Populous
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Developers | |
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Bullfrog Productions | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | June 5, 1989 |
Windows | September 1, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | October 18, 2012 |
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
Game data
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video settings
File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator Basic settings.png
Basic graphics settings (GOG.com)
File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator Advanced settings.png
Advanced graphics settings (GOG.com)
Input settings
Audio settings
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 | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 3.3 | MS-DOS 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA video card |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |