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The Settlers: Rise of Cultures

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The Settlers: Rise of Cultures
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Developers
Funatics Software
Blue Byte Studio
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows August 28, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Series The Settlers
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures on IGDB
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures on MobyGames
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures on Wikipedia
The Settlers 1994
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici 1996
The Settlers III 1998
The Settlers IV 2001
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings 2004
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary 2006
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire 2007
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures 2008
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom 2010
The Settlers Online 2012
The Settlers - History Edition 2018
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition 2018
The Settlers III: History Edition 2018
The Settlers IV - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - History Edition 2018
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire - History Edition 2018
The Settlers 7: History Edition 2018
The Settlers: New Allies 2023

Warnings

This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).

The Settlers: Rise of Cultures is a singleplayer and multiplayer game in the The Settlers series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
Bundled with selected German gaming magazines from 2014: Computerbild Spiele Gold Edition 01/2014, Gamestar XL 03/2014, PC Games 06/2014.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions The game does not contain microtransactions.
Settlers money are earned by winning multiplayer games. The in-game currency can then be spent on mini-games and gadgets for the player avatar in the online lobby.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use SAdK Widescreen Fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use SAdK Widescreen Fix. (Up to 32:9)
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Change vsync=0 to vsync=1 in <path-to-game>\data\game\settings\engine.ini.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Instabilities at 200 FPS. SAdK Widescreen Fix limits the FPS to a VSync divisor (eg. 240Hz = 120 FPS)
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Inverted Y-Axis turned on by default
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Fan translation, ModDB.
French
Fan translation, ModDB.
German
Polish
Russian
Czech
Fan translation, ModDB.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
6 Multiplayer lobby was shut down in 2012. Game modes: regular settling, leveling up and customizing own character, Texas Hold'em, Pawns-Only Chess, Roulette [1]

Issues fixed

Mouse flickering

Turn off game cursor
  1. Open <path-to-game>\data\game\settings\engine.ini.
  2. Set hardwareCursor=0

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Multiplayer TinCat

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9 series
ATI Radeon X, X1000, HD series
256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Laptop GPUs are not supported.


References