FreeCiv Reviews and Details

Is FreeCiv good?

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• Alpha Centauri

  I rarely play games anymore, but on the rare occassions I do, I prefer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeciv / https://freeciv.org It's playable in all sorts of ways (against AI, Humans, real-time, long-turn) via https://www.freecivweb.com in the browser, without having to install anything. There are many different rule-sets now, the most modern and balanced seems to be... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Unciv

  Well how about I introduce you to... FreeCiv! https://freeciv.org/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• We built an entire game with graphics almost exclusively generated by DALL-E 3 (open source)

  There are many other commercial projects similar to this (colonist.io landover.io etc). None of them are open source though. This has been done in the past extensively (see freeciv.org, or Terasology, or 0 AD etc). Source: almost 2 years ago

• C-evo Distant Horizon (Civilization 2 and FreeCiv like opensource fan game)

  While many CivFanatics have probably heard of FreeCiv and Civ2Clone, there is also another freely available opensource indie game inspired by Civilization 2 called C-evo! C-evo aims to recreate the classic mid 90s TBS Civ2 like experience, but with more emphasis on a custom military unit designer, extremely powerful/deadly AI, and careful design of the rules, resulting in a true challenge. The game uses similar... Source: almost 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Released games built on FOSS engines?

  FreeCiv uses its own FOSS engine[0], can keep you occupied for days. [0] http://freeciv.org/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Thinking of setting up a private server

  The client and server are separate binaries; they are released together on freeciv.org, but Linux distributions put them into different packages. Source: over 2 years ago

• Old game, but modern computer, but old monitor. Civ2 still rocks

  FreeCiv is an option. An open source project heavily inspired by Civ 1 and 2. http://freeciv.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• In desperate need of a fun free game on pc

  Not to your liking? What about a 4x game, like Civilization? Well, there's FreeCiv, a clone of Civilization 2. It's not much to look at, but it's quite good, and has expanded quite a bit from the original game. It includes single player, multiplayer, and even play by email options. There's also a version you can straight up play in your browser, which is a great way to try it out and see if it's for you:... Source: over 2 years ago

• FreeCiv 3.1 released

  The latest version of FreeCiv has been released. The current update includes a long list of technical as well as game improvements. Examples are a maximum player number of 500, changes to the bombardment capability based on the unit’s damage, some older rulesets have been eliminated, and way more. Source: over 2 years ago

• My dad has been playing Civilization almost daily for 30 years. Still going at it.

  Or play Freeciv on nearly any OS or the web. Source: over 2 years ago

• We are developing a mobile game similar to Civilization II for single-player only that features a challenging and fun AI engine. If playing single-player on a tablet against a challenging AI sounds like fun to you, we would love you to collab with us!

  What's your license going to be, you might want to consider (if you're using a suitable license) taking a look at Freeciv http://freeciv.org/. Source: almost 3 years ago

• FCiv.net FreeCiv December 2022 showcase

  The developers of fciv.net are further developing their version of FreeCiv. Below you can see the latest show case for December 2022. Source: almost 3 years ago

• UnCiv: A free Civ5 implementation for phone & PC

  Yes we have Civ6 available on various consoles, and with FreeCiv and FreeCol there are also the old Civ games for you to play for free. But what about if you want to have a chilled game of Civ5 somewhere? The old Civ5 mobile game is hard to find these days but thankfully we now have UnCiv instead! Plus it plays on desktops too! Source: about 3 years ago

• I know I shouldn’t be so hesitant about downloading this on my laptop, but I am.

  If you mean the native client from freeciv.org, I can assure you it is pure as a driven snow. The catch is that the source code is available and completely readable and you can even compile it yourself. If you don't have the expertise (as I don't), then you can rely on the wide community to notice and report if anything is wrong with the downloadable executable derived from that source. Source: over 3 years ago

• I keep finding the PC masterpieces of the 00s at thrift stores and its pretty rad

  You can play FreeCiv and select the Civ2 ruleset. Source: over 3 years ago

• Sid Meier’s Civilization III

  FreeCiv never sat well with me. I've tried it a few times over the years (including in-browser play! What a world, we live in). Freeciv can emulate most of the "early" versions of Civilization in terms of look, but it has never felt like Civilization to me. I don't know exactly what has been missing but it simply hasn't drawn me in. Source: over 3 years ago

• Which Civ PC strategy game do you think is the best of them all to date?

  I don't know about Steam, but there's a pretty big community for FreeCiv, which is a free clone of Civ 2 (with a few upgrades from the original). Source: about 4 years ago

• Citizens of Cusco, former capital of the Inca Empire, flying their official flag.

  Am I the only one here who learned this flag (and quite a few others...) through Freeciv? Brings back memories. Source: over 4 years ago

• What kinds of economies are there?

  I have a follow up question. Is there software driven agent-based models for those economies? If not I may look into using Freeciv to simulate it since it is mature Free and Open Source software with a good lobby and Simultaneously executed turns. Source: over 4 years ago

• Need for some game recommendations - PC User

  There is an open source red alert - https://www.openra.net/ and a civlisation too http://freeciv.org/. Source: over 4 years ago