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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Impressions Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Sierra On-Line | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows 3.x | March 18, 1996 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | N/A |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Menu-based, Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Themes | Historical |
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Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
The Rise & Rule of Ancient Empires is a historical turn-based strategy game with gameplay similar to the Sid Meier's Civilization series, but operating within a more narrowly focused historical period.
It was released in 1996 for Windows 3.1 and 95.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Game will open to the menu without the disc but requires it in the drive to play. | |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Game only runs in windowed mode. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
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 | Can only turn sound and music on or off. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | |||
| LAN play | 4 | IPX connection. | ||
| Online play | 4 | Direct modem or serial connection. | ||
Other information
API
| Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows 3.x | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1, 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 Colors | |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).