Difference between revisions of "Zeus: Master of Olympus"
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===Slow Gods spawn/bless/attack animations<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/zeus_poseidon_acropolis/windows_7probably_xp_too_slow_gods_spawnblessattack_animations/?search=fast</ref><ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/1692669912403162757/</ref> | ===Slow Gods spawn/bless/attack animations<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/zeus_poseidon_acropolis/windows_7probably_xp_too_slow_gods_spawnblessattack_animations/?search=fast</ref><ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/1692669912403162757/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:42, 28 July 2021
Developers | |
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Impressions Games | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra Entertainment |
Digital | Activision |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 17, 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building |
Themes | Europe, Classical, Fantasy |
Series | City Building (Sierra) |
City Building (Sierra) | |
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Caesar (series) | |
Pharaoh | 1999 |
Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 |
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | 2002 |
Children of the Nile | 2004 |
Pharaoh: A New Era | 2023 |
Key points
- Has adventure editor for creation of custom campaigns and scenarios
General information
- Official website (retrieved)
- Zeus Heaven website
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Several versions available by Sierra and Vivendi Universal. SecuROM DRM disc check. | |||
GOG.com | Includes expansion Poseidon: Master of Atlantis and patch 2.1 | |||
Steam | Includes expansion Poseidon |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Poseidon: Master of Atlantis |
Essential improvements
Patches
The Enhancement Pack 1.1 is the latest patch for Zeus, and Enhancement Pack 2.1 for Poseidon, both available here.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[1] |
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Zeus_Intro.bik Zeus_Intro_HiQ.bik |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/566050/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\<user-id>\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/566050/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Separate UK and US versions | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish | Local retail version only.For digital Version https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/3112530528196239245/ |
Issues Unresolved
===Slow Gods spawn/bless/attack animations[2][3] [4]===
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Issues fixed
Game speed/Map scroll rate issue
Set the slider in-game[5] |
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While in-game, press options and press speed option and move the game speed slider to adjust the game speed or scroll rate slider to adjust the scroll speed. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.0m[6] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | 650 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM | 4 MB of VRAM |
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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (566050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Tested by Nessy
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/zeus_poseidon_acropolis/windows_7probably_xp_too_slow_gods_spawnblessattack_animations/?search=fast
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/1692669912403162757/
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/1456202946276417208/
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/zeus_poseidon_acropolis/what_is_the_default_gamespeed/?search=fast
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-12-08
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.