Zeus: Master of Olympus
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
- Comes with an 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 |
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Retail | Several versions available by Sierra and Vivendi Universal. SecuROM DRM disc check. | |||
GOG.com | Includes the expansion Poseidon: Master of Atlantis | |||
Steam | Includes the expansion Poseidon: Master of Atlantis |
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. Steam and GOG releases already include this update.
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 |
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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 |
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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]
No building animation[5][6]
Storage yard animation going too fast[7]
- Even if you have set the gamespeed to a value lower than 100% so that the game does not accelerate, some animations will continue to accelerate
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Issues fixed
Game speed/Map scroll rate issue
Set the slider in-game[8] |
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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 |
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DirectDraw | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.0m[9] |
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.reddit.com/r/impressionsgames/comments/kb69f3/zeus_bug_no_building_animation/
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/1692669912403162757/
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/566050/discussions/0/5916017125829480534/
- ↑ 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.