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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|May 8, 1987}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|PC booter|May 8, 1987}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 17, 2012|port=DOSBox}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 17, 2012|port=DOSBox}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|port=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|port=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Series|Sid Meier's Pirates!}}
 
{{Series|Sid Meier's Pirates!}}
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{{disambig||the remake|[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)]]}}
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{{disambig|the original release|the enhanced version|[[Pirates! Gold]]|the remake|[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)]]}}
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} A manual supplement is required to pass the in-game DRM
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]]. Windows version [[#Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows|will not work on 64-bit Windows]]. | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | | | PC booter, DOS, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pirates_gold_plus | DRM-free | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pirates_gold_plus | physical | Bundled with [[Pirates! Gold]]. DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="GOG.com">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam | Pirates! and Pirates! Gold DOS versions pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 327380 | Steam, physical | Bundled with [[Pirates! Gold]]. DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref name="Steam">[https://steamdb.info/app/327380/config/ Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) · AppID: 327380 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Version differences===
 
===Version differences===
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{{ii}} Pirates! Gold has greatly improved graphics and sound. Digital distribution releases includes both versions of the game.
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{{ii}} The initial DOS release (version 432.02) is a modified version of the PC booter release (this is the version sold on GOG.com and Steam).<ref name="refcheck Garrett">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=May 28, 2019|comment=}}</ref>
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{{ii}} The later DOS release (version 432.03) has improvements such as a revised save menu with an Exit to DOS option.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
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{{ii}} [[Pirates! Gold]] is a redesigned version featuring new graphics and sound and some gameplay changes.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
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{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
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}}
 
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{{XDG|unknown}}
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|PC booter|A:\|B:\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\PIRATESG.CD\PIRATES*.SAV}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\disks}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\disks}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{ii}} The PC booter release saves to a dedicated floppy disk; for [[DOSBox]] mount a [https://sites.google.com/site/dotalshoff/games/dosbox blank floppy image] and switch to it when prompted (see [https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/BOOT BOOT] for details).<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
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{{ii}} This game does not store any settings.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Image|Sid Meier's Pirates! settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles notes          = Most speech is text-based.
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|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
 
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|fan      =
 
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}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
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|language  = French
 
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|interface = true
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
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|language  = German
 
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|interface = true
 
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  |notes    =  
 
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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
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===Pirates! Gold original Windows version on 64-bit Windows===
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==="Insert Save Disk" prompt when retiring (DOS)===
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The original Windows version of Pirates! Gold is a 16-bit Windows 3.x game so cannot be used on 64-bit versions of Windows without workarounds (e.g. [[virtualization]]). The easiest solution is to use the DOS version in [[DOSBox]]. Digital distribution releases are pre-packaged with DOSBox.<ref name="GOG.com"/><ref name="Steam"/>
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{{ii}} The DOS version sold on GOG.com and Steam (version 432.02) prompts for a Save Disk when choosing to register in the Pirate Hall of Fame and will not continue<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/pirates_gold_plus/pirate_hall_of_fame_issue_classic Pirate Hall of Fame Issue (Classic), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> (mounting a drive A: or B: in [[DOSBox]] does not fix this).<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
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{{ii}} Full error message: "Insert Save Disk into Drive A: then press ENTER" or "Insert Save Disk into Drive B: then press ENTER".
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{{ii}} This issue does not apply to the revised DOS version (version 432.03) or the PC booter version.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
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|dos modes              = CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA
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|dos modes              = CGA, Tandy 1000, EGA
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|dos modes notes        = CGA and EGA are only supported for the original release. VGA and SVGA are only supported for the Gold release.
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|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
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|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 3.1
 
|minOS    = 3.1
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|minCPU  = Intel 386 16 MHz (Pirates! Gold)
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|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  = 2 MB
 
|minRAM  = 2 MB
 
|minHD    = 20 MB
 
|minHD    = 20 MB
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|minGPU  = CGA (Pirates!)
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|minGPU  = CGA
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|minGPU2  = VGA (Pirates! Gold)
 
  
 
|recOS    = 6.22
 
|recOS    = 6.22
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|recGPU  = EGA (Pirates!)
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|recGPU  = EGA
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|recGPU2  = SVGA (Pirates! Gold)
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 03:59, 28 May 2019

Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! cover
Developers
MicroProse
Release dates
PC booter May 8, 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1988
DOS 1994
Windows July 17, 2012
macOS (OS X) November 29, 2012[1]
Linux July 24, 2014[2]
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Sid Meier's Pirates! guide on StrategyWiki
Sid Meier's Pirates! on Wikipedia
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987
Pirates! Gold 1993
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004) 2004

This page is for the original release. For the enhanced version, see Pirates! Gold. For the remake, see Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
PC booter
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Pirates! Gold. DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Bundled with Pirates! Gold. DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The initial DOS release (version 432.02) is a modified version of the PC booter release (this is the version sold on GOG.com and Steam).[5]
The later DOS release (version 432.03) has improvements such as a revised save menu with an Exit to DOS option.[5]
Pirates! Gold is a redesigned version featuring new graphics and sound and some gameplay changes.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
PC booter A:\
B:\
DOS <path-to-game>\disks
Windows <path-to-game>\disks[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
The PC booter release saves to a dedicated floppy disk; for DOSBox mount a blank floppy image and switch to it when prompted (see BOOT for details).[5]
This game does not store any settings.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

"Insert Save Disk" prompt when retiring (DOS)

The DOS version sold on GOG.com and Steam (version 432.02) prompts for a Save Disk when choosing to register in the Pirate Hall of Fame and will not continue[6] (mounting a drive A: or B: in DOSBox does not fix this).[5]
Full error message: "Insert Save Disk into Drive A: then press ENTER" or "Insert Save Disk into Drive B: then press ENTER".
This issue does not apply to the revised DOS version (version 432.03) or the PC booter version.[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, Tandy, EGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 6.22
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA EGA

Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References