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Revision as of 00:30, 10 June 2023
Developers | |
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Bullfrog Productions | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Magic Carpet | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 17, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Populous |
Populous | |
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Populous | 1989 |
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1991 |
Populous: The Beginning | 1998 |
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
- The Beginning - A fan site which provide news and mods to Populous: The Beginning
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM. | |||
GOG.com | Updated for compatibility with modern systems. Includes The Undiscovered Worlds.[1] | |||
Origin | Includes The Undiscovered Worlds. |
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: smaller web version, CD version.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes new singleplayer missions. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Undiscovered Worlds |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official retail patch available is 1.01. The GOG.com version comes with this pre-installed.
- The Undiscovered Worlds expansion did not receive any patches.
Unofficial patches
Collective Populous Patch
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.
- This patch will update the game to the US version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Supports up to 1280x800; run the game with the -allres parameter. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Uses QSound | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for GOG.com version. | |||
Japanese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play | 4 | Official servers have been shut down. Use the Populous Reincarnated Matchmaker. |
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
Populous Reincarnated Matchmaker
- A custom multiplayer client which allow to matchmaking with other player, provided by Populous Reincarnated.
- Can work with the base game and expansion. Also work with the Collective Populous Patch (1.03) and the Enhanced Edition mod.
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup (AMD/ATI GPUs)
- This will also fix any rainbow colour issues
- This will also enable the usage of the Direct3D executable on modern systems
- Game will suffer from mouse drift on multi-monitor setups
Use dgVoodoo 2[2] |
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Game lag
Add parameter to game[3] |
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Notes
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Graphics card not detected for AMD/ATI GPUs
Replacing the outdated atiumdag.dll file[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | QSound |
Populous: Enhanced Edition
Populous: Enhanced Edition is a massive QoL enhancement mods that add new features, improvements and fixes beyond the developer scope.
- Also known as Populous TB:1.5. Serve as an alternative to the Collective Populous Patch.
- Add four new tribes, a Two-Player cooperative campaign, rebalanced multiplayer and more.
- Higher resolution support without graphical glitches.
- Only work for the base game with no FMV.
Displacements Patch
The unofficial Displacements Patch improves all landscape textures.
- This patchs affects both the base game and its expansion.
- Compatible with the Collective Populous Patch.
Multiverse Launcher
Multiverse Launcher is a client specifically designed for Populous: The Beginning, through which Populous fans can play the game with numerous fixes, improvements and new features.
- Can be used to play both official and unofficial campaigns with the Campaign Manager, allowing to play them without overwriting files.
- Come pre-packaged with additional mods that can be toggled anytime.
- Discord integration; which displays what campaign, level and even tribe you're playing on Discord.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | 110 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).