Civilization III

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Sid Meier's Civilization III
Civ3.jpg
Developers
Mac OS
Publishers
Release dates
Windows
October 30, 2001
Mac OS
October 30, 2001
Civilization III at WineHQ
Civilization III at Steam Charts
Civilization III at SteamDB
 Civilization III at Wikipedia
Civilization
Civilization 1991
CivNet 1995
Civilization II 1996
Conflicts in Civilization
Fantastic Worlds
Test of Time
Civilization III 2003
Play the World
Conquests
Civilization IV 2005
Warlords
Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Colonization 2008
Civilization V 2010
Gods & Kings
Brave New World
Civilization: Beyond Earth 2014

Key points

Disadvantage Online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]
Information Steam version server browser will be transitioned to Steamworks.[1]

General information

More information Official game site
More information Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
More information Apolyton Civilization Site's Civ III section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs. Modifications for the game can be found here
More information Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page
More information Steam Community Discussions
More information Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
Direct2Drive DRM-free
GamersGate Requires online activation DRM: SecuROM.
Green Man Gaming Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg Complete version.
Retail Disc check DRM: SafeDisc or SecuROM disc check (varies by release).

Version differences[edit]

Information Civilization III Complete is a complete version with both expansion packs.
Information Gold Edition contains Civilization III and Play The World.
Information Play the World adds additional civilizations, game modes, and multiplayer support.
Information Conquests adds additional civilizations and scenarios to the game, as well as new government types and other features.
Information The Game of the Year Edition contains the original game with a bonus CD containing additional maps and behind-the-scenes videos.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\Conquests

Save game data location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\Conquests\Saves

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

In-game options menu.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Hackable WSGF WS Silver.svg See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor Impossible Grading incomplete
Field of view (FOV) Not applicable
Windowed Hackable See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed Native Enabled by default but low-resolution; see Widescreen resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Not applicable
Anti-aliasing (AA) Not applicable
Vertical sync (Vsync) Unknown
High frame rate Unknown

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Fix Set KeepRes mode

  1. Open the configuration file (Civilization3.ini or Conquests\conquests.ini).
  2. Add the line KeepRes =1
  3. Save your changes. The game will now run at the desktop resolution as borderless fullscreen.

Windowed[edit]

Fix Set windowed mode

  1. Open the configuration file (Civilization3.ini or Conquests\conquests.ini).
  2. Add the line KeepRes =1
  3. Add the line Video Mode=1152
  4. Save your changes.
Information Video Mode is the horizontal window size, with the vertical height calculated based on the 4:3 aspect ratio.
Information The game window will have no border.
Information The game area can't be resized after the game is launched - doing so causes graphic corruption and may crash the game.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Impossible
Mouse acceleration Impossible Uses OS cursor.
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Not applicable
Controller
Controller support Impossible

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native
Surround sound Not applicable
Subtitles Not applicable No spoken text.
Closed captions Impossible
Mute on focus lost Native

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Not applicable Not applicable

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play Native 8
Online play Native 8 Online server browser no longer works. Steam version will be updated to fix this.[1]
Hot-seat Native 8
Asynchronous multiplayer Native Possible option. Used by default.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking Impossible
Peer-to-peer Native
Dedicated Native
Self-hosting Native
Direct IP Native

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 3783, 6500, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901
UDP (outbound) 2302-2400, 6500, 6515, 13139, 27900

Issues fixed[edit]

Compatibility settings[edit]

Issues with the game may be corrected with compatibility settings. The Steam shortcut, however, does not allow this. To run the Steam version with compatibility settings, go to <path-to-game>\Conquests\ and right click on Civ3Conquests.exe. Select properties and set the compatibility settings.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
1.8 GB
Video card (GPU)
DirectX 9.0b compatible

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support