![]() I'll try to focus on the multiplayer aspects, since Civ2 Gold in single-player mode is essentially still just a very clean and very complete version of the strategy game that GDR's strategy editor Tim Chown once called "the best PC strategy game that money can buy". Loyal Civ2 fans need not worry, however - in addition to the full single-player game and both expansion packs, Civ2 Gold contains a very stable and playable multiplayer component. Having heard plenty of words like "ugly" and "fiasco" (and several not fit for a family publication) used to describe the original CivNet multiplayer adaptation, I was a little concerned when I popped open my copy of Civilization 2 Multiplayer Gold. In the end, though, there are no real losers in this comparison - it's a great blessing to strategy gamers everywhere (and perhaps a big problem for their employers and spouses) that both of these games hold up so very well. While this is supposed to be a review of Civ2 Gold and not a preview or review of Alpha Centauri, I'll warn you right now that I don't think I'll be able to discuss Civ2 Gold without mentioning the game that many people think of as "Civilization 3". Having just wrapped up involvement with the Alpha Centauri beta program only a week or so before receiving my copy of Civ2 Gold for this review, I found it impossible not to compare the two in great detail. Microprose has recently released Civ2 Multiplayer Gold, a multiplayer version of the classic game that made Brian a widely-recognized name in the gaming industry, and it's likely that by the time you read this we'll be seeing the full retail release of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, a "Brian Reynolds Design" that picks up where Civilization 2 left off. You can help the Civilization Wiki by upgrading it.There is no doubt that this is a fantastic time for Brian Reynolds fans. Presumably the "-5%" is an indication of the cleanup going on, subtracted from the new pollution being generated. ![]() There is also the misleading indication in the popup you get by hovering over the indicator: after the first unexpected catastrophe in a recent game using v 2.2.5, with little or no reduction in pollution since the previous turn, that message said:Ĭhance of catastrophic warming each turn: 0% However, there is, apparently, no warnings about imminent catastrophe. It has the same result, for the most part some grasslands become desert and some land tiles next to ocean turn to swamp. But Pyramids is cumulative with the granary, so if you have a granary your food box is 75% full after growth. If you have no granary, your food box is 25% full after population growth. Much more use than in Civ1, and never expiring, but not as good as in Civ2: adds HALF a Granary to every one of your cities. In a way, that makes up for their adding only the 50% each that they do in Civ2, which keeps them fairly competitive with the science buildings, at least in the early days. Maintenance cost of 0 and 2, respectively. Library adds 100% to your basic science, and University adds another 150%. More value for the same maintenance cost. ![]() They make Workers obsolete and do not make Settlers obsolete: they are essentially double-speed Workers, with the additional transformation power as for Civ2.Ĭity Improvements Library and University Obsoleted by Engineers,(because they are cheaper)so build lots of them just before you discover Explosives if you have Leonardo's Workshop. Cheaper (at 30) than Settlers or Engineers and not reducing its host's population, it does not have the ability to build cities, but can do everything else that Settlers can do. This is a welcome addition, available with Pottery. Players familiar with Civ2 who switch to Freeciv can simply read the Help and other in-game menus and the relevant pages on the Freeciv wiki, but some details deserve particular note if you want to take full advantage and/or avoid nasty surprises. There are some small differences and some major differences. The free-to-play game Freeciv has an unlimited number of modes and possible mods, but its default mode (at least the one downloadable in mid-2011) has a great deal in common with Civilization II.
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