This page is for the original release. For the History Edition, see The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition.
Key points
- The GOG.com version includes a patch to fix issues on graphics cards with 2GB of VRAM or more.[1]
These issues were not fixed in the History Edition.
General information
- Official Forum - Ubisoft forum for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Gold Edition)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
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TAGES 5 DRM and Solidshield DRM |
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| GOG.com |
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Gold Edition. |
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| Steam (unavailable) |
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Gold Edition. Replaced by the History Edition in 2018. |
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| Ubisoft Store (unavailable) |
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Gold Edition. Replaced by the History Edition in 2018. |
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Version differences[edit]
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and The Eastern Realm expansion pack. It formed the base of the History Edition.
Monetization[edit]
| Type |
Notes |
| Expansion pack
| The expansion pack includes a new hero, campaign, maps, desert terrain and the geologist unit. |
| One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| The Eastern Realm |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
Save game data location[edit]
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Windowed[citation needed]
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- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire\Config\Options.ini
- Find the section
[Display]
- Change
Windowed=0 to Windowed=1
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| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Polish |
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Local retail version only. |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
VR support[edit]
| 3D modes |
Native |
Notes |
| vorpX |
| G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information[edit]
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.66 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 256 MB of VRAM |
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>/15330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
