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    What this game like? I've never played a similar game so please don't expect that I'd know anything about it before you tell me. Also, if there is a similar game I can download for free please tell me (this is so I know what the game is like)

  • #2
    It's pure heaven

    you can download various free civs.. which are similiar to Civ1 (from way back in '91.. things have changed a bit since then)

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    • #3
      run ... save your life ... you can still escape .. from this addiction

      Check out this great walkthrough by Sulla:



      It's very well written; too bad that only part 1 is ready yet. If you will read all the parts as Sulla posts them, I'm sure you will get the big picture.

      As for a download, I believe there was a demo available for civ3, although you will have to google for it. Haven't heard about one for civ4 though. Also now that civ4 is on the market, you could try to buy a second-hand (or not) civ3 on eBay; you should be able to find a cheap one.

      You gave me an idea actually: maybe I will sell my copy as well Ah no, I won't. Memories are more valuabe than money
      "The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not. "
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      • #4
        I remember that from the first moment when someone told me about Civ (Civ1, of course), that you can build a civilization "from scratch" and you can invent the wheel (!!), so without even playing it I was in love with this game.

        I played many games until now, but none of them for more than 10 years, except CIV !
        "The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not. "
        --George Bernard Shaw
        A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me and she said "no".
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        • #5
          Isn't the orginal kind of crappy now?

          Well I found the Civ 3 demo and I'm gonna try that out and see how I like it. I assume it's similar to Civ 4, and I know the differences because I read a lot about the game.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Qwertqwert
            Isn't the orginal kind of crappy now?
            Sir, I shall slap you now.

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            • #7
              Well the demo for #3 simply didn't work... So anything else I could download that is similar?

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              • #8
                I believe both Civ1 and Civ2 are abandonware at this point. You may be able to find one of them to play

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Qwertqwert
                  Well the demo for #3 simply didn't work... So anything else I could download that is similar?
                  Maybe you got a corrupt copy. Try this: http://www.fileplanet.com/123718/120...-the-Year-Demo

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                  • #10
                    civ2 is kinda not abandoware still, as far as I know.
                    TOT is still sold on net for $15.
                    Mart
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                    • #11
                      Re: What's this game like?

                      Originally posted by Qwertqwert
                      What this game like?
                      The civ franchise: So good you won't need any other game.

                      Civ4: Possibly the best incarnation so far. (Crosses fingers.)
                      "As far as general advice on mod-making: Go slow as far as adding new things to the game until you have the basic game all smoothed out ... Make sure the things you change are really imbalances and not just something that doesn't fit with your particular style of play." - WesW

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sabre2th
                        I believe both Civ1 and Civ2 are abandonware at this point. You may be able to find one of them to play
                        I only found CivNet (for those who don't know: It's the MP and Windows version of Civ1), but damn it's crappy compared to Civ1
                        This space is empty... or is it?

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                        • #13
                          There's also FreeCiv, www.freeciv.org

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                          • #14
                            Just download freeciv or c-evo if you want a free game which gives an ieda of the genre Of course, the graphics have nothing in common, but that you can see from screenshots.
                            Clash of Civilization team member
                            (a civ-like game whose goal is low micromanagement and good AI)
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                            • #15
                              There is also SMAC demo:

                              If you like a civ with a science-fiction theme. A lot of game mechanics is similar
                              Mart
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