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Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 22, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) | January 1, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 77 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sid Meier's Civilization | 1991 |
Freeciv (unofficial) | 1996 |
Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2001 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 |
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 |
Key points
- Remake of Sid Meier's Colonization.
- If you own retail version, you have to request multiplayer patch.[1]
- Steam version online multiplayer has been transitioned to Steamworks.[2]
General information
- Official Downloads page (patches, SDK, etc.)
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM (removed with patch 1.01) | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Complete Edition. Bundled with Civilization IV. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
- Retail version owners can contact 2K Support for Steam product keys.[2]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest retail patch is 1.01f. The Steam version is already patched.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\Profiles\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Saves can be stored anywhere; the default locations are listed above.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects, Speech, Ambience, Interface. | |
Surround sound | Up to 8.1. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 4.0. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Retail only | |||
Hungarian | Retail only, download here. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 28 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 28 | |||
Online play | 28 | Non-Steam versions require a GameSpy ID. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Removed from the Steam version.[2] Install the beta to regain access.[3] |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[4] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy, Steamworks | All versions except Steam use GameSpy services that have been shut down. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | 10.6.6 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 128 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
- Supported ATI chipsets: X1600, X1900, 2400, 2600, 3870
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120
- Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (16810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ multiplayer patch request
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
- ↑ Direct IP and Installing Pre-Steamworks Civilization IV (Unsupported) on Steam – 2K Support
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support
- ↑ Civilization IV: Colonization Steam page - last accessed on July 20, 2016