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[[Image:Creaturesinterneteditionmanualandcd.jpg|thumb|right|Creatures Internet Edition]] [[Image:Creaturesgoldboxshot.jpg|thumb|right|Creatures Gold]]
 
[[Image:Creaturesinterneteditionmanualandcd.jpg|thumb|right|Creatures Internet Edition]] [[Image:Creaturesgoldboxshot.jpg|thumb|right|Creatures Gold]]
'''Creatures Internet Edition''' was a recompilation of [[Creatures 3]] and [[Docking Station]] with the addition of the [[Magma norn]]s. The game was later repackaged (unfortunately without the CIE instruction manual) as '''Creatures Gold''' to re-boost sales.
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'''Creatures Internet Edition''' was a recompilation of [[Creatures 3]] and [[Docking Station]] with the addition of the [[Magma norn]]s. The game was later repackaged (without the CIE instruction manual) as '''Creatures Gold''' to re-boost sales.
 
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CIE for [[Windows]] has been effectively superseded by [[Creatures Exodus]], which contained all this as well as the [[Harlequin Norn|Harlequin]] and [[Fallow Norn|Fallow]] [[:Category: C3/DS Norn Breeds|breeds]] (again without a paper manual though).
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CIE for [[Windows]] has been effectively superseded by [[Creatures Exodus]], which additionally contains the [[Harlequin Norn|Harlequin]] and [[Fallow Norn|Fallow]] [[:Category: C3/DS Norn Breeds|breeds]] from the [[Creatures Mall]] (again without a paper manual though).
  
 
Creatures Internet Edition was published by:
 
Creatures Internet Edition was published by:
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* Linux Game Publishing in December 2001
 
* Linux Game Publishing in December 2001
 
* Focus Multimedia (re-released as Creatures Gold) in November 2002
 
* Focus Multimedia (re-released as Creatures Gold) in November 2002
 
==Linux Creatures Internet Edition==
 
The game was also released in a playable form for [[Linux]], which used the Linux-ported version of the [[Docking Station]] [[Creatures Evolution Engine|engine]] for both the Creatures 3 and Docking Station games. Prior to its release, players could download an installer from the files section of the [[CreaturesLinux Yahoo group]] to allow the Linux version of [[Docking Station]] to connect with the Windows [[Creatures 3]].
 
 
'''Did you know?''' [[Francis Irving]] and [[Ben Campbell]] worked on the Linux port in their spare time.
 
  
 
===System Requirements===
 
===System Requirements===
* Linux kernel 2.2, or above
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*(Best suited to) Windows 95/98
* Pentium II processor, or better
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*Pentium 200MMX or better
* At least 64Mb of RAM
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*2Mb 16-bit colour SVGA display
* OSS-compatible 16-bit sound card
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*800 x 600 resolution minimum
* X-compatible video card capable of 800x600 resolution
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*64Mb RAM
* 400MB free hard disk space  
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*300Mb free hard drive space
* [[Wikipedia:Glibc|Glibc]] 2.1
 
* Other common software: [[Wikipedia:GIMP Toolkit|GTK]]/[[Wikipedia:GNOME|Gnome]] libraries, [[Wikipedia:Wget|Wget]] or [[Wikipedia:Lynx (web browser)|Lynx]], [[Wikipedia:bzip2|bzip2]]
 
 
 
It only runs on the x86 architecture, as can be guessed from the processor requirement.
 
  
==Related Links==
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==Related links==
*[[Creatures Exodus|Macintosh Creatures Exodus]] - A Mac-ported version of the Linux CIE
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*[[Linux Creatures Internet Edition]]
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*[[Macintosh Creatures Exodus]] - A Mac-ported version of the Linux CIE
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?gameref=82 Buy Creatures Internet Edition for Linux at TuxGames]
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* [https://archive.is/M8CeR Buy Creatures Internet Edition for Linux at TuxGames] (archive)
 
* [http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/ Listing at Linux Game Publishing]
 
* [http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/ Listing at Linux Game Publishing]
[[Category: Creatures games]]
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[[Category: Creatures games]] [[Category: Recompilations]]

Revision as of 19:39, 4 June 2017

Creatures Internet Edition
Creatures Gold

Creatures Internet Edition was a recompilation of Creatures 3 and Docking Station with the addition of the Magma norns. The game was later repackaged (without the CIE instruction manual) as Creatures Gold to re-boost sales.

CIE for Windows has been effectively superseded by Creatures Exodus, which additionally contains the Harlequin and Fallow breeds from the Creatures Mall (again without a paper manual though).

Creatures Internet Edition was published by:

  • Fasttrack Games
  • Linux Game Publishing in December 2001
  • Focus Multimedia (re-released as Creatures Gold) in November 2002

System Requirements

  • (Best suited to) Windows 95/98
  • Pentium 200MMX or better
  • 2Mb 16-bit colour SVGA display
  • 800 x 600 resolution minimum
  • 64Mb RAM
  • 300Mb free hard drive space

Related links

External links