Ansible Role Caesar 3 is a Ansible role for provisioning Julius, which is used for playing Caesar III city-building game.
Julius requires the files from the original game:
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.
Ansible Role Caesar 3 currently only supports GOG offline backup game installer on macOS.
Add the role to Ansible requirements.yml .
From Ansible Galaxy:
roles:
- src: cliffano.caesar3
path: roles/
Or direct from Github:
roles:
- src: https://github.com/littlegodzillalaboratory/ansible-role-caesar3
path: roles/
The download GOG offline backup game installer - Read FAQ for further info on the installer
Add the role to playbook:
- hosts: all
vars:
c3_gog_setup_version: '3_1.0.1.0_(76354)'
c3_gog_setup_dir: /tmp
c3_install_dir: /opt/caesar3
c3_julius_app_version: '1.7.0'
roles:
- cliffano.caesar3
Or alternatively, as a task using import role:
tasks:
- ansible.builtin.import_role:
name: cliffano.caesar3
vars:
c3_gog_setup_version: '3_1.0.1.0_(76354)'
c3_gog_setup_dir: /tmp
c3_install_dir: /opt/caesar3
c3_julius_app_version: '1.7.0'
After the task is executed, the provisioned Caesar 3 directory will look like this:
/opt/caesar3
/opt/caesar3/bin
/opt/caesar3/bin/julius-1.7.0-mac.dmg
/opt/caesar3/julius-app
/opt/caesar3/julius-app/... (Caesar 3 game files)
Double click on the DMG file, and then on the Julius coin icon:
When prompted for Caesar 3 folder, navigate to the julius-app directory, and click the Choose button:
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| c3_gog_setup_version | Version of GOG offline backup game installer, read FAQ for further info on the installer | 3_1.0.1.0_(76354) |
| c3_gog_setup_dir | Directory where GOG offline backup game installer is located | /tmp |
| c3_install_dir | Directory where Caesar 3 game resources will be located | /opt/caesar3 |
| c3_julius_app_version | Version of Julius, available on Julius Releases page | '1.7.0' |
| c3_julius_app_dir_mode | Mode of Julius app directory, read FAQ if you have a problem with saving the game | '0755' |
Where can I get the GOG offline backup game installer?
If you purchased the original game from GOG, you cannot directly download the installer from GOG's Caesar 3 game page. And instead, you have to visit your GOG library, then click Caesar 3 from My Collection section. It will show Caesar 3 resources like this screenshot. You can then download the offline backup game installer at the bottom of the Caesar III . This installer has the name pattern setup_caesartm_<version>.exe .
Why can't the non-admin users save the game?
If you're a non-admin user and the game was installed by an admin user, then this problem is caused by the fact that julius-app directory was created with mode 0755 which allows the non-admin user to read the game files but not write any game file. You can change the mode to another value which give the non-admin user permission to write the game files.