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Difference between revisions of "Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)"

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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 22, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 22, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 29, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 29, 2008}}
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== Game data ==
 
== Game data ==
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location (Windows)|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Pirates!}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files (Windows)|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Pirates!\Config.ini}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location (OS X)|}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files (OS X)|}}
 
}}
 
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
 
=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
 
{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
 
{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            = false
 
|steam_cloud_notes      =
 
|steam_cloud_notes      =
 
|origin                =
 
|origin                =
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|uplay                  =
 
|uplay                  =
 
|uplay_notes            =
 
|uplay_notes            =
|gamesave_manager      =unknown
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|gamesave_manager      = unknown
 
|gamesave_manager_notes =
 
|gamesave_manager_notes =
|gamestow              =unknown
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|gamestow              = unknown
 
|gamestow_notes        =
 
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|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
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|vsync notes                =  
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=== [[Windowed]] ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Set in Config.ini|ref=<ref>[http:// Reference]</ref>}}
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# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Pirates!\Config.ini</code>
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# Go to the bottom of the file.
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# Add the line <code>fullscreen = 0</code>
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# Save your changes.
 
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== Issues And Fixes ==
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== Issues fixed ==
=== Severe Performance Issues ===
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=== Severe performance issues ===
 
This issue has been present since release. Although the 2005 [http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/sidmeierspirates/patch.html 1.02 patch] addressed many issues, some users (especially those with high spec, modern systems) still experience low frame rates, with currently no available solution.
 
This issue has been present since release. Although the 2005 [http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/sidmeierspirates/patch.html 1.02 patch] addressed many issues, some users (especially those with high spec, modern systems) still experience low frame rates, with currently no available solution.
=== Windowed Mode ===
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Open the "Config.ini" file located in Documents with TextEdit and add the line "fullscreen = 0" to the bottom of the list.
 
 
== System requirements ==
 
== System requirements ==
 
{{System requirements
 
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|recproc  = Pentium 1.0 GHz or higher
 
|recproc  = Pentium 1.0 GHz or higher
 
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{{References}}
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:OS X]]
 
[[Category:OS X]]

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Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)
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Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
Atari
2K Games
OS X Feral Interactive
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows November 22, 2004
macOS (OS X) August 29, 2008
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
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Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) 2004

For the original game, see Sid Meier's Pirates!.

General information

Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Issues fixed

Severe performance issues

This issue has been present since release. Although the 2005 1.02 patch addressed many issues, some users (especially those with high spec, modern systems) still experience low frame rates, with currently no available solution.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.2 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB video card

References