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FreeCiv 1.12.0 Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the games-people-play dept.

wmulvihillDxR writes "For you Civilization addicts, check out FreeCiv. They have just released version 1.12! Highlights of changes include the isometric view we all know and love. You can download here(gz) or here(bz2). This project is a great example of the things open source can accomplish."

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  1. Re:bahaha by evilquaker · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Let's see, Civilization (Sid Meyers) release date: 1991
    Open Source version: 2001

    I know it's a troll, but I'll bite:

    Civilization II Gold (first multiplayer version): 1999
    Freeciv multiplayer: 1998

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  2. Serious question by jchristopher · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Having never played the original "Civilization", I just downloaded the pre-compiled Windows version to try on the machine I'm on. Unfortunately, I've found that "FreeCiv" suffers from a common problem in open source software - crummy interface.

    This seems to be a recurring trend in open source software - it's very stable, low/no cost - all ideal qualities! Except the interface blows.

    Something tells me that in the original "Civilization", the end user would not have to use a command line to configure and play the game. Why couldn't they "clone" the setup process?

    Why does all open source software tend to have bad user interface?

  3. civ3 website was launched today! by pezpunk · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.civ3.com

    this game looks incredible! god i can't wait

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