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Caesar 3 (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Simulation/Construction/Building Sim

RELEASE DATE

--/--/98

ESRB RATING

EVERYONE, Mild Animated Violence

DEVELOPER

Impressions Software, Inc.

PUBLISHER

Sierra Studios

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Macintosh

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Roman Empire 45
Ancient times 13

PLAYING AS #USES

Leader 30
governor 3

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

In Caesar III, you play the role of a provincial governor of a Roman city in the time of the Roman Empire. The responsibility is great, as you are charged with building your city from scratch.

Building a city in Caesar III requires broad management skills. You have to balance the growth of infrastructure, water supply, industry, feeding your people, taxes, and city defense while simultaneously keeping the gods and your Emperor happy. Don't forget to provide for the people's entertainment, lest they load up the cart and move to greener pastures.

The game provides many elements from historical Roman cities, including aqueducts, Roman Legions, Barbarians at your gates, the Coliseum, and even the famous horserace-hosting Circus Maximus. Caesar III lets you build many structures, including city walls, temples, aqueducts, and bath houses.

You can choose from the scenario-based "City Building Kit," which gives you various situations of natural resource availability, Imperial favor, and enemy strength, or create a career and climb the ladder of Roman politics. In career mode, you begin as a lowly Clerk, then mount successes as you move through Engineer, Quaestor, and eventually vie for the ultimate title of "Caesar."

During your career, make sure you appease the game's five gods: Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Ceres, and Mars. And, while you're at it, prepare your city for the inevitable aggression from Barbarians, Gaul invaders, and your own citizens, should life in your city become too oppressive. ~ Scott Sigler, All Game Guide

Caesar 3 (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Simulation/Construction/Building Sim
RELEASE DATE:

--/--/98
TOP TRAITS:

Roman Empire, city builder, Leader
DESCRIPTION:

In Caesar III, you play the role of a provincial governor of a Roman city in the time of the Roman Empire. The respon... more

players 330

followers 0

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LordXenophon played Caesar 3 on 24/OCT/09

“Just played a quick game in Carthago Nova (which I renamed Busyantium). Every barbarian horde ran straight into the middle of my insidious trap.”

created 25/OCT/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: Tjuhl

“Roman Empire city building game. Nuff said.”

created 21/SEP/2009

LordXenophon played Caesar 3 on 19/SEP/09

“This session was lost forever, due to the fact that I did not save before the power went out for a couple of minutes. ”

created 20/SEP/2009

Trade Center

“On any map which has enough room, I try to build this trade center out of warehouses and grainaries. The idea is to streamline trade while also making it easy to tell how my economy is...”

Added by: LordXenophon
Date: 07/SEP/2009
Views: 156
Votes: 5

created 07/SEP/2009

DestroyerOfWorlds was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Wait, are you saying that there's some advantage to making the caravans go through the city faster?”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“There is if you are producing more than the caravans can buy.

Only one caravan from each town can be in your city at once. As the caravan exits on one side of the map, a new caravan can appear on the other side.

There isn't any city anywhere in the game which can collect all they are willing to buy on their caravan's first trip each month, but if a caravan is wasting time traveling to warehouses all over town to collect their purchases and drop of yours, there may not be time for a second caravan that month.”

Pwnererer was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Nice set-up, but having the granaries all in the same place means that some markets are going to have high travel times. ”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“That's not all the grainaries. Like I said, you also need one next to each market. Those grainaries are just for export.”

Svoboda was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Wouldn't it be more fitting to have a temple of Mercury there, rather than Ceres?”

Zinya was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“it always bothers me when the houses are that low level. I have to make little pretty zones close to the nasty areas or else I just end up taking the tiny homes out. I may be a little OCD in that area :o
Nice organization of your industries though!!! This pic makes me want to play this game again, hehe.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Those houses will get improved at least to Casa later in the game. I really needed to have some sort of housing there, even if just a tent, or there would be no employees at the warehouses.”

redknightalex was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Nice setup but I'm instantly reminded of how horrible the AI was in that game. Trying to predict the path of the prefects, market ladies, and caravans drove me nuts.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“That's why I put this where the caravans enter the city. I don't have to predict how they will behave, because the trade center is right there.

I do pretty much the same thing with the market ladies. I watch where they go, then put a granary where they will find it. Later, when a few houses remain tents because the market lady never brought them food, that is were I will build things like schools and small temples.”

TheTot was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“Dude I totally used to have this back in '98”

LordXenophon played Caesar 3 on 06/SEP/09

“I had to reinstall the game. Don't ever switch this game to windowed mode if your computer runs XP.”

created 07/SEP/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: Jaryyd

“City Builder. beats solitaire hands down ;)”

created 23/AUG/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: LordXenophon

“Sim City with RTS combat. Awesome music, too.”

created 10/APR/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: Reddawg99

“Decent. Liked Caesar 2 better.”

created 04/MAR/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: Roxianna

“It might be ancient Rome, but Caesar plays like a business simulation. It's all about your economy and getting the walkers to go where you need them...except that you are occasionally attacked by invading armies. More pottery needed!”

created 10/FEB/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: Zinya

“Rofl, omg I can't believe this one is on the list!”

created 28/JAN/2009

Caesar 3 (PC) by: mdennis_2000

“This used to be my favourite offline game! I just love it! Graphics are not so great. But the game play is so much fun! Gets very addictive if you like strategy games! DOWN WITH THE GOVNR!!! lol”

created 19/JAN/2009