FreeCiv is an empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age. It's generally comparable with Civilization I & II, allows up to 126 players, is based on artificial intelligence (AI) computer-controlled players, allows network games, comes with pre-made maps and scenarios, extendable trough mod packs, and is fully internationalized.
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3.1.312 Dec 2024 22:28
major feature:
https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv/blob/main/NEWS
2.5.018 Mar 2015 04:05
major feature:
The main changes in Freeciv 2.5 are the inclusion of the 'civ2civ3'
ruleset, and much more flexibility for those creating their own
rulesets. The AI has also had some improvements, and landmap labels
git prettier.
There's now a total of 555 playable nations (50 per default).
It's not interoperable with FreeCiv 2.4.x servers.
2.5.0-beta121 Jul 2014 01:16
major feature:
FreeCiv 2.5 is based on the new A new ruleset civ2civ3 ruleset, which takes advantage of additional features in the new game engine. There's now a total of 555 playable nations.