Julius Vita

Julius Vita
Julius Vita
	File:Juliusvita.jpg
General
Author	devnoname120 & Julius Team
Type	Simulation
Version	1.7.0
License	AGPL-3.0
Last Updated	2021/10/31
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Julius is a fully working open-source version of Caesar 3, with the same logic as the original, but with some UI enhancements, that can be played on multiple platforms.

Julius will not run without the original Caesar 3 files. You can buy a digital copy from GOG or Steam, or you can use an original CD-ROM version.

The goal of the project is to have exactly the same game logic as Caesar 3, with the same look and feel. This means that the saved games are 100% compatible with Caesar 3, and any gameplay bugs present in the original Caesar 3 game will also be present in Julius.

Enhancements for Julius include:

Support for widescreen resolutions
Windowed mode support for 32-bit desktops
A lot of small in-game quality of life improvements
Support for the high-quality MP3 files once provided on the Sierra website

While Julius does not implement any gameplay changes, a fork of Julius named Augustus is implementing many long-wanted gameplay changes, such as roadblocks. Beware: Augustus does not support the original Caesar 3 save files, while Julius does. So use Julius for a more vanilla experience with some visual improvements, or Augustus for a different gameplay experience.

About the Game

Caesar III is a video game that was released on September 30, 1998, developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the third installment of the Caesar series of games and is part of Sierra's City Building Series.

Players take on the role of a Roman governor, tasked with building up a grand Roman city, in which they must ensure their citizens have their needs met, that their city is safe and profitable, while meeting various goals set for them and dealing with various disasters, angry gods and hostile enemies.

Requirements

Game Data Files: PC.

Installation

To run Julius on PlayStation Vita, follow these steps:

Ensure you have a jailbroken Vita. Detailed jailbreaking instructions can be found on vita.hacks.guide.
Install the julius.vpk file using Vitashell, like any other homebrew.
Copy all the files from a Caesar 3 install into a folder ux0:/data/julius/, so that you have the file ux0:/data/julius/c3.eng and more in your folder.

Controls

Input	Effect
Left Analog Stick	Move the mouse pointer
Right Analog Stick or Dpad Up/Down/Left/Right	Scroll the map
R / Cross	Left mouse button
L / Circle	Right mouse button
Triangle	Simulate Page Up keypress (speed up in-game time)
Square	Simulate Page Down keypress (slow down in-game time)
Start	Bring up on-screen keyboard, useful to enter player name etc.
Select	Toggle between touch modes

Touch modes can be toggled with the select button. There are three modes:

Touchpad mode (default)
- Single finger drag = move the mouse pointer (indirectly like on a touchpad)
- Single short tap = left mouse click
- Single short tap while holding a second finger down = right mouse click
Direct mode
- Pointer jumps to finger, nothing else
Julius mode

For multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.

Physical Bluetooth mice and keyboards are supported. This was tested with the "Jelly Comb Mini Bluetooth Keyboard With Mouse Touchpad," and with the "Jelly Comb Bluetooth Wireless Mouse." The Vita doesn't pair with all Bluetooth devices.

Media

Screenshots

Bugs

Julius recreates many bugs that you can find in original Caesar 3 game, to preserve 100% saves compatibility. See the list of Bugs & idiosyncrasies to find out more.

Changelogs

v.1.7.0 General improvements

Touch devices: added the ability to pause the game using an on-screen button
The game looks more crisp when using scaling on high DPI screens
File dialog: when typing a name, the list automatically scrolls to the first matching file
File dialog: input textbox now only suggests 'My Rome' when saving, not when loading a game
Added support for new platforms: Haiku and Emscripten
Population graph on the populator advisor is now usable for populations larger than 51200
Bridges are now shown on the minimap
Joystick support for Vita and Switch
Ships now play the proper phrase when leaving the docks
Configuration: new option to disable scrolling when the mouse is near the window's edge
Configuration: hotkey config now gives a warning when you try to assign a hotkey that's already in use

Language improvements

Better font rendering for Korean and Chinese. This requires new font files for those languages, which are included in the Patches. Please (re-)download the patch file for your language and extract into your Caesar 3 installation.
Korean: fix money being drawn as "100 Funds" instead of "100 Dn"

Bugfixes

Fixed possible corruption and linked storages when an earthquake destroys a warehouse
Fixed the game self-destructing the entire city when a wall/aqueduct blocked the road to Rome
Fixed build images in the sidebar not showing the correct image when a building was selected for construction
Fixed being able to construct a building that's been disabled in the menu using the "clone building" hotkey
Fixed interest on financial advisor showing last year instead of this year
Fixed incorrect house devolve text related to food types
Fixed going back in help jumping to random scroll position
Fixed static in sound from videos played on low sound volume
Fixed alternative hotkeys for arrow firing on modifiers
Fixed corrupt dialog text when language fails to load on configuration screen
Fixed potential crash on Vita and Switch when creating a new file
Fixed not being able to type text when using SDL 2.0.16 with the Wayland video driver for Linux
Fixed Android not saving the Julius configuration options when using the home button to exit the game
Mac: fixed MP3 playback not working due to missing mpg123 framework
Switch: fixed mouse cursor not being able to move beyond 960x540 when playing on external screen

Technical improvements

Upgraded SDL to 2.0.16
Vita: updated toolchain

Full list of changes can be found here.

External links

Official Website - https://www.gog.com/game/caesar_3
Github - https://github.com/bvschaik/julius
VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/427