FreeCiv
'cause civilization should be free
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Freeciv 2.1.0-beta3, with the SDL client
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| Developer(s) | The Freeciv project |
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| Initial release | 5 January 1996 |
| Stable release |
2.5.6 / 20 November 2016
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| Repository | svn |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C, Lua |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows, more |
| Available in | 33 languages () |
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List of languages
ar bg ca cs da de el en-GB eo es et fa fi fr ga gd he hu id it ja ko nb nl pl ro ru sr sv tr uk zh-CN zh-TW
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| Type | Turn-based strategy video games |
| License |
Freeciv; GNU GPLv3 Freeciv-web; GNU AGPLv3 |
| Website | www |
Freeciv is a single, and multiplayer, turn-based strategy game for workstations and personal computers inspired by the proprietary Sid Meier's Civilization series. It is available for most desktop computer operating systems and available in an online browser based version. Released under the GNU General Public License, Freeciv is free and open source software. The game's default settings are closest to Civilization II, in both gameplay and graphics (including the units and the isometric grid).
Players take the role of tribal leaders in 4000 B.C. who must guide their peoples through the centuries. Over time, new technologies are discovered, which allow the construction of new city buildings and the deployment of new units. Players can wage war on one another or form diplomatic relationships.
The game ends when one civilization has eradicated all others or accomplished the goal of space colonization, or at a given deadline. If more than one civilization remains at the deadline, the player with the highest score wins. Points are awarded for the size of a civilization, its wealth, and cultural and scientific advances.
At the computer science department at Aarhus University, three students, avid players of XPilot and of Sid Meier's Civilization, which was a stand-alone PC game for MS-DOS, decided to find out whether the two could be fused into an X-based multiplayer Civilization-like strategy game. The students—Peter Unold, Claus Leth Gregersen and Allan Ove Kjeldbjerg—started development in November 1995; the first playable version was released in January 1996, with bugfixing and small enhancements until April. The rules of the game were close to Civilization, while the client/server architecture was basically that of XPilot.
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