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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Caesar III cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Caesar III cover.jpg
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://caesar3.heavengames.com/ Official website] for game  
+
{{mm}} [http://caesar3.heavengames.com/ Caesar 3 Heaven] - A fan site for the game  
 
{{GOG.com links|caesar_3|caesar_3}}
 
{{GOG.com links|caesar_3|caesar_3}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 +
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.sav}}
 +
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|origin                =
 +
|origin notes          =
 +
|steam cloud          =
 +
|steam cloud notes    =
 +
|uplay                =
 +
|uplay notes          =
 +
|gamesave manager      = true
 +
|gamesave manager notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
[[File:Caesar III Video.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game video settings.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = na
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  = 1024 x 786 Max res
 
|borderless windowed notes  = 1024 x 786 Max res
−
|anisotropic                = false
+
|anisotropic                = na
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = na
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = na
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = na
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
[[File:Caesar III Audio.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game audio settings.]]
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Speech, Sound Effects, City Sounds
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Speech, Sound Effects, City Sounds
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|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = na
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
−
|subtitles notes          = No option, but subtitles are included with all speech.
+
|subtitles notes          = On by default.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
−
|mute on focus lost notes = No option, but client disables audio if not in focus, like most games.
+
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|fan notes =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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# Go to the Compatibility tab and choose Windows 98 / Windows Me.
 
# Go to the Compatibility tab and choose Windows 98 / Windows Me.
 
# The installer should now work correctly.
 
# The installer should now work correctly.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    = 5
 +
|directdraw notes      = {{cn}}
 +
|opengl versions        = Unknown
 +
|opengl notes          = {{cn}}
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|64-bit executable      = false
 +
|64-bit executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Smacker
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
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|minCPU  = Pentium 90
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 150 MB
 
|minHD    = 150 MB
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|minGPU  = SVGA 16 bit colour Graphics Card
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 1 MB
 +
|minDX    = 5
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 7.6.1
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC 601 100 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|minHD    = 150 MB
 +
|minGPU  = SVGA
  
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|recOS    = 7 64-bit
+
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
−
|recHD    = 512 MB
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 05:46, 8 March 2015

Caesar III
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Impressions Games
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows October 1998
Mac OS (Classic) 1999
Caesar III on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
City Building Series
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

General information

Caesar 3 Heaven - A fan site for the game
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.co.uk
DRM details are not known
 Sold Out Software
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

This patch provides 64 bit support for caesar within modern systems. Patch version 1.0.1.0 can be found here.
To install, simply drag and drop the contains of the archive over the original installation files

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

There is a third party patch made by 'Space_man' that adds the following resolutions:

  • 1920x1080
  • 1920x1200
  • 1680x1050

http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14149&p=144499#p144499

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Installation issues

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 5 [citation needed]
OpenGL
[citation needed]
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.6.1
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 601 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA