As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, bat...
Or, if you prefer the challenge of going to war while building your city and all while answering to the needs of Rome at the same time, you can do that too.
This game is a classic and a wonderful challenge for the aspiring strategist.
It is a difficult game to master, and it always brings a good challenge
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Stable, good graphics, excellent sound from the background music to all the noises of a growing roman city with construction, production and citizens' complaints/compliments
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I clicked "Test the Program", and Caesar III ran without a single issue, long enough for me to make it to my second city, before the audio glitch returned.
I had been given Caesar 2 as a present and loved it, so when 3 came out I jumped on it
Caesar III is far more generous with money and emergency funds than Pharaoh is.
I loved playing Caesar 3 years ago, but I lost it and didn't think it would run on newer PCs.
I loved playing Caesar 3 years ago, but I lost it and didn't think it would run on newer PCs.
There's only about 10 missions or so (15 total, since you pick between Peaceful and Military missions) which makes the game feel remarkably short, especially compared to Pharaoh which seemed to have 15 missions per campaign era, and like 8 different eras, not including the 4 added by Cleopatra expansion.
This leads directly to another issue: Every single mission past the 2nd one, whether Peaceful or Warlike mission, will have NONSTOP enemy invasions.
NONSTOP no matter how many praefectures you build, pretty much nonstop invasions even on peaceful missions, having to place countless reservoirs and almost as many miles of aqueduct as miles of road, setting down fountains and seeing a house 4 blocks away saying it needs access to water, and the mindblowing problem on a high resolution screen of sometimes being unable to tell the difference between a hairy shack and a pile of burnt rubble.
You likely won't need Legionaries for the Peaceful missions, but you absolutely should have at least 4 forts of Auxilia because the invasions never stop, and it's an incredibly annoying hassle
This wouldn't be that big of a deal for me if not for the fact that for two missions in a row (one Warlike, one Peaceful
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As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money
How you accomplish this is up to you
Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle barbarians and repel invaders, or concentrate on building the next Eternal City
Fail and you'll end up as lunch for the lions
Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just might be crowned Caesar! To help you achieve that goal you can ask your advisors for their insight or ask the people about their thoughts
You can also build temples and create festivals to please the gods and receive rewards or aid in return
You can choose between peaceful and military assignments to prove in various ways that you deserve the title of Caesar! System Requirements:Supported OS: Windows