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Welcome to Freeciv!
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This archive contains Freeciv, a free Civilization-like game, primarily
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for X under Unix. It has support for multiplayer games locally or
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for X under Unix. It has support for multiplayer games locally or
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over a network, and an AI which gives most people a run for their money.
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Freeciv aims to be mostly rule-compatible with Civilization II [tm],
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published by Sid Meier and Microprose [tm]. A few rules are different
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published by Sid Meier and Microprose [tm]. A few rules are different
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where we think it makes more sense, and we have lots and lots of
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adjustable parameters to make customizing games possible.
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https://www.freeciv.org/
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We invite you to visit. You can get the latest Freeciv news, releases
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We invite you to visit. You can get the latest Freeciv news, releases
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and patches, find out about the Freeciv mailing lists, and see the
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Freeciv metaserver, which records games being played around the world.
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========
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Freeciv is released under the GNU General Public License (version 2
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or, at your option, any later version). In short, you may copy this
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or, at your option, any later version). In short, you may copy this
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program (including source) freely, but see the COPYING file for full
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details.
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Freeciv is modular:
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Freeciv is actually several programs, a server and one or more clients. When
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Freeciv is actually several programs, a server and one or more clients. When
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a game is in progress, there will be one server program running, and as many
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client programs as there are human players. The server does not use a gui,
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but the clients do. The clients come in many flavors:
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client programs as there are human players. The server does not use a gui,
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but the clients do. The clients come in many flavors:
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freeciv-gtk4: This uses GTK 4 libraries.
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This client is better supported and more developed than the others,
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NOTE:
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The following examples assume that Freeciv has been installed on
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your system, and that the directory containing the "freeciv-gtk4"
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and "freeciv-server" programs is in your PATH. If Freeciv is not
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and "freeciv-server" programs is in your PATH. If Freeciv is not
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installed, then you may want to use the "fcgui" and "fcser" programs,
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which can be found in the top Freeciv directory. They are used
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which can be found in the top Freeciv directory. They are used
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in exactly the same fashion as "freeciv-gtk4" and "freeciv-server".
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Running Freeciv involves starting the server, then the client(s)
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and AI(s), then telling the server to start the game. Here are the
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and AI(s), then telling the server to start the game. Here are the
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steps:
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Server:
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If you like, you can use the 'set' command to set any of the various
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server options for the game. You can get a list of the options
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server options for the game. You can get a list of the options
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with the 'show' command, and detailed descriptions of each with the
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'help <option-name>' command.
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| % freeciv-gtk4
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This assumes the server is running on the same machine. If not, you
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This assumes the server is running on the same machine. If not, you
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can either specify it on the command line with the '--server' option,
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or enter it into the first dialog box once the client starts.
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For example, suppose the server is running on a different machine
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called 'neptune'. Then players would join with a command like:
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called 'neptune'. Then players would join with a command like:
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| % freeciv-gtk4 --server neptune
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If you're the only human player, then only one client needs to be
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started. In standard Unix fashion you can start the client
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started. In standard Unix fashion you can start the client
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"in the background" by appending an ampersand:
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| % freeciv-gtk4 &
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Another option for the client you may like to try is the '--tiles'
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option, which can be used to select different "tilesets" (that is,
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different graphics for the map terrain, units, and so on). The
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distribution comes with 9 main tilesets:
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different graphics for the map terrain, units, and so on).
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The distribution comes with 9 main tilesets:
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- amplio2: An isometric tileset with larger and more detailed tiles.
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- isotrident: An isometric tileset similar in shape to the one in Civ 2.
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- cimpletoon: amplio2 with alternative units that display direction they
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Other tilesets are available from https://www.freeciv.org/wiki/Tilesets
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Clients can be authorized to issue server commands. To allow them
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Clients can be authorized to issue server commands. To allow them
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to use informational commands only, type at the server prompt
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Computer Players:
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There are two ways to create AI players. The first is to set
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There are two ways to create AI players. The first is to set
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the number of players (human and AI) by setting the 'aifill'
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server option. For example:
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After using the 'start' server command to start the game, any players
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which aren't controlled by humans will be AI players. For the above,
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which aren't controlled by humans will be AI players. For the above,
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if two human players had joined, 5 AI players would be created.
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The second way is to explicitly create an AI with the 'create'
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server command. For example:
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server command. For example:
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AI players are assigned to nations after all human players have
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chosen their nations, but you can choose a particular nation for an
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AI player by using the normal name for that nation's leader. For
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AI player by using the normal name for that nation's leader. For
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example, to play against AI-controlled Romans, use this server
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command:
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https://meta.freeciv.org/
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It is a list of Freeciv servers. To make your own server announce itself
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It is a list of Freeciv servers. To make your own server announce itself
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there, start freeciv-server with the '--meta' option, or just '-m' for short.
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Caveats:
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if the proxy is proxy.myisp.com port 8888, set $http_proxy
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to http://proxy.myisp.com:8888/ before starting the client.
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3) Sometimes there are no games on the metaserver. That happens.
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3) Sometimes there are no games on the metaserver. That happens.
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The number of players there vary with the time of the day. Try
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starting one yourself!
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'mygame.sav.xz', or 'mygame.sav.zstd' depending on the setting.)
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The Freeciv client works pretty much as you would expect from a
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multiplayer civilization game. That is, the human players all move
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multiplayer civilization game. That is, the human players all move
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at the same time, then all the AI players move when all the human
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players have completed their turn. There's a turn timeout value,
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which is by default set to 0 seconds (no timeout). The server
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players have completed their turn. There's a turn timeout value,
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which is by default set to 0 seconds (no timeout). The server
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operator can alter this value at any time with the 'set' command.
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Have a look at the online help system. All three mouse-buttons are
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the end of their turn, or just push the 'Turn Done' button.
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Use the 'Players' dialog to see who has announced their end of turn,
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and who you're waiting for. (Hey feller, are you asleep or what?? ;).
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and who you're waiting for. (Hey feller, are you asleep or what?? ;).
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Use the input line at the bottom of the window for broadcasting
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messages to other players.
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| /save mygame.sav
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The server operator will probably let you issue informational commands
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only. This is partly because allowing clients to use all server
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only. This is partly because allowing clients to use all server
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commands has security implications; consider if a player tried:
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| /save /etc/passwd
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of those.
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6) The server operator uses the /endgame command.
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A score-table will be shown in all cases. Hint: The server operator
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A score-table will be shown in all cases. Hint: The server operator
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can set the final year while the game is still going by changing the
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'endturn' option. This is nice when the winner is obvious, but you
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'endturn' option. This is nice when the winner is obvious, but you
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don't want to play through the boring 'cleanup phase'.
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Freeciv supports several languages.
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You may choose which local language to use by specifying a "locale".
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Each locale has a standard name (e.g., 'de' for German). If you have
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Each locale has a standard name (e.g., 'de' for German). If you have
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installed Freeciv, you may choose a locale by setting the environment
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variable LANG to that locale's standard name before running freeciv-server
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and freeciv-gtk4.
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(You could do this in your .profile or .login file.)
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Sometimes there is a conflict between the local library implementation
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and the internal locale determination. It is often possible to work
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and the internal locale determination. It is often possible to work
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around problems with a more detailed descriptor:
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LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
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We'd like to know about such problems. Please report them as bugs
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We'd like to know about such problems. Please report them as bugs
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(see BUGS).
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"warning", "normal", "verbose", and in debug builds "debug".
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By default, fatal, error, warning and normal messages are printed to
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standard output where the client or server was started. You can direct
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standard output where the client or server was started. You can direct
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log messages to a file instead of the screen with the "--log filename",
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or "-l filename" command line options.
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turned on, and all other debug messages will be suppressed.
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To control lines, use: "--debug debug:str1,min,max" and for files which
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match str1 only debug messages within the specified minimum and maximum
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lines will be printed. Only one set of (min,max) can be applied to each file.
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lines will be printed. Only one set of (min,max) can be applied to each file.
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Example:
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Bugs:
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Found a bug? We really want to hear from you so we can fix it.
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Found a bug? We really want to hear from you so we can fix it.
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See the file BUGS, for a list of known bugs in this release, and
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information about reporting new bugs.
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