Children of the Nile
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| Developers | |
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| Tilted Mill Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail (North America) | Myelin Media |
| Retail (Europe) | Sega |
| Retail (Russia) | 1C-SoftClub |
| Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Digital | Tilted Mill Entertainment |
| Engines | |
| Titan 2.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 8, 2004 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Building |
| Themes | Egypt, Classical |
| Series | City Building (Sierra) |
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| City Building (Sierra) | |
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| Caesar (series) | |
| Pharaoh | 1999 |
| Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 |
| Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | 2002 |
| Children of the Nile | 2004 |
| Pharaoh: A New Era | 2023 |
Children of the Nile is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building game in the City Building (Sierra) series.
General information
- Originally released as Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM V4 DRM on Standard Edition, SecuROM V7 DRM on Enhanced Edition. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Enhanced Edition | |
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| GamersGate | |
Enhanced Edition. Pack with Alexandria also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Enhanced Edition + Alexandria | |
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| Steam | |
Enhanced Edition | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
Alexandria | |
- Free demo versions are available from GameFront: original version, Enhanced Edition.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | |
Essential improvements
Patches
Enhanced Edition Patch (v1.3)
- This patch has already been applied to all digital releases of the game
A massive overhaul to the game, it adds modern Windows support, new buildings, and a variety of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes.
It can be downloaded from here.
Modifications
- Wolfie's Transparent HUD
- Texture Overhaul Project
- More mods are available at Children of the Nile Heaven
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\Saved Games\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Main menu restricted to 800x600; see the WSGF topic. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF topic. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF topic. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use borderless gaming. Main menu will be stuck to the upper left corner however the rest of the game works and covers the full screen fine. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Windowed
Editing CotN.ini[citation needed]
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Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Can be toggled on/off | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound and speech | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | Official localization by "Soft-club". Local retail only. Patch for digital version | |||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
- Due to the menu being locked at 800x600, this may result in the incorrect frequency being chosen by some displays (mainly TVs).
| Fix menu resolution[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0b | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP, Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista) |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/17100/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (17100) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.