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Revision as of 18:08, 27 June 2015
Developers | |
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Bullfrog Productions | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Magic Carpet | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 15, 1998 |
Populous | |
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Populous | 1989 |
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1991 |
Populous: The Beginning | 1998 |
Key points
- Poor compatibility with modern systems.
General information
- Populous Wiki - A small wiki for the Populous series
- Populous: Reincarnated - A fan site dedicated to Populous: The Beginning
- Populous: Reincarnated Wiki - A wiki for Populous: The Beginning
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- The GOG.com version includes the Undiscovered Worlds expansion.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Populous: The Beginning - Undiscovered Worlds |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official retail patch available is Patch 1.01. The GOG.com version comes with this pre-installed.
- The unofficial Collective Populous Patch includes 1.01 fixes as well as a network hosting bug fix. It also removes the CD check and adds a restore tool along with an update tool. This patch will update the game to the US version.
Displacements Patch
The unofficial Displacements Patch improves all landscape textures. This affects both the base game and its' expansion.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play | 4 | Official servers have been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Original matchmaking service is no longer available. Use the Populous Reincarnated Matchmaker | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 7575 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user
Issues unresolved
Issues fixed
Graphics card not detected for ATI/AMD cards
Instructions |
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Graphics Problem - Windows 7
- See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | 250 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM |
References
Categories:
- Windows
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
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- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
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- Self-hosting
- Invalid template usage (Network)
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)