Freeciv

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 version. Released under the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later, 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. However, with a lot of multiplayer games being played in longturn communities, rulesets and additional variants

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Freeciv is a free and open-source world domination strategy game released in 1996. It is designed along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II. The game falls under the genres of simulator, strategy, and arcade. It supports a minimum of one player and a maximum of 126 players.

The software is available on Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), and Mac. Its source code repository is located at svn://svn.gna.org/svn/freeciv/. The project has reached software versions 2.6.1, 2.5.12, 2.5.0, and 2.4.4. The application uses port 5556 for connectivity.

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Game details · IGDB

Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.

Released: 1996
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

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Key facts

Software.name: Freeciv
Software.logo: Freeciv Web Logo.png
Software.logo caption: Logo
Software.screenshot: Freecivx-net-2024-11-28.png
Software.caption: Freeciv WebGL 3D
Software.author: Peter Unold, Claus Leth Gregersen, Allan Ove Kjeldbjerg
Software.developer: The Freeciv project
Software.latest release version: 3.2.4
Software.operating system: Unix-like, Windows, more
Software.genre: Turn-based 4X strategy video game
Software.programming language: C, Lua, JavaScript
Software.license: Freeciv: GPL-2.0-or-laterFreeciv-web: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Software.website: https://www.freeciv.org
Software.repo: https://github.com/freeciv/
Software.language count: 33
Software.language footnote:  (some incomplete)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: free software
Genre: turn-based strategy video game
Country of origin: Denmark
Platform: macOS
Game mode: co-op mode
Game engine: Qt
Official website: freeciv.org
Image: Freeciv-2 1beta1.png
Motto: 'cause civilization should be free!

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maximum number of players: 126
language of work or name: Traditional Chinese
Commons gallery: Freeciv
port: 5556
Commons category: Freeciv
software version identifier: 3.2.2
copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0
programmed in: C++
operating system: OpenBSD
inception: 1996-01-05
source code repository URL: sourceforge.net/projects/freeciv/files
issue tracker URL: osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket
inspired by: Civilization
distributed by: Google Play
minimum number of players: 1
publication date: 1996-01-05
input device: computer mouse
uses: isometric view
social media followers: 903

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History
Reception and impact
Design
Features
Ports and variants
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Longturn variants
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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.

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