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
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Demo versions
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: smaller web version, CD version.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Undiscovered Worlds |
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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
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game Direct3D settings (only when running the game with hardware acceleration).
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Uses QSound |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
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
- 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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- Download and setup dgVoodoo 2.
- Once the initial setup is done, copy
D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll files from the MS\x86 subfolder and paste them into <path-to-game> .
- Update the game's
atiumdag.dll file. See Graphics card not detected for AMD/ATI GPUs for full instructions.
- Enable the following compatibility settings for the
D3DPopTB.exe and PopTB.exe files (located in <path-to-game> ): Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2)) and Run this program as an administrator .
- Run the game (
D3DPopTB.exe for hardware mode, PopTB.exe for software mode).
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Game lag
Add parameter to game[3]
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- Force Vsync off.
- Add
/frameratemouse as a parameter to D3DPopTB.exe or PopTB.exe .
Notes
- May cause some slight screen tearing.
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Graphics card not detected for AMD/ATI GPUs
Replacing the outdated atiumdag.dll file[citation needed]
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- Download the updated atiumdag.dll file.
- Move the new file into the installation folder, replacing the existing file when prompted.
- The game can now be run in hardware mode with ATI/AMD cards.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
5 |
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Software renderer |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
QSound |
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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
References