

(In one of the variants, such as the accelerated start, you may see much more, including 21 white-bordered tiles that indicate a city's sphere of influence.) In the main right-hand pane you see an image and brief description of the unit that is awaiting orders: notably how many moves it can make before the end of the turn and which city is supporting it (which is "NONE" for the initial settlers). In the standard game, you have a settler unit (or two) awaiting orders, indicating that state by blinking. Actual play First map view Īfter the menu and any messages, you see a map of a rather small part of your game world, with a grid of diamond-shaped spaces ("tiles") that are really squares viewed at an angle. You will probably also see a message from your Science Advisor or some other purported expert telling you what he or she thinks you should research and why. If you know which future advance or unit or city improvement (building or Wonder) you want, clicking the "Goal" button will tell you which advance(s) you should choose. Highlight any one and click "Help" to see what its prerequisites are and what it enables generally you can get more information about some of the items in each display by clicking them. "What discovery shall our wise men pursue?" (This may appear only after you have built a city.) You are presented with a menu of possible advances (often not all that you have qualified for). Some appear only once and therefore deserve careful study. Dialog boxes Most of them can be moved around the screen if you drag their title bars.
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The Scots have knowledge of Alphabet, Bronze Working, Ceremonial Burial, Code of Laws, Construction, Currency, Horseback Riding, Iron Working, Map Making, Masonry, Monarchy, Mysticism, Warrior Code, and Roads." - if you had chosen the standard setup you probably know only Irrigation, Mining, and Roads. Preliminaries "In the Beginning." "RFP, you have risen to become leader of the Scots.

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You will be offered a list of ".scn" and perhaps other files. You can choose things like percentage of land tiles and climate. Select Game Rules Use Standard Rules Customize Rules (which offers: Simplified Combat Flat World Select Computer Opponents Accelerated Startup Bloodlust (no spaceships allowed) Don't Restart Eliminated Players) Select Starting Year 4000 BC (Normal Start), 3600 BC, 3200 BC (Accelerated Start) Select Gender Male or Female - this will determine whether you are called a king or a queen etc Select Your Tribe There are 21 to choose from, arranged in the same way as in the coloured table on the Civilization II page, whites, greens, blues, yellows, teals, reds, and purples (note that the tribes that were grey in Civ1 are purple here) - but again there is a "Custom" button, letting you specify names of leader, tribe, and adjective, and set your official titles under Anarchy and each of the six other possible types of government Select Your City Style Bronze Age Monolith Classical Forum Far East Pavilion Medieval Castle If you chose "Select Computer Opponents" Select Opponent #1 - You get a choice between "Random" and three named civilizations (the "white" ones) with named leaders Select Opponent #2 - similar with the greens and so on If you chose a really small map size you may find you get only three rivals even if you asked for more. However, the seaborne raiders are leaderless - and their ships can pop up even in a one-tile lake. no barbarians except those that may be released when a unit enters a little hut) Roving Bands Restless Tribes Raging Hordes (and again there is a "Random" button) - fairly self-explanatory if you can withstand their attacks, you can usually earn gold by capturing their unguarded leaders. Each dimension must be at least 20, no more than 250." Select Difficulty Level Chieftain (easiest) Warlord Prince King Emperor Deity (toughest) - try Chieftain if you've never played this sort of game before try King or Emperor if you have Select Level of Competition 7, 6, 5, 4, or 3 civilizations altogether, including yours but there is a "Random" button if you want to be guided by the program - the more the merrier, but if you are playing at a hard level you may want as few rivals as possible and a large map so that you can get organized before any nasty people visit you Select Level Of Barbarian Activity Villages Only (i.e. Many players have written guides for it.Ĭhoices before actually starting First set of choices Start a New Game Select Size of World You have a choice of standard sizes: 40x50, 50x80, or 75x120 However, there is a "Custom" button, with more choice: "Rule: X times Y must be no more than 10,000 and no less than 1000. Civilization II has been much played and much studied since its 1996 appearance.
