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    For anyone who's ever wished there was a opensource rebuild of Civilization 2, it turns out there is one! A talented member of the Civ community named Axx has worked on and off over the years on a Civ2 clone build and has recently been answering questions and posting links and pictures from his project here:
    https://forums.civfanatics.com/threa.../post-15931778

    Before anyone says it yes there's FreeCiv and C-Evo but they're not 1:1 Civ2 clones (that attempt to replicate everything Civ2 does). They're their own Civ games that have a bit of Civ2 feel to them but are written completely differently and contain bits from multiple Civ games as well as using their own unique features & ideas.

    Civ2's original source files were apparently lost in the downfall of Microprose, so it would be interesting to see what the fan community could do with an opensource Civ2 rebuild.

    Screenshots from his project:


    Last edited by Blake00; October 29, 2026, 06:08.

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    Nice!

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    • #3
      I never played civ1 or civ2. Is this a good substitute?
      "...awkwardly and shyly. He stroked it gently and then he blushed and turned hastily away. ‘Hullo, Sam!’ said Frodo. ‘It’s warm!’ said Sam.​" -The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring​

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      • #4
        Originally posted by EPW View Post
        I never played civ1 or civ2. Is this a good substitute?
        Nah its too early. Not really playable as I don't think there's much AI. You're still better off playing the original games (although they're not the easiest things to get working haha).

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        • #5
          That civfanatics link seems to have died.
          I want to know whether there is anything that can make my legally purchased civ2 disk work in Windows 10.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Robin Patterson View Post
            That civfanatics link seems to have died.
            I want to know whether there is anything that can make my legally purchased civ2 disk work in Windows 10.
            Fixed the broken link however it won't help with your problem. If you've got original 16bit Civ2 then that won't work without a virtual machine. If you've got the 32bit Multiplayer Gold Edition of Civ2 then it will run in Win10&11 but crash so you need the Civ2UIA fan patch. In either case I've put some install instructions here with links to info threads that will help you: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threa...-systems-guide

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