[J m HofMarN]

If any of you like strategy games and havn't investigated Civilization 2 you're missing out. It has scenarios and great units and lacks only a multiplayer format. However you can cheat to create multiplayer by:

Getting into a game between yourself and a computer opponent.

Turn cheat mode on.

Make your turn and don't hit enter

Turn the computer over to your friend and have him use set human player so he's playing the opposition.

Switch back

Repeat ad infinitum. This works great if you get it just right.

Yeah it's sad. Anyone played civ3?

[Helena]

I've played the original Civilization and Civ 3, but not Civ 2. 3 is good but it had some major flaws, particularly concerning battles and resource management. I prefer Alpha Centauri, another game by Sid Meier.

I used to love turn-based strategy games... too bad there aren't many around these days. I'm not so keen on RTS - I like to play at my own pace.

[SimeSublime]

I've only played 3, and I wasn't very good at it. Unfortunatly, I seem to have lost it so I can't improove.

[civilian_number_two]

A product came out in 1999 called Civ 2: Test of Time. It was three games in one: A fantasy game that sucks ass, a sci-fi game that is essentially Civ 2 with a stratospheric environment, cities built in a grid above the clouds (this is late in the game, after the appropriate advance is earned), and then the regular game Civ 2.

Here's the thing: All three allow for a multi-player game!

J m HofMarN, you may want to check it out.

This post has been edited by civilian_number_two: 09 June 2004 - 10:36 PM

[SimeSublime]

Civ 3 had a gold version, from memory, which allowed multiplayer, but cost an extra $20.

[Chefelf]

It's all about Civilization 1. Even better, playing online: Freeciv

[Rory]

FreeCiv actually has more in common with Civ 2 than Civ 1 right?

[Chefelf]

As far as I can tell it's a strange hybrid of the two. The latest Freeciv employs the rather annoying diagonal perspective that I hate. I much prefer the overhead 2D style of the original. Movement just confuses and annoys me in the later Freeciv version.

In the Linux version you can choose different map tile sets to have it in the original view.

[J m HofMarN]

Thanks for the input I'll definately investigate that

[Stongbah]

Man I used to love playing Civilization 2 when I was about 7 or 8. I was really bad but I'd always use cheat mode. Call To Power was pretty stupid, but I have Civilization 3 and I play it from time to time. It's pretty hard though.

[Rory]

Eh, I dont know about your assesment, Quiet Observer. Granted, Civ 3's power curve seems to start a little too high, but generally the changes seem like a good thing. I like the resource idea (like, you need horses to make horse units, you need iron to make certain armored units, etc), and there are generally more troop types, improvements, options, etc. Also, the nation you start with makes a noticable difference in the game, and thats always fun.

In conclusion... the starting difficulty: bad... the diplomatic victory option: stupid... everything else: good.