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Nugog

	BtS Tri-League Tournament Co-Lead Coffee Country
	Feb 2006 time: 02:58

15-04-2008 01:52 | www

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Will Civ II run on XP?

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I am thinking about buying Civ II - and was wondering a couple of things.

Will it run on XP?

Do I need to get any of the XP's?

Test of Time, Scenarios, Fantastic Worlds etc.

Harry Tuttle

	King
	Mar 2003 time: 11:58

15-04-2008 02:56

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Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Running just fine on mine. You will want to get MGE, as all the modern scenarios run on it. There's a patch that restricts Civ II from using to much processing power, put that on your list. Also, you might want to try out Civ 2: Test of Time too. Don't let the graphics put you off, the Scenario League has plenty of fixes for that.

rjmatsleepers

	King
	Oct 2002 time: 16:58

15-04-2008 06:03

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Re: Will Civ II run on XP?

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quote:
Originally posted by Nugog
I am thinking about buying Civ II - and was wondering a couple of things.

Will it run on XP?

Do I need to get any of the XP's?

Test of Time, Scenarios, Fantastic Worlds etc.

I have been running Civ2 on XP (Home Edition) for a couple of years with no problems.

The two most used versions are 2.42 (classic) and MGE. Avoid playing FW (Fantastic Worlds) which has serious bugs, although the scenarios may be OK. I prefer classic to MGE because you don't have to keep the disk in the drive. Patching to 2.42 is no problem, but the patch to MGE from other versions is "unofficial". I can't say anything about ToT - I don't have it.

I believe there is a pack available which includes Civ1, Civ2, Civ3 and Civ4.

RJM

Nugog

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Thanks guys - but WTF is MGE?

Verrucosus

	Prince
	May 2001 time: 17:58

15-04-2008 07:21

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MGE is the "Multiplayer Gold Edition". That and the Test of Time version are included in the Civ Chronicles pack mentioned by rjmatsleepers. It includes minor changes from the classic version, all scenarios from the Conflicts and Fantastic Worlds and, of course, multiplayer.

When I switched to XP, I only had the classic version (which I still prefer). At the time, I had trouble with the opening and wonder movies and needed to update some files relating to the video player that the game uses. No problems since.

Verrucosus

P.S.: I've been wonder about this for some time: What does WTF mean?

Nugog

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So Multiplayer Gold Edition - will have to have a look to see if I can source that.

Not every company will ship to PNG.......

WTF = What The F.

Verrucosus

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	May 2001 time: 17:58

15-04-2008 18:47

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Oh, I see (I think). Sorry for asking.

Good luck about Civ2!

Tim_Augustus

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	Aug 2001 time: 02:58

16-04-2008 10:14

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Put an end to popups!

Civ2 will run fine on the 32bit Windows XP and Windows Vista, along with Windows 2000 and all versions of 9x. IIRC you may have problems if your XP installation is missing certain updates though don't quote me on it! Certainly it's always worked when I've tried it

Unfortunately the game won't run on 64bit versions of Windows XP and Vista as Civ2 is a 16bit program and the 16bit emulator that's built in to 32bit windows has not been recreated for the 64bit editions.

Heraclitus

	Emperor Slovenia
	Sep 2007 time: 17:58

16-04-2008 10:24

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The MGE runs ok on my computer, I'm using XP professional.

Verrucosus

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	May 2001 time: 17:58

19-04-2008 21:59

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quote:
Originally posted by Harry Tuttle
You will want to get MGE, as all the modern scenarios run on it. There's a patch that restricts Civ II from using to much processing power, put that on your list.

Where do I find that patch? Does it work only for MGE or also for 2.42?

Harry Tuttle

	King
	Mar 2003 time: 11:58

20-04-2008 19:52

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Tims Code Archive: http://tim.strafenet.com/

Verrucosus

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	May 2001 time: 17:58

20-04-2008 20:41

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Thank you. I will try that for my next game.

Andemagne

	King Rovaniemi, Lappland
	Dec 1999 time: 18:58

24-04-2008 21:13 | www

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Re: Re: Will Civ II run on XP?

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quote:
Originally posted by rjmatsleepers
I have been running Civ2 on XP (Home Edition) for a couple of years with no problems.

same here.

quote:
I believe there is a pack available which includes Civ1, Civ2, Civ3 and Civ4.

yes. Civilization Chronicles.

in addition to those, CC has a Civilization Card Game.

a rumor has it that CC doesn't include Civ2Multiplayer, but all other expancions.
don't have anything more certain about this.....

quote:
Originally posted by Verrucosus
Thank you. I will try that for my next game.

yes. I will too.

conmcb25

	Deity Busy increasing the population of my country.
	Aug 2002 time: 11:58

25-04-2008 11:05 | www

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quote:
Originally posted by Nugog
So Multiplayer Gold Edition - will have to have a look to see if I can source that.

Not every company will ship to PNG.......

WTF = What The F.

Will ebay folks ship to you? You can find them all the time on ebay for about 5 dollars US.

curtsibling

	Moderator and Invisible Lizard
	May 2002 time: 16:58

25-04-2008 12:07 | www

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Runs OK on my XP system with SP2.

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Slade Wilson

	Prince
	Jul 2007 time: 11:58

12-06-2008 00:52

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You can easily and freely patch the game to MGE, you can download the patch from civfanatics for example. If you want real MP i think you need ToT

Nugog

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	Feb 2006 time: 02:58

12-06-2008 01:45 | www

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quote:
Originally posted by conmcb25

Will ebay folks ship to you? You can find them all the time on ebay for about 5 dollars US.

No - not to PNG.

I did however order one of Amazon - and it disappeared in the "customs process" - as things do here.

I will probably order a version to get sent to NZ - I will be back there at the end of the year.

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