User Guide

Note: In order to play the expansion, Civilization III must be
installed on your computer and the Civilization III:Conquests disc
must be in your CD-ROM drive.
Installing DirectX
®
Civilization III: Conquests requires DirectX
®
9.0b or higher in
order to run.If you do not have DirectX
®
9.0b or higher installed
on your computer, click “Yes” to accept the DirectX
®
9.0b
License Agreement.This will then launch DirectX
®
9.0b Install.
Saving and Loading
Saving and loading a single-player game in Civilization III:
Conquests is identical to saving and loading a game in Civilization
III.See page 21 of the Civilization III manual for more details.
Saving a multiplayer game is identical to saving a single-player
game.
To load a multiplayer game,you must first host a game (see page
53 of this manual),and then choose Load Game from the Game
Mode drop-down menu. Note: If you load a multiplayer game
from the Main Menu or from within a single-player game,it will
load and play as a single-player game.
System Requirements
Operating System: Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium
®
II 400 MHz
Memory: 128 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 650 MB free (in addition to the 600 MB
required by Civilization III)
CD-ROM Drive: 4X speed or Faster
Video: Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible
video card*
Sound: Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible
sound card*
DirectX
®
: DirectX
®
version 9.0b (included) or higher
Multiplayer: LAN or Internet connection required for
some multiplayer modes
Broadband connection recommended for
games with 5 or more players
Microphone: Required for voice chat
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX
®
version 9.0b
or higher.
Installation
1. Start Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP.
2.With Civilization III installed, insert the Civilization III:
Conquests CD-ROM game disc into your CD-ROM drive.
3.If AutoPlay is enabled,a title screen should appear.If AutoPlay
is not enabled,or the installation does not start automatically,
click on the Start button on your Windows
®
taskbar, then on
Run. Type D:\Setup and click on OK. Note: If your
CD-ROM drive is assigned to a letter other than D,substitute
that letter.
4.Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing
Civilization III:Conquests.
5.When installation is complete,double-click on the Civilization
III:Conquests game icon to start the game.
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