Praetorians
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This page is for the original release. For the HD Remaster, see Praetorians HD Remaster.
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| Developers | |
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| Pyro Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Eidos Interactive |
| First digital | Merge Games |
| Second digital | Kalypso Media Digital |
| Re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 10, 2003 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 78 |
| IGDB | 84 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS, Strategy |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Classical, Europe, Historical |
| Series | Praetorians |
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| Praetorians | |
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| Praetorians | 2003 |
| Praetorians HD Remaster | 2020 |
Warnings
Praetorians is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS and strategy game in the Praetorians series.
General information
Availability
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SecuROM DRM | |
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- A free demo is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 1.04, available from Patches-Scrolls.
Unofficial patch
- The unofficial 1.05 patch is available from Patches-Scrolls.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Praetorians\Profiles\*.usr |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Praetorians\Savegame |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
Advanced video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | 1024x768 is maximum by default; see Widescreen resolution. Hor+ | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Widescreen resolution
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Input
Game settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Scroll speed only. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, music, effects, ambient, voice, interface. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
| Spanish | Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | The official GameSpy service has been shut down. | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | 256 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/277460/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (277460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Praetorians | WSGF - last accessed on [unknown]