Technical FAQs

Continued...

• I. Installation & Game Play problems
• II. Sound/Video difficulties
• III. Assignment/Map Editor issues
• IV. Misc questions.
• V. Editing the C3model.txt file and other cheats

Misc Questions

• How do I run the game in "windowed" mode?
• Can I speed up the Game?
• How do I delete saved games?
• The spacebar doesn't pause the game.
• What about the patch?
• Are there any problems with using Windows NT?
• Can I play CIII without using the CD?
• Help! I cannot build any more buildings!
• My housing Disappeared!
• Cool movies, but is there an easier way to view them(w/o playing the game?)
• How do I take Screen Shots?

How do I run the game in "windowed" mode?

Be sure that your desktop resolution is higher than the resolution that you want to run the game at in a window.
Example:
To run a window in 640x480, set your desktop to 800x600 or higher.

Can I speed up the game?

Aside from Setting the game speed to "100%", you can change the resolution to 640x480.Having mouse help boxes displayed will slow the game down. Before running the game, turn off any other programs you have running. Other than that, just relax and enjoy the game as it goes!

How do I delete saved games?

Open windows Explorer and navigate to the Caesar III directory. (eg C:\sierra\Caesar3 ) Delete the saved game from there.
The maps created in the Assignment Editor have the .MAP extension and the saved games have the SAV extension.
YourSavedGame.sav

It is a good idea when you have CIII running, to go to the LOAD GAME option and write down the name of the city(cities) you wish to delete. Keep in mind that every time you are promoted in the career levels, a map is added to the list (saved by the level name. Eg. Aedile.sav) You may want to keep these, in case you want to replay the level at a later time. If you do delete them, the levels are available in the CIII Heaven Download Section.

The spacebar doesn't pause the game.

The manual was printed before the game was completed. The 'P' key on the keyboard pauses the game. For other hot keys (keyboard shortcuts) see the Readme file that was included on the CD.

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