FreeCiv

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Contents 1 Description 2 Features 3 Screenshot 4 Installing FreeCiv 5 Support/Help

Description

FreeCiv is a turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: To become the greatest civilization.Players of the Civilization® series by Microprose® should feel at home, since one aim of FreeCiv is to have optional modes (called rulesets) with compatible rules. Freeciv is maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most fun and addictive network games out there! That also means it has very extensive multilanguage support, something rare in games.

Features

• Generally comparable with Civilization I & II.
• Up to 30 players!
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer-controlled players.
• Internet & LAN multiplayer (TCP/IP).
• Premade maps & scenarios!
• More than 50 playable units and far beyond 100 nations.
• Modpack support!
• Internationalization (i18n): Translations for 18 languages available. Seven more languages near completion.
• In game help system.

Screenshot

Installing FreeCiv

• Installing via CNR

To install it from CNR, simply open up CNR and click on the CNR Warehouse (Install Software) tab. Where it says Search: CNR Warehouse, just type FreeCiv in the textbox and click go. A list will pop up; from here just simply click on the little green running man and it will ask you if you are sure you want to install FreeCiv. Just click OK.

Support/Help

Linspire, Inc. provides support for the download and installation phases of 3rd party products distributed via the CNR Warehouse.

If you experience any download or installation issues with this software, please use the resources available to you at support.Linspire.com including:

• FAQs
• Community Forums, and
• Ask Linspire, Inc. Support

Post-install and usage questions and support on this product will need to be addressed by the software Publisher / Developer, who determine their own support policies and provide support at their discretion.

For more information and support for this software, please visit the project's page at freeciv.org.

Other support alternatives you may wish to consider include (a) posting a message on the Freespire Community Forums, (b) attempting to contact the Publisher/Developer directly, or (c) searching the Internet for additional assistance.