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Also Available Also from Microsoft ® TM Also Available Alcohol Reference Tobacco Reference Mild Suggestive Themes Violence © 2005–2008 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., and its subsidiaries. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, Civ, Civilization, 2K Games, the 2K Games logo, Firaxis Games, the Firaxis Games logo and Take-Two Interactive Software are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.v.5 31491-2 Windows, the Windows Vista Start button and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies, and ‘Games for Windows’ and the Windows Vista Start button logo are used under license from Microsoft. MS Color Bar v.5 030801 MS Color Bar v.5 Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB Table of Contents Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Chapter 1: In the Beginning ...............................2 Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 2 visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. THE CIVILOPEDIA ...................................................................... 3 Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS......................................................... 3 video games. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 4 These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, Family SETTINGS ..................................................................... 5 confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of STARTING A GAME ................................................................... 6 consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. SAVING AND LOADING A GAME .............................................. 8 Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above Chapter 2:The Game ........................................10 symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these COLONIZATION TURN STRUCTURE ......................................10 seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: Sit farther from the screen; use a smaller screen; play THE INTERFACE ....................................................................10 in a well-lit room; and do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. TERRAIN .................................................................................16 If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor UNITS ......................................................................................18 before playing. COMBAT .................................................................................28 SETTLEMENTS ........................................................................32 THE SETTLEMENT SCREEN ...................................................34 CULTURAL BORDERS .............................................................40 GOODS AND TRADE ................................................................42 THE INFORMATION SCREENS ................................................ 47 EUROPE ...................................................................................49 PIONEERS ...............................................................................54 DIPLOMACY ............................................................................56 THE FOUNDING FATHERS .......................................................58 REBEL SENTIMENT.................................................................60 REVOLUTION AND VICTORY....................................................62 Chapter 3:Multiplayer Colonization.................64 Credits ..............................................................66 Limited Software Warranty; License Agreement and Privacy Disclosure ......69 Product Support ...............................................72 1 Chapter 1: THE CIVILOPEDIA The “Civilopedia” is an incredibly helpful in-game resource. It contains In the Beginning much of the information found in this manual, organized for easy reference. The Civilopedia contains entries on virtually every item and An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. concept in the game, and each entry contains hyperlinks to other related entries, which allows you to quickly navigate to the precise info you’re – Benjamin Franklin looking for. The Civilopedia is accessible from the Main Menu and in-game from INTRODUCTION the Main Screen. Use it early and often – it will quickly make you a Welcome to Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization®. Colonization is a Colonization master! game of discovery, conquest and revolution. It chronicles the European colonization of the New World (North and South America) during the fifteenth through late eighteenth centuries.Colonization is based upon SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS the award-winning Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, but you do not need to own MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS that game to play this one. Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista As leader of a European colony, you will guide your people as they Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or discover and explore the uncharted New World, seeking a suitable place equivalent to settle, far from the religious intolerance and interminable wars that Memory: 256 MB RAM (Windows 2000) / 512 MB RAM (Windows XP) plague Europe. As the game progresses you’ll encounter native people Hard Disk Space: 1.7 GB Free and other colonists: some you’ll ally with, and others you’ll fight. CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed You’ll gain wealth by trading raw materials and goods with the Mother Country and with other colonists. However, your Beloved King will tax your Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 transactions, as time passes taking an ever-larger cut of your profits – in Support or better return for nothing. Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card The objective of the game is to expand your colony until it is powerful DirectX®: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX® version enough to declare and win its independence from the Mother Country. (included on game disc) TO PLAYERS OF CIVILIZATION IV RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Much of Colonization will be familiar to those who have previously played Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista Sid Meier’s Civilization IV and its earlier expansion packs. However, there Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or are some substantial differences between Colonization and Civ IV. Some equivalent of these differences are obvious – the goods trading system and the lack Memory: 512 MB RAM of technological advancement for example – but some are less so. You Hard Disk Space: 1.7 GB Free may want to pay particular attention to city growth and management, for CD-ROM Drive instance, for the Colonization system is quite different from that of Civ IV. : 4X Speed Video: 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 9 support (pixel & vertex shaders) Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card DirectX®: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX® version (included on game disc) 2 3 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS RUNNING THE GAME Windows 2000: Service Pack 1 or higher WITH Internet Explorer 6.0 or After the installation process completes, select “Play” from the autoplay higher menu. The Colonization disc must be in the drive in order to play the Windows XP: Home or Professional w/ Service Pack 1 or higher game. Windows Vista: All Versions USER PERMISSION You must have administrative privileges on your computer to install INSTALLATION Civilization IV: Colonization. PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE GAME DIRECT-X® DETECTION/INSTALLATION Before attempting to install Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization, please During the installation of Civilization IV: Colonization, your system will be verify that your computer meets the minimum requirements listed above. scanned to determine whether you have installed the DirectX® version We also recommend that you prepare your hard drive for installation by contained on the Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization disk. If you have running ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter prior to installation. These not, the installation will automatically update your version of DirectX®. utilities are part of Windows® and can identify and resolve problems with your disk drive which could hinder installation and/or playing of the THE TUTORIAL game. The tutorial is designed to teach the novice player how to play To launch these programs and optimize your hard disk drive: Colonization. We seriously suggest that you check it out, especially if you’re new to the world of Civilization. 1. Open “My Computer.” The tutorial begins automatically when you start a game. When the first 2. Right-click the disk drive you wish to install the game onto (usually C:). tutorial screen appears, you’ll be given the option to disable the tutorial 3. Click on “Properties.”
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