}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Kalypso Media}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ascaron Entertainment|Retail}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Kalypso Media|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 4, 2003}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 14, 2002}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|port-royale|79}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|port-royale-gold-power-and-pirates|rating}}
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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, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Business, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Piracy, North America, South America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Port Royale }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  = port_royale
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|gogcom id    = 1207658791
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|hltb        = 7229
 +
|igdb        = port-royale-gold-power-and-pirates
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates
 
|wikipedia    = Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates
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|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 4925
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|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Port Royale}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|port_royale|port_royale}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207658791|port_royale_series|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | port_royale | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | VOB {{term|DRM}} | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | port_royale | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper | | Windows }}
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}}
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===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} Retail releases labeled as '''Gold Edition''' in the German-speaking market have patch 1.3.0 already applied. The latest version is 1.4.0.3 for all languages and includes all Gold Edition content.
 +
{{ii}} The DRM-free GOG.com release includes 1.4.0.3 and, by transition, Gold Edition content.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
* The latest official patch is 1.4.0.3: [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3189/7/29294 international] | [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3188/7/29289 German] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20060530065718/http://www.ascaron.org:80/portroyale/PR1_403_german_addon.exe German for pre-Gold Edition copies].
 +
 
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video file|fix=
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>
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# Delete or rename {{file|Intro.bik}}.
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\options.sav}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\*.mrk}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Image|Port Royale general settings.png|General settings menu}}
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/port-royale-gold-power-and-pirates/en
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{{Image|Port Royale advanced graphics settings.png|Advanced graphical settings menu}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/port-royale-gold-power-and-pirates/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Run the game with the <code>/windowed</code> parameter (as of v1.4.0.3). Also, GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|vsync                      = hackable
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
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|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
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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
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|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 =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, sound, video
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface =  
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  |interface = true
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  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = Retail only.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 8
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 8
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = true
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 98, ME
−
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
−
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 64 MB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minDX    = 8.1
  
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|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 2000, XP
−
|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 900 MHz
−
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 22:33, 16 April 2022

Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates cover
Developers
Ascaron Entertainment
Publishers
Retail Ascaron Entertainment
Digital Kalypso Media
Release dates
Windows June 14, 2002
Reception
Metacritic 79
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Business, Strategy
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Themes Piracy, North America, South America
Series Port Royale
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Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates on HowLongToBeat
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates on IGDB
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates on MobyGames
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates on Wikipedia
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Port Royale
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates 2002
Port Royale 2 2004
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants 2012
Port Royale 4 2020

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 VOB DRM
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper
Windows

Version differences

Retail releases labeled as Gold Edition in the German-speaking market have patch 1.3.0 already applied. The latest version is 1.4.0.3 for all languages and includes all Gold Edition content.
The DRM-free GOG.com release includes 1.4.0.3 and, by transition, Gold Edition content.

Essential improvements

Patches

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video file
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Delete or rename Intro.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\*.mrk[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

General settings menu
General settings menu
Advanced graphical settings menu
Advanced graphical settings menu

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Run the game with the /windowed parameter (as of v1.4.0.3). Also, GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound, video
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
Retail only.
French
Retail only.
German
Retail only.
Hungarian
Retail only.
Japanese
Retail only.
Polish
Retail only.
Spanish
Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
8 Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP


Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz Intel Pentium III 900 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		32 MB of VRAM


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).

References