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Revision as of 09:29, 4 May 2015
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| Developers | |
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| Bullfrog Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | June 5, 1989 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1993 |
| Windows | September 1, 2011 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 18, 2012 |
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| Populous | |
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| Populous | 1989 |
| Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1991 |
| Populous: The Beginning | 1998 |
Key points
- The manual is required to pass the in-game DRM. A digital version is available on the disk (Retail only)
General information
- Populous Wiki - a small wiki for the Populous series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[1] | |
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| Origin | |
The in-game DRM has been modified to accept any input.[2] | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin |
Video settings
Basic graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Advanced graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 2 | |||
| Online play | 2 | |||
Issues fixed
Jaggy mouse input
- The Origin version uses DOSBox. A bug in this version causes the mouse to feel jaggy or less smooth.
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 3.3 | MS-DOS 6.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | IBM PC compatible | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA video card | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
References
Categories:
- DOS
- Mac OS
- Windows
- OS X
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Invalid template usage (DRM)
- Invalid template usage (Availability)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
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- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
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- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)