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This page is for the original release. For the History Edition, see The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition.
Warnings
- RenderWare games may not work on Windows 11 24H2 or later without using a DirectSound wrapper (see the engine page for details).
General information
- Official Forum - Ubisoft forum for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Gold Edition)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
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TAGES 5 DRM and Solidshield DRM. DRM was removed in Patch 1.7 |
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| GOG.com |
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Gold Edition. Includes Limited Edition objects. Serial keys for online multiplayer not provided. |
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| Steam (unavailable) |
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Gold Edition. Replaced by the History Edition in 2018. |
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| Ubisoft Store (unavailable) |
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Gold Edition. Replaced by the History Edition in 2018. |
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Version differences
- The retail Limited Edition, among physical goodies, included 6 in-game decorative objects.
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and The Eastern Realm expansion pack. It formed the base of the History Edition.
- The GOG.com version includes a patch to fix issues on graphics cards with 2 GB of VRAM or more.[1]
These issues were fixed in the History Edition and by unoffical patches.
Monetization
| Type |
Notes |
| Expansion pack
| The expansion pack includes a new hero, campaign, maps, desert terrain and the geologist unit. |
| One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
|
| The Eastern Realm |
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Essential improvements
Official Patches
- The latest official patches, 1.7 and 1.71, are available from Ubisoft's patch repository and Patches-Scrolls. These remove the DRM from the game.
- Latest version can be downloaded here.
- Fixes the missing texture slider when using graphic cards with VRAM higher than 2GB. Not needed when using the GOG Gold Edition, since that has its own fix.
- Enables high-quality ground textures when using graphic cards with VRAM higher than 2GB. This was not fixed in the GOG Gold Edition.
- Can set the maximum zoom level in the game.
- Can activate the Development-Mode permanently without Registry-Key.
- Can set the Large Address Aware Flag for more usable memory.
- Can fix Bugs in Script and Code (e.g. "Meldungsstau", "Entertainercrash").
- Multiple fixes and features for the MapEditor.
- Removes the ability to change the ground texture resolution. The slider value in the menu is ignored and the highest quality ground textures are always used by default.
Notes
- The unofficial S6Patcher requires the latest official patch 1.71 to be installed. A backup of the executable is automatically created in the installation folder when patching. If the game is from Steam it needs to be extracted with the tool "Steamless" before using the S6Patcher.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
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Windowed[citation needed]
|
- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire\Config\Options.ini
- Find the section
[Display]
- Change
Windowed=0 to Windowed=1
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
|
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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Only available in retail release in Taiwan, Translated by Unalis. |
| Czech |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Polish |
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Retail only. |
| Russian |
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Retail only. |
| Ukrainian |
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Fan translation; Steam Guide. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
| 3D modes |
State |
Notes |
| vorpX |
| G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
| Windows |
|
Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.66 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
512 MB | 1 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
