For all 4 of you that still play civ 2 As you probably know the Civ 2 MGE provided here and many other places online has a pretty nasty bug which makes the AI aggression reset to max at the end of every turn making diplomacy an exercise in futility and science victories basically impossible. Sid Meier’s Civilization II is a PC turn based strategy game released in 1996. The game was met with critical and commercial success and is considered by many publications (such as IGN) to be one of the greatest games of all time.

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The Spanish are a civilization in Civilization II. 1 Color 2 Leaders 3 Personality 4 City List 5 Scenarios The Spanish are a yellow civilization. A game involving the Spanish will not include the Aztecs or Egyptians. Main article: Leaders (Civ2) The default male leader of the Spanish is PhilipII (1527–1598), a Habsburg king of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, England, and Ireland, as well as. Civilization 2 is one of those cases where the continuation turns out to be an improvement in almost all respects of the version of the already magnificent original, without any radical changes whatsoever. No wonder the modest subtitle “The ultimate version of the best-selling strategy game” flaunted on the game box, emphasizing the degree.

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

General information

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Availability[edit]

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Version differences[edit]

There are four versions of Civilization II. The original version is simply called Sid Meier's Civilization II. Fantastic Worlds and Conflicts in Civilization are expansions for the original. Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition is the original with all expansions, with a 32-bit executable and multiplayer options. Civilization II: Test of Time is an enhanced remake of the Multiplayer Gold Edition with the new game modes. A Summary of Civilization II Versions

The Civilization Chronicles box set includes Multiplayer Gold Edition and Test of Time.

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

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Each version of Civilization II has its own patch.

Sid Meier's Civilization II[edit]

Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition[edit]

Civilization II: Test of Time[edit]

You will need this patch if you want to play any of the fan made scenarios.

Includes the 64-bit compatibility patch, a CPU usage fix, a no-CD patch, a hostile AI fix, a no limits patch and a Midgard scenario patch.

v1.1 must be installed first.

May cause an alert from anti-virus software. This is a false positive. Add the .exe or the installation folder as an exception to the anti-virus software.

Civilization Chronicles[edit]

The official patches do not work with the Civilization Chronicles versions of Multiplayer Gold Edition and Test of TIme. Use this unofficial patch installer to install those patches.

Modifications[edit]

Test of Time Graphics Mod Pack[edit]

Almost all the people who played Test of Time didn't like the new graphics, finding them too dark or ugly. This mod pack replaces those graphics with ones that, although without animated units, are much more colourful and detailed, taking advantage of the updated game engine.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Video[edit]

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Audio[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer modes require the Multiplayer Gold Edition.

Multiplayer types

Issues fixed[edit]

'You must have Civ II Test of Time installed in order to install this update.'[edit]

The version of Civilization II Test of Time included with Civilization II does not correctly install in the registry, so the patch cannot detect the game. Update the game using the unofficial patch installer.^[3]

When trying to play a video, Test of Time crashes or goes to a blank screen[edit]

Building a city crashes the game[edit]

If you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, there is an unofficial patch that works with all 32-bit versions of Civilization II. There might be another source of this problem. When in the file 'CITY.TXT' lists of predefined cities is too short. If you add more cities to the list problem should be solved.^[3]

CPU runs at 100%[edit]

When Civilization II came out, computers had a lot less power than the ones today, so the game was programmed to take as much of the CPU as possible. On modern computers this can cause problems, such as the fans constantly being on full while playing the game. There are a couple of unofficial patches to be installed after the other ones. This patch is for the original, Fantastic Worlds and Multiplayer Gold versions, and this patch is for Test of Time. Some anti virus programs may report that these patches are viruses, so you will need to add the .exe or the installation folder as an exception.^[3]

Corrupted graphics when loading a save game[edit]

When saving a game in Test of Time, make sure to save the game in the correct sub folder. If you play Original, save in the Original folder. If you play ExtendedOriginal, save in the ExtendedOriginal folder. When playing a scenario, save in the scenario's folder. Saving in the main Test of Time folder will mean that the save game will not use the proper graphics when reloading.^[3]

'Failed to load game: file is in obsolete format'[edit]

Update Test of Time to v1.1.^[3]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

1. ↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10^[1] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

References

1. ↑Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
2. ↑Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
3. ↑ ^{3.03.13.23.33.43.5}Catfish's Cave - FAQ
4. ↑WinG - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2020-03-20

The second game in the famous turn based strategy series by Sid Meier. Play Sid Meier’s Civilization II online!

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Sid Meier’s Civilization II is a PC turn based strategy game released in 1996. The game was met with critical and commercial success and is considered by many publications (such as IGN) to be one of the greatest games of all time. The object of the game is to create a civilization that can stand the test of time. Expand, conquer, trade and spread your culture around the world with the ultimate goal of either conquering all other nations or being the first nation to colonize another world. Play Sid Meier’s Civilization II online!

Although the title bears his name, Sid Meier actually had little to do with creating Civilization II. The game was designed by Brian Reynolds, Jeff Briggs and Douglas Caspian-Kaufman.

Sid Meier’s Civilization II game description

Starting out with just a single unit and knowledge of a small local area, your challenge is to guide your civilization into becoming the dominant force, either by conquering every other civilization or by sending a spaceship to Alpha Centauri.

As you’d imagine, a lot of challenges come into such a task. You must locate cities so as to make use of food, construction and trade resources, which can be later improved by constructing irrigation, roads, mines, railroads, and farmland. Each city can construct one item at a time – civilian and military units, buildings or Wonders of the World (there are 28 of these across the different eras of the game, and each can be possessed by only one city). The buildings and wonders have different effects – most buildings and some wonders improve defenses, scientific research, trade or food output, but most wonders offer unique advantages that can be used to great strategic effect.

There are over 100 scientific advancements in the game, and most require prerequisites before they can be researched. How quickly this happens depends on your scientific output, which must be traded off against financial and military concerns.

Combat can occur in cities or in the open terrain – things like forests and mountains give the defense an advantage. Unlike in the original Civilization, fights aren’t always won outright – most times the winning unit will be damaged, reducing its movement speed and attacking prowess until it’s repaired, but the losing unit always disappears from game. If multiple units are in a square that come sunder attack, the strongest unit fights – unless it is a city or Fortress, all units will be lost if the fight is lost. Once a city has no defensive units left, it can be captured. Certain units have the ability to cover all squares as fast as if they were roads, only a few can see submarines, and air units require re-fueling in a friendly city.

There are up to 6 other Civilizations in the game, and keeping good diplomatic relations with these is crucial. At times you may want to trade knowledge or pool military resources with a neighbor – at others they may want to destroy you. If you make deals and go back on them your reputation is affected.

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