Freeciv

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Freeciv
Freeciv-2.0.2-deutsch-screen.png
Screenshot: Freeciv 2.0.2 (German)
Studio Volunteer team
platform Linux , BSD , Unix , AmigaOS , macOS , Windows
genre Turn-based strategy game
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Keyboard and mouse
language German , almost 30 others
Current version 2.6.2 (February 15, 2020)

Freeciv is a free turn-based strategy game based on the classic game Civilization (1991) , which is distributed under the GNU General Public License .

As in the example of Civilization , the player as the leader of a nation has to enlarge it and bring it to prosperity. The long-term goal is to conquer the world, the first expedition to the Alpha Centauri or a victory on points after the end of the regular playing time. The programmers aim for the most complete rule compatibility with Civilization II (1996). Eric S. Raymond described Freeciv in a case study for The Art of UNIX Programming .

Originally the game only had a multiplayer mode, with which the player could compete with other players in the LAN or the Internet ( port 5556 ). Only with later versions (rudimentary from 1.4, playable from 1.6.4) were computer opponents added so that a single player mode is possible.

Freeciv is available for the Solaris , Linux , BSD , Unix , AmigaOS , macOS and Windows operating systems , among others .

There is also a version that can be played as a browser game in the web browser without prior installation . PortableApps versions for Windows XP and the following have been around since 2011.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric S. Raymond : Case Study: Freeciv Data Files . In: Addison-Wesley (Ed.): The Art of UNIX Programming . 2003, ISBN 0-13-142901-9 (English, catb.org [accessed July 9, 2015]).
  2. ↑ Peter Steinlechner: HTML5 version of Freeciv published. golem.de, May 13, 2013, accessed May 30, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Freeciv Portable. PortableApps , March 21, 2015, accessed June 23, 2015 .