How To Play Civilization 3 On Windows 10

Sid Meier's Civilization III

Developers
	Firaxis Games
Mac OS (Classic)	Westlake Interactive
macOS (OS X)	Westlake Interactive
Publishers
2001-2005	Infogrames
2005-present	2K Games
Mac OS	Aspyr Media
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
Release dates
Windows	October 30, 2001
Mac OS (Classic)	October 30, 2001
macOS (OS X)	January 12, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	4X, TBS
Themes	Historical
Series	Civilization

Civilization
Civilization	1991
Civilization II	1996
Civilization II: Test of Time	1999
Civilization III	2001
Civilization IV	2005
CivCity: Rome	2006
Civilization IV: Colonization	2008
Civilization V	2010
Civilization: Beyond Earth	2014
Civilization VI	2016

Contents

• 1 Availability
  • 1.1 DLC and expansion packs
  • 1.2 Version differences
• 2 Essential improvements
  • 2.1 Patches
    • 2.1.1 Unofficial
  • 2.2 Skip intro videos
• 3 Game data
  • 3.1 Configuration file(s) location
  • 3.2 Save game data location
  • 3.3 Save game cloud syncing
• 4 Video
  • 4.1 Widescreen resolution
  • 4.2 Windowed
• 5 Input
• 6 Audio
  • 6.1 Localizations
• 7 Network
  • 7.1 Multiplayer types
  • 7.2 Connection types
  • 7.3 Ports
• 8 Issues fixed
  • 8.1 Compatibility settings
  • 8.2 No music or sound effects during diplomacy
• 9 Other information
  • 9.1 API
  • 9.2 Middleware
• 10 System requirements
• 11 Notes
• 12 References

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Disc/retail versions can be migrated to Steam by contacting 2K Support.^[1]

General information

Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs

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

Civilization Fanatics Center's Civilization III Page

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability [edit]

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Play the World	Adds additional civilizations, game modes, and multiplayer support.
Conquests	Adds additional civilizations and scenarios to the game, as well as new government types and other features. Contains all content from Play the World.

Version differences [edit]

The Game of the Year Edition contains the base game with a bonus CD containing additional maps and behind-the-scenes videos.

The Gold Edition contains the base game and Play The World.

Civilization III Complete is a complete version with both expansion packs.

Digital releases omit the executables for the base game and Play the World, however, leaving only the Conquests executable with a Complete-themed menu and icon. The base game and Play the World can, however, be played by including no-CD versions of their respective fully patched executables, as no other assets are missing.

Essential improvements [edit]

Patches [edit]

v1.29f (base game), v1.27f (Play the World), v1.22 (Conquests) are available here.

Patch v1.22 Rev A is the latest patch for the OS X version.^[4]

Unofficial [edit]

fan patch v8 - Multiple fixes to v1.22 Conquests.

flintlock's patch - Multiple bugfixes and QoL improvements to v1.22 Conquests (GOG/Steam version only), more stable than the fan patch above.

Fitted Irrigation with Farm Houses - Makes irrigation look more natural and not jut out into the water.

River Deltas - Covers up the problem where some deltas are too far out to sea and others are too recessed

Fixed Transport Window Leftovers - Fixes left over artifacts from the transport window

Skip intro videos [edit]

Edit conquests.ini in game-folder [citation needed]
Open the configuration file. Add the following line at the end of the file: PlayIntro=0. Save your changes.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(s) location [edit]

Save game data location [edit]

Save game cloud syncing [edit]

Video [edit]

In-game options menu.

Widescreen resolution [edit]

Set KeepRes mode[5]
Open the configuration file. Add the line KeepRes=1 Save your changes. The game will now run at the desktop resolution as borderless fullscreen.

Windowed [edit]

Set windowed mode [citation needed]
Open the configuration file. Add the line KeepRes=1 Add the line Video Mode=1152 Save your changes. Video Mode is the horizontal window size, with the vertical height calculated based on the 4:3 aspect ratio. The game window will have no border. The game area can't be resized after the game is launched - doing so causes graphic corruption and may crash the game.

Input [edit]

Audio [edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No spoken text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Network [edit]

Either expansion pack is required, as the base game does not have multiplayer support.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		8	Hot seat
LAN play		8	Versus Removed from Steam version after the Steamworks update.
Online play		8	Versus Online server browser no longer works in non-Steam versions. Steam version has been updated to fix this.[1] [6]
Asynchronous multiplayer		Possible option. Used by default.

Connection types

Ports

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

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed [edit]

Compatibility settings [edit]

Issues with the game may be corrected with compatibility settings. For the Steam version go to <path-to-game>\Conquests\ and right click on Civ3Conquests.exe. Select properties and set the compatibility settings.

No music or sound effects during diplomacy [edit]

This is an error caused by a Windows 10 update limiting sound to two channels.

Install IndirectSound[7] [8]
Download and extract IndirectSound. Copy the two files, dsound.dll and dsound.ini. Paste into <path-to-game>\Conquests\.

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.0a, 9.0b
OpenGL	1

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				Install the version 1.22 Rev A patch for Intel support.

Middleware [edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy	Removed in Steam update.

System requirements [edit]

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB (base game), 128 MB (Conquests)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.8 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.0a (base game), 9.0b (Conquests) compatible

Notes

1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES% , %PROGRAMDATA% , or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3910/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Civilization III Multiplayer Update Now Available Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete
2. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
3. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
4. ↑ Aspyr Support Center - last accessed on 2011-05-12
5. ↑ Verified by User:Plokite Wolf on 2021-09-15

   Works on retail, GOG.com and Steam releases.

6. ↑ 2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
7. ↑ [1]
8. ↑ [2]

How To Play Civilization 3 On Windows 10

Source: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Civilization_III

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