POPULOUS™: The Beginning
Genre: Strategy - Role-playing - Fantasy
Works on: Windows (7, 10)
Languages: Audio and text: English
Features: single-player - multi-player
Released: November 30, 1998
Size: 308 MB
Company: Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts
Rating: PEGI Rating: 12+ (with Violence)
Installer version: 1.02_regfix_(31015)
Included goodies: manual + reference card
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/populous_the_beginning
About Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy.
Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the
system and defeat every other tribe and their shamans. The ultimate struggle will be a difficult one,
as you build mystical cities, unleash devastating spells, harness volcanoes and tornadoes, and shape
the face of the planet at your will. Remember, your apotheosis awaits!
In the third part of the Populous series, you control your shaman and the tribe of her followers in a
difficult quest to conquer all 25 planets of a star system and ascend to godhood. For the first time
in the series, the world is presented in true 3d, which at the time amazed both the players and the
gaming press.The level of control you exert over your followers also takes you to a new level: you can
order individuals or groups to perform certain tasks like gathering resources, constructing buildings,
or attacking your enemies.
Populous: The Beginning takes a slightly different approach from the previous installments of the series
but this is not, by any means, a bad thing as it kept the series fresh and innovative. It was a bold move
for Bullfrog but the proof exists in the fact that, after all these years Populous 3 is still a great
strategy god-game.
- Includes Populous the Beginning and the Undiscovered Worlds expansion.
- Engage in a quest to become a god! Can there be something more awesome than that?
- Unleash hurricanes, meteor showers, lightnings, and deadly swarms on your enemies.
- Lead your chosen people on more than twenty different planets, fulfilling their needs or laughing at
their suffering. What kind of deity will you be? It’s your choice!
► System requirements
Minimum
1.8 GHz Processor,
512MB RAM (1 GB recommended),
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended),
2GB HDD,
Mouse, Keyboard.
1.8 GHz Processor,
512MB RAM (1 GB recommended),
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended),
2GB HDD,
Mouse, Keyboard.
► ChangeLog
Update (15 July 2019)
added Windows 10 compatibility to the game
Internal Hotfix (16 July 2019)
fixed a typo in registry keys that could cause problems pre-Win10
added Windows 10 compatibility to the game
Internal Hotfix (16 July 2019)
fixed a typo in registry keys that could cause problems pre-Win10
