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Revision as of 18:52, 20 August 2022
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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 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | 4X, TBS |
| Themes | Historical |
| Series | Civilization, Colonization |
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| ⤏ 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 |
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.
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.)
- Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization section
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization IV Colonization Forums
- 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) | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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Complete Edition. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Complete Edition. Bundled with Civilization IV. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
Standalone. | |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) | |
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- Retail version owners can contact 2K Support for Steam product keys.[2]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest retail patch is 1.01f. This removes the SecuROM 7 DRM from the game's installation, allowing for playing the game without the CD-ROM. The game can be installed with a CD-ROM backup prior to patching. The Steam version is already patched.
Skip intro videos
| Instructions[3] |
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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) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Civilization IV Colonization\Saves\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-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 |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Hungarian | Retail only, download here. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | Retail only | |||
| Polish | Retail only | |||
| Russian | Retail only | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 28 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | 28 | Removed from Steam version after the Steamworks update. | ||
| 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.[4] |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[5] |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Interface | Scaleform | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| 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 1.2 GHz or AMD Athlon or equivalent | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon or equivalent |
| 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[6]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/16810/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (16810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ multiplayer patch request
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-03-31
- ↑ 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