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Difference between revisions of "The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition"

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{{Series|The Settlers}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Re-release of [[The Settlers: Rise of an Empire]]
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|introduction      = This is an enhanced re-release of the 2007 {{Glossary:Building}} {{Glossary:RTS}} [[The Settlers: Rise of an Empire]] which includes '''The Settlers: Rise of an Empire''' and the '''Eastern Realm''' expansion pack, with the only real change compared to the original being the usage of Ubisoft's multiplayer backend.
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|release history  = The History Edition was released on 15 November 2018 alongside other History Editions in the franchise. It replaced the Steam SKU of the original version upon launch.
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Game data==
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 18 March 2024

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This page is for the updated re-release. For the 2007 original game, see The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.

The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition cover
Developers
Ubisoft Blue Byte
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2018
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres Building, RTS
Themes Fantasy, Medieval
Series The Settlers
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition on HowLongToBeat
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition on MobyGames
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

This is an enhanced re-release of the 2007 building RTS The Settlers: Rise of an Empire which includes The Settlers: Rise of an Empire and the Eastern Realm expansion pack, with the only real change compared to the original being the usage of Ubisoft's multiplayer backend.

The History Edition was released on 15 November 2018 alongside other History Editions in the franchise. It replaced the Steam SKU of the original version upon launch.

The game comes with the same issues on graphics cards with 2 GB of VRAM or more that were already present in the original release.[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via Ubisoft+.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/965310/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/965310/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
[2]

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Shader model 4.0 support
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023
  2. Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-18