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This page is for the original release. For the remaster, see Pharaoh: A New Era.

Pharaoh pc game
Pharaoh
Developers
Publishers
Release dates
WindowsOctober 31, 1999
Taxonomy
GenresBuilding
ThemesEgypt
SeriesCity Building (Sierra)
City Building (Sierra)
Caesar (series)
Pharaoh1999
Zeus: Master of Olympus2000
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom2002
Children of the Nile2004
Pharaoh: A New EraTBA

Dec 21, 2020 For Pharaoh with Cleopatra (available from GOG or Steam): Download Pharaoh Resizer (French version) Place it in the same folder where Pharaoh.exe is Open PharaohResizer.exe, set the desired resolution and save the new executable in the same folder of Pharaoh.exe. The Nile calls once again as the Queen of Kings takes center stage in Pharaoh Official Expansion: Cleopatra, with four new campaigns for Pharaoh. Offering a completely new story line, starting with the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, this expansion pack includes the mysterious and exotic time of Cleopatra VII.

  • 1Availability
  • 2Essential improvements
  • 3Game data
  • 4Video
  • 6Audio
  • 7Issues fixed
  • 8Other information
Pharaoh

General information

Pharaoh Heaven community site
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail The basegame using simple disc-check.
The Cleopatra expansion utilize SecuROM V4 DRM disc check.
GOG.com Includes expansion Cleopatra
Steam Includes expansion Cleopatra
The GOG.com version includes the expansion Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra, the latest patch and is fixed to run on modern computers.

DLC and expansion packs

NameNotes
Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Pharaoh Enhancement Pack 1.2 enables the in-game Mission Editor and fixes various issues. (Already included in the GOG and Steam versions).

Skip intro videos[edit]

Pharaoh Pc Game 1999

Instructions[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>BinksHigh
  2. Rename, move or delete this file:

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux)<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/564530/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>Save[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux)<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/564530/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Video settings
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
WindowedOnly for 16bit colour depth desktop. Hackable for 32bit see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowedSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Widescreen resolution[edit]

For Pharaoh with Cleopatra (available from GOG or Steam):
  1. Download Pharaoh Resizer (French version)
  2. Place it in the same folder where Pharaoh.exe is
  3. Open PharaohResizer.exe, set the desired resolution and save the new executable in the same folder of Pharaoh.exe
  4. Use the new executable file to play
  • If the game crashes you may need to choose another resolution
For Pharaoh without Cleopatra replace Pharaoh.exe with this file.

Windowed[edit]

Change color depth[2]
  1. Change the colour depth of the display to 16-bit
    • For Windows 8 and newer, enable the following compatibility settings for the Pharaoh.exe file (located in <path-to-game>: Reduced color mode (16-bit color).
    • For Windows Vista and 7, change the colour mode through the Screen resolution settings in the Control Panel.
    • For Windows XP, change the colour mode through the Display settings in the Control Panel.
  2. Download the patched files and extract them into <path-to-game>.
  3. Launch the game.
PharaohStarter.exe[3]

An application that automatically changes the colour depth to 16-bit and starts Pharaoh in a window. After the game is closed the color depth returns to 32-bit.

  1. Download the launcher.
  2. Extract the contents of the download to <path-to-game>.
  3. Run the game using PharaohStarter.exe.

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
RemappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio[edit]

Audio settings
Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsSliders for Music, Speech, Effects and City Ambient.
Surround sound
SubtitlesNot during cutscenes
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
French
German
HungarianFan translation.
Italian
PolishLocal retail version only
Spanish
SwedishLocal retail version only

Issues fixed[edit]

Unable to load function; Ft_thunk (Kernell32.dll)[edit]

Enable Compatibility mode[4]
  1. Enable the following compatibility settings for the Pharaoh.exe file (located in <path-to-game>: Compatibility mode (Windows 2000).
  2. Launch the game.

Game freezes / movies not playing[edit]

Force only one CPU core to run the game[5]
  1. Download ImageCFG.
  2. Extract the contents of the download to <path-to-game>.
  3. Open a text editor (ex. Notepad) and paste in the following:

4. Save the file with the .bat extension and place it in <path-to-game>.
5. Run this file to launch the game.

Update the mss32.dll file[6]
  1. In <path-to-game>, rename the mss32.dll file to oldmss32.dll.
  2. Download Miles Sound System (MSS) v6.0m.
  3. Extract the contents of the download to <path-to-game>.
  4. Launch the game.
Stop Pharaoh from freezing[7]
  1. Download the 'Pharaoh v1.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE' from 'http://www.gamecopyworld.eu/games/pc_pharaoh.shtml' (or in your language from the list)
  2. Add it the installation folder and double-click it - this will patch your Pharaoh.EXE file to play the game without the CD and Fix the .EXE to stop freezing (in my case it worked over all other work-arounds)
  3. Hopefully this fixed your problem as it did me. Play and enjoy!

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specsSupportedNotes
DirectDraw6[citation needed]

Middleware[edit]

MiddlewareNotes
AudioMiles Sound System5.0r[8]
CutscenesBink Video, Smacker

System requirements[edit]

Pharaoh Pc Game
Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)9598
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium 133 MHz Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)360 MB630 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.01.1When 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).
  2. ↑ 2.02.1File/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>/564530/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (564530) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑Tested by Nessy
  2. ↑Support for Pharaoh + Cleopatra - GOG.com
  3. ↑https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/q_is_there_a_way_to_activate_the_windowed_mode/post6
  4. ↑Instructions from the Sold Out Software release.
  5. ↑https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus
  6. ↑https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/instafreeze/post15
  7. ↑https://www.gog.com/forum/pharaoh_cleopatra/fix_for_freezes_andor_movies_not_playing_on_multicore_cpus
  8. ↑Verified by User:Nessy on 2020-01-19
    Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.

The purpose of these pages is to help you start your city off well – warning you in advance of any requests you might need to fulfil early on, or any enemy attacks, so that you may prepare yourselves. They are not complete crib sheets for all scenarios, nor are they supposed to be – after all, the game’s still got to have something of a challenge, doesn’t it?

Ok, disclaimer over. Just 1 final note – if you want to know in advance which cities you can trade with in the various career scenarios, then check our commodity data sheets pages for each mission. In some scenarios, I’ve included postings made in the forum by Cherub Dragon2, who invariably has some excellent pointers regarding how you should go about setting up your city.

Right, on with the walkthroughs — in most missions, you have a choice between a more military-focused and a more peaceful mission. That doesn’t mean there is no military in the “peaceful” missions, however!

Pre-dynastic Period

Archaic Period

  1. Behdet (Apollinopolis) (military) or Abedju (Abydos) (peaceful)

Old Kingdom

  1. Selima Oasis (military) or Abu (Elephantine) (peaceful)
  2. Serabit Khadim (military) or Meidum (peaceful)
  3. Buhen (military) or South Dahshur (peaceful)
  4. Iunet (Dendera) (military) or On (Heliopolis) (peaceful)
  5. Bahariya Oasis (military) or Djedu (Abusir) (peaceful)
  6. Dunqul Oasis (military) or Dakhla Oasis (peaceful)
Impression

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Middle Kingdom

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  1. Thinis (military) or Waset (Thebes) (peaceful)
  2. Kebet (Coptos) (military) or Menat Khufu (Beni Hassan) (peaceful)
  3. Iken (Mirgissa) (military) or Sawu (Mersa Gawasis) (peaceful)
  4. Heh (Semna) (military) or Bubastis (peaceful)

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New Kingdom

  1. Khmun (Hermopolis) (military) or Sauty (Lykopolis) (peaceful)
  2. Byblos (military) or Baki (Kuban) (peaceful)
  3. Rowarty (Avaris) (military) or Hetepsenusret (Kahun) (peaceful) *

Note: If you play Byblos, then Rowarty is your final mission. If you play Baki, then it’s Hetepsenusret.