Posted on: November 27, 2023

Dardanos

Games: 186 Reviews: 2

Desparately needs Windows 10/11 support

Yeah, I guess it is my fault for trying to play the game on Windows 11, but even with all the tips and third party tools it is impossible. Even with everything and managing to get into the game, it either crashed or showed only a back screen when loading a mission (music worked fine and I even heard the sounds of the menus when I clicked blindly around). I suppose support is dying out with Ubisoft releasing its History Edition but from the sound of it, even that one doesn't work out of the box. Sigh... it is weird, because Settlers 3 works flawlessly from GOG. So in the end, I saw myself forced to ask for a refund. Despite that, I have to emphasize my fondest memories of this game. I know, I know, the Settlers 2 purists are crying about their roads, but Settlers 3 and 4 replaces that with a lot of freedom to move units and fight where you want them to and have villages that just feel to grow organically. And it's an improvement to Settlers 3 in every aspect, with much more mission variety, improved (if still very basic) AI and absolutely gorgeous graphics. If it could only work on modern systems...

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Posted on: August 10, 2019

zimpenfish

Verified owner

Games: 32 Reviews: 1

Classic game

Happy to report that it currently works on Windows 10 (at least my clean fresh install; although if you've reversed mouse scrolling, it'll be backwards in this game too.) Love this game - from the first Settlers back on the Amiga through the terribleness of Settlers II to the almost there goodness of Settlers III, this is the zenith of the Settlers canon. Engaging gameplay, functional graphics, and complexity up the wazoo - I'd consider using this game as a test for interviewing project managers, honestly. If ball juggling of supply chains isn't your forte, this will help you learn. Or make you smash your keyboard in frustation. What I wouldn't give for someone to give this a Stardew Valley style modern remake!

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Posted on: September 25, 2019

Robhlm

Verified owner

Games: 21 Reviews: 2

good game

i have played it 20 years ago i think, and now i playing it again, its very addicting game. And i have it working on windows 8.1 no problem. That is why i want to post my comment here.

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Posted on: February 2, 2024

wolfenspiel

Verified owner

Games: 508 Reviews: 22

Other users are correct!!

Does not start, continuous graphic errors, by now a game should NOT BE SOLD that makes you have to try to find a workaround, ESPECIALLY when both the OLDER versions AND newer ones work "out of the box"! And this was with the download installer, NOT Galaxy, as I really abhor client based games and installs. Would love to be able to rate the game based on merit, but if it won't work, installed as Admin, from the downloaded installer, on a Windows 10 machine with fairly good graphics, without having to search for any other "fixes" that should already be WITH the game, this is the best, most honest review I can give! Settlers II anniversary edition works fine, just dull and stupid AI, Settlers III works, although it asks for a serial key (shouldn't those be able to be edited out by now? Archaic drm system!), Settlers: Heroes works beautifully...why doesn't THIS one? I'll change my review when they fix this issue, as it stands this is what the game deserves, even on sale...and really if it can't be played it's not even worth the sale price just to say you have it.

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Posted on: December 23, 2017

1of1

Verified owner

Games: 177 Reviews: 8

Frustrating

I've been struggeling with this game now for quite a while now. The mechanics are not very complex - and that makes it really annoying. The AI, even on the lowest setting, is incredibly strong and violent. For less then one hour on a map and it already spams you with waves of entire armies until your small settlement you have slowly and carefully been building, is completely destroyed. And if for once you have an army, you are of course not able to guide it like with real strategy. But your soldiers just stand there and attack until they are all wiped out. Retreat when injured and maybe heal? Of course not! Trade or diplomacy is also not working at all, at least it doesn't seem to have any ingame value. Those buildings are just plain useless. Not to mention the annoying building system which basicly prohibits building new buildings on almost all of the map. All in all a pretty sad experience I must admit. Shouldn't have wasted my money on this.

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