Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
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| Developers | |
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| Firaxis Games | |
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| 2K Games | |
| Engines | |
| Gamebryo | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 22, 2008 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 14 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) release 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 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 2025 |
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
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Official Downloads page (patches, SDK, etc.)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Steam | |
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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. The Steam version is already patched.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16810/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| 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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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Video settings.
Input settings
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 6 | Hot seat |
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| Online play | 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] |
System requirements
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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.