Freeciv

Freeciv (not officially called "FreeCiv") is a multiplayer strategy game, originally conceived as a clone of Civilization for UNIX-like systems. It's default settings closely resemble Civilization II.

The game is available in over thirty different languages.

It is an Open Source software released under the GNU General Public License, totally free to download and play.

VersionsEdit

Its development started in 1995, with version 1.0 released in January 1996, which makes it older than Civilization II. Version 2.5.10 was released in January 2018, public beta tests for 2.6.0 started in September 2017.

Version 2.6.0 has been released, with many improvements. See long summary at https://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS-2.6.0.

ModesEdit

The game can run in Civ1 and Civ2 compatibility modes, trying to closely emulate Sid Meier's commercial games. However, its Default mode may deviate significantly from the classic games' rules, borrowing concepts from later "Civlike" and other strategy games. (A download of what was thought to be the default version in 2011 looked very like Civ2, apart from the welcome addition of Worker units).

Beginners and other players can select the "Start Scenario Game" option, which includes a tutorial scenario - an ordinary game but with lots of on-screen advice.

WebsitesEdit

The domain freeciv.org was registered in 1998. The website has been hosted on Wikia since January 2007. Its license is not the same as the CC-BY-SA that applies to most Wikia sites, so its text cannot be copied in the usual way.

Links from this wikiEdit

For convenience of comparison, particularly from the lists on our overview pages, any page on the Freeciv website can be linked from an individual page of this website using the same name with " (Freeciv)" added. Where the Freeciv page name is the same as, or even if it differs a little from, our overview page, create a page here, using our overview page form (so that templates will link to it), linking to the Freeciv site's equivalent.

External linksEdit

Civilization Series
Game	Expansion packs
Civilization	None
Civ II	Conflicts in Civilization • Fantastic Worlds • Test of Time
Civ III	Play the World • Conquests
Civ IV	Warlords • Beyond the Sword • Colonization (Total conversion)
Civ V	Gods & Kings • Brave New World
Beyond Earth	Rising Tide
Civ VI	Rise and Fall • Gathering Storm

Official Spinoffs	Sid Meier's Colonization • Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Alien Crossfire) • Civilization Revolution • CivWorld • Civilization Revolution 2 • Sid Meier's Starships
Other games:	Freeciv • Imperialism • Civilization: Call to Power • Call to Power II • FreeCol • CivCity: Rome • C-evo • NewCol

Comparisons	Comparison between Civilization games • Civilizations

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