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v1.02 that fixes a number of bugs.
This is a cracked version; just press enter at the manual-based copy protection check.
Includes scenarios from the World War II Battle Set scenario disk.

Information about the spells and runes of the game’s PSI-power system are in the manual. It’s almost impossible to get through the first battle without this knowledge (this was an anti-piracy measure).
Also check out the Extras folder for a comprehensive summary of the PSI-power system compiled by one of the game’s authors.
Supports four floppy drives, no disk swapping necessary.

To start the game, double-click on the Pirates! disk icon in the middle of the screen (not in the top-right corner), then on the Pirates! icon.
Make sure to answer the copy protection check correctly when starting a new game (when the game asks for the name of a month), otherwise you will start from a seriously disadvantaged position.

WASD movement keys

Press Home+W to switch to an alternative input mapping which maps the cursor keys to the WASD keys.
Press Home+Q to switch back to the normal input mapping (e.g., in menus or when entering the name of your save game).

WASD movement keys

Press Home+W to switch to an alternative input mapping which maps the cursor keys to the WASD keys.
Press Home+Q to switch back to the normal input mapping (e.g., in menus or when entering the name of your save game).

To start the game, double-click on the Populous disk icon then, on the appearing image in the window.
Includes the two data disks The Promised Lands and The Final Frontier. Use the [start] save states to play these in conquest mode, or refer to the instructions on how to use the data disks with the base game.

Includes The Challenge Games expansion (needs the Populous II base game disk in drive DF0:)
Double-click on the PopulousII HD disk icon in the top-right corner, then double-click on the the PopulousII icon to start the base game, or the Challenge icon to start The Challenge Games expansion.
Only double-click once on the game icons, then wait patiently (don’t keep double-clicking). You might want to enter warp mode (press End+Pause) to speed up the startup process.
Double-click on the credits icons to watch the credits.

Saves to the game disk.
The game will get stuck after entering your name if the disk is write protected.

Only use regular saves

The game is not compatible with save states—only user regular in-game saves!

To start the game, double-click on the PoC disk icon, then on the PortsOfCall icon.
Saves to the game disk.

Insert the original Powermonger disk when prompted (press End+2), then press OK.
Insert the WW1 data disk when prompted (press End+1), then press OK.
Information about the copy protection is on page 5 of the manual.