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Posted February 14, 2021
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smuggly: Are those games here on gog?
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vv221: Julius and Augustus are not new games, but two variants of a modern engine for Cæsar Ⅲ. In my opinion they are by far the best way to play this game on current computers.

- Julius (vanilla experience, identical to the original game)
- Augustus (Julius fork including gameplay changes)
Thanks for the links.
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smuggly: Are those games here on gog?
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vv221: Julius and Augustus are not new games, but two variants of a modern engine for Cæsar Ⅲ. In my opinion they are by far the best way to play this game on current computers.

- Julius (vanilla experience, identical to the original game)
- Augustus (Julius fork including gameplay changes)
OK if I get Caesar 3 these files just get unpacked into the directory? Or do I even need the game. Thanks for the info.These older games were so much better.
I think I get it .
Post edited February 14, 2021 by smuggly
Posted February 15, 2021
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smuggly: (…)
You still need to own Cæsar Ⅲ, these engines only work when used on top of the original assets.

As to how to install them, I can only help if you play on Linux, as I have not used Windows for a looong time ;)
Posted February 15, 2021
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smuggly: (…)
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vv221: You still need to own Cæsar Ⅲ, these engines only work when used on top of the original assets.

As to how to install them, I can only help if you play on Linux, as I have not used Windows for a looong time ;)
I got it figured out. I'm hoping they support widescreen. But the install is instructions I found online. Thanks for the help.
Posted February 15, 2021
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smuggly: (…)
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vv221: You still need to own Cæsar Ⅲ, these engines only work when used on top of the original assets.

As to how to install them, I can only help if you play on Linux, as I have not used Windows for a looong time ;)
How is linux gaming coming?
Posted February 15, 2021
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smuggly: How is linux gaming coming?
Quite nicely. Installing Julius/Augustus is trivial, as they come in appimages, the only one of the "Universal" executable that I'd hedge on.
Posted February 16, 2021
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smuggly: How is linux gaming coming?
Well, let's just say I have more than 1,000 games on my current system, and this is by sticking to open-source and DRM-free games ;)
Posted February 16, 2021
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smuggly: How is linux gaming coming?
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vv221: Well, let's just say I have more than 1,000 games on my current system, and this is by sticking to open-source and DRM-free games ;)
I will have to get back to it. I was into linux about 5 years ago pretty good. I'm very glad to hear that. Thanks
Posted February 22, 2022
I draw your attention
The widescreen patches (by JackFuste, 2012) has a bug that prevents Caesar3 + Zeus + Emperor (but not Pharaoh) from switching to Windowed mode.
(And it has nothing to do with Color Rendering not 16bit)

web.archive.org/web/20190910005136/www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14149&start=160#p145033

@vempire_ghost, 23 Apr 2013
The problems runs on Zeus with Posseion on a 2.1 version.
Now after I apply the fix to my resolution (i have both pcs, one in 1980x1020 and another 1280x1024) I cannot put in window mode anymore, only if I set the 800x600 resolution, or revert back to the original .exe and use a 1024x728 standard resolution.
It depends on the value of only one byte.
When I noticed the difference in CRC32, XJDHDR explained the reason to me:

@XJDHDR
JackFuste found a problem where EXEs that he had patched were no longer able to be switched into Windowed mode (they were locked to Fullscreen). He then released a patching program that was attached to the forum post linked above which fixed this problem and made it possible to switch into Windowed mode again. I'm not sure why it works but the program replaces a "jump forward 0x6F bytes if EAX is less than ECX" into a "always jump forward 0x6F bytes" command. My widescreen pack, as you observed, come with this fix pre-applied whereas the other packs you found don't.
Outdated patches without patch "noWindowed" bug
www.moddb.com/mods/caesar-3-full-hd/downloads/caesar-iii-hd-support

XJDHDR Widescreen Pack 2018 with patched "noWindowed" bug
sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr-random-code/files/Game_related_files/City_Building_Strategy_Games_Series_files /

Now, if you're can't switch to Windowed Mode, then you know why.
Use a resizer from XJDHDR or apply a patch to the old ones.


After replacing .EXE with the patched one, you NEED to confirm in the Game that the new permission is applied and saved (in binary .INF)
We enter any mission, Menu =>Options =>Video =>"1024x768"
(it says "1024x768", but the real value will be what was replaced)
Post edited February 22, 2022 by Telariust
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