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Revision as of 20:28, 23 May 2017

The Settlers
The Settlers cover
Developers
Blue Byte Software
Release dates
DOS May 18, 1994
The Settlers on Wikipedia
The Settlers 1994
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici 1996
The Settlers III 1998
The Settlers IV 2001
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings 2004
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary 2006
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire 2007
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures 2008
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom 2010
The Settlers Online 2012
The Settlers - History Edition 2018
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition 2018
The Settlers III: History Edition 2018
The Settlers IV - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition 2018
The Settlers 7: History Edition 2018
The Settlers: New Allies 2023

Key Points

Also known under the names Die Siedler and Serf City: Life is Feudal.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Only 2nd hand copies.
DOS

Essential improvements

Freeserf

  • Freeserf is a faithful clone of The Settlers, that uses original game's files. It adds many improvements to the original, most notably - widescreen resolution support and improved mouse handling.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Requires either a joystick or COM mouse. May be impossible to play on newer systems.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA, SVGA Menu is rendered always in VGA mode.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 386 - 16 MHz
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Video card (GPU) Graphics card supporting VGA.

References