List of advances in Civ2

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The following is a list of advances in Civilization II and its expansions.

Icon	Advance	Epoch	Category
	Advanced Flight	Modern	Applied
	Alphabet	Ancient	Academic
	Amphibious Warfare	Modern	Military
	Astronomy	Renaissance	Academic
	Atomic Theory	Industrial Revolution	Academic
	Automobile	Modern	Applied
	Banking	Renaissance	Economic
	Bridge Building	Ancient	Applied
	Bronze Working	Ancient	Applied
	Ceremonial Burial	Ancient	Social
	Chemistry	Renaissance	Academic
	Chivalry	Renaissance	Military
	Code of Laws	Ancient	Social
	Combined Arms	Modern	Military
	Combustion	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Communism	Industrial Revolution	Social
	Computers	Modern	Applied
	Conscription	Industrial Revolution	Military
	Construction	Ancient	Applied
	Corporation	Industrial Revolution	Economic
	Currency	Ancient	Economic
	Democracy	Industrial Revolution	Social
	Economics	Industrial Revolution	Economic
	Electricity	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Electronics	Modern	Applied
	Engineering	Ancient	Applied
	Environmentalism	Modern	Social
	Espionage	Modern	Military
	Explosives	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Feudalism	Ancient	Military
	Flight	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Fundamentalism	Industrial Revolution	Social
	Fusion Power	Modern	Academic
	Future Technology	Modern	Academic
	Genetic Engineering	Modern	Academic
	Guerrilla Warfare	Modern	Military
	Gunpowder	Renaissance	Military
	Horseback Riding	Ancient	Military
	Industrialization	Industrial Revolution	Economic
	Invention	Renaissance	Applied
	Iron Working	Ancient	Applied
	Labor Union	Modern	Social
	Laser	Modern	Academic
	Leadership	Renaissance	Military
	Literacy	Ancient	Academic
	Machine Tools	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Magnetism	Renaissance	Academic
	Map Making	Ancient	Economic
	Masonry	Ancient	Applied
	Mass Production	Modern	Applied
	Mathematics	Ancient	Academic
	Medicine	Renaissance	Economic
	Metallurgy	Renaissance	Military
	Miniaturization	Modern	Applied
	Mobile Warfare	Modern	Military
	Monarchy	Ancient	Social
	Monotheism	Renaissance	Social
	Mysticism	Ancient	Social
	Navigation	Renaissance	Economic
	Nuclear Fission	Modern	Academic
	Nuclear Power	Modern	Academic
	Philosophy	Renaissance	Social
	Physics	Renaissance	Academic
	Plastics	Modern	Applied
	Polytheism	Ancient	Social
	Pottery	Ancient	Economic
	Radio	Modern	Applied
	Railroad	Industrial Revolution	Economic
	Recycling	Modern	Social
	Refining	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Refrigeration	Modern	Economic
	Republic	Ancient	Social
	Robotics	Modern	Military
	Rocketry	Modern	Military
	Sanitation	Industrial Revolution	Economic
	Seafaring	Ancient	Economic
	Space Flight	Modern	Academic
	Stealth	Modern	Military
	Steam Engine	Industrial Revolution	Academic
	Steel	Industrial Revolution	Applied
	Superconductor	Modern	Academic
	Tactics	Industrial Revolution	Military
	Theology	Renaissance	Social
	Theory of Gravity	Renaissance	Academic
	Trade	Ancient	Economic
	University	Renaissance	Academic
	Warrior Code	Ancient	Military
	Wheel	Ancient	Applied
	Writing	Ancient	Academic

The programming shows Plumbing could be activated as an early researchable advance; however, it adds nothing to the gameplay. In addition, there is a listing for 'Future Technology'. It is possible to research all of the advances by the later stages of a highly advanced game, and at that point additional 'Future Technologies' are learned in succession (Future Tech 1, Future Tech 2, Future Tech 3, etc.). Researching these additional 'Future Technologies' can increase the final score at the end of the game.

Lastly, the file includes at the end of the list an extra 10 Technology 'slots' that are not tied to anything (activated). This allows some level of customization (see Game Modification section), because you can insert them at various points and then use them as prerequisites for units or buildings, or to render units and wonders as obsolete.