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Rise of Nations

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Rise of Nations
Rise of Nations cover
Developers
Big Huge Games
Publishers
Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows May 20, 2003
macOS (OS X) December 2004
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Rise of Nations
Rise of Nations 2003
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends 2006
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition 2014

For the updated version, see Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.

Key points

GameSpy online server browser was shut down in 2012.

General information

Rise of Nations Heaven

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
 Gold Edition: includes the expansion Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

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Default vs AA8AF16
Can only change resolution in-game

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Widescreen resolution

The minimum resolution is 1024 x 768. The game won't accept any resolution lower than that.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
GameSpy server browser has been shut down.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Patching

When patching the game from the main menu an error may occur after the patch has downloaded. To prevent this error, run the game as an Administrator before patching.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP XP
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 500Mhz
Pentium III		 AMD Duron/Athlon 1.0Ghz or better
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB 800 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM 32 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.2.8 10.2.8 or later
Processor (CPU) 600 MHz or faster processor 1.0Ghz or better
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM 16 MB of VRAM

References