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The Settlers IV
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Blue Byte |
Windows |
February 15, 2001 |
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Key points
- The game doesn't run on a native Windows 10 system. See Issues fixed.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1] |
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GOG.com |
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Gold Edition - includes expansions: Mission CD and The Trojans and the Elixir of Power. |
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Ubisoft Store |
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History Edition - includes expansions: Mission CD, The Trojans and the Elixir of Power, The New World, and Community Pack. Part of Ubisoft+. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Mission CD |
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The Trojans and the Elixir of Power |
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Die Neue Welt |
Available only in German language before the release of History Edition |
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Community Pack: Historische Schlachten |
Available only in German language before the release of History Edition |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- 2.50.1516a is the latest retail patch. Applies to all language versions. This patch does not remove the CD protection.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Video\
- Delete or rename
BB_logo.bik ,S4.bik and UbiSoft_Logo.bik
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 8 |
Removed from the History Edition |
Online play |
| 8 |
Official multiplayer service has been shut down for the original version, but History Edition uses Ubisoft servers. |
Issues unresolved
Retail version compatibility problems
- Many bugs, glitches and crashes in every OS higher than Windows XP. Only the GOG.com version has better support.[citation needed]
Fatal error: Exception 0xc0000005 at 0x00468bd0!
- Occurs if something went wrong while using trading routes via ship (but not limited to this). It's a bug in the game itself.[3]
Music stops when playing as Mayan
- If you fight as Mayan, the music stops playing after a fight. This is a known bug that was never fixed. You can start the music again if you move the in-game Sound FX slider under Settings > Sound settings.[3]
Issues fixed
"Error initializing Graphic Interface" error (or black screen/game doesn't launch)
Use Windows 10 patch (DXwrapper)[4]
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- Download The Settlers IV Windows 10 patch.
- Unzip the main fix to the installation folder.
- Unzip the editor fix to The Settlers IV 'Editor' folder.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 OSR2, 98, 2000, ME, NT 4.0 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
250 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
Resolution of at least 800x600 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References