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Revision as of 04:46, 24 April 2016
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| Developers | |
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| Firaxis Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Atari | |
| 2K Games | |
| OS X | Feral Interactive |
| Engines | |
| Gamebryo | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 22, 2004 |
| macOS (OS X) | August 29, 2008 |
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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.
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | |
|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 1987 |
| Pirates! Gold | 1993 |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) | 2004 |
For the original game, see Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
DRM: SecuROM disc check. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
1.02 patch is the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Video Settings.
Windowed
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Audio Settings.
Issues fixed
Severe performance issues
This issue has been present since release. Although the 2005 1.02 patch addressed many issues, some users (especially those with high spec, modern systems) still experience low frame rates, with currently no available solution.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 1.0 GHz | Pentium 1.0 GHz or higher |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 1.4 GHz Intel 1.4 GHz |
PowerPC 2.0 GHz Intel 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.4 GHz | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | 128 MB of VRAM |
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 (3920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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