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
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Retail |
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GOG.com |
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Updated for compatibility with modern systems. |
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- The GOG.com version includes the Undiscovered Worlds expansion.[1]
Essential improvements
Patch 1.01
The latest official retail patch available is 1.01. The GOG.com version comes with this pre-installed.
Collective Populous Patch (1.03)
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
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game Direct3D settings (only when running the game with hardware acceleration).
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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
Sluggish mouse in main menu
Issues fixed
Graphics card not detected for ATI/AMD cards
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