So like I was wondering...

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:14 pm

I like the Civilization series. A lot. So much, that I think about it all the time. It's a shame that the computers here can just barely play Civilization IV, but Civilization III is still awesome so yeah. Although you can't build towns on mountains like you can in Civilization II. I miss that :(

Anyways here is the point. Does anybody know any free games (either online or freeware) that are really similar to Civilization, or at least just as awesome? Because I need my fix.

Thanks.

bustaballs · Post by **bustaballs** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:37 pm

I'm not sure if there are any games that have a very close resemblance to the Civ games but there are quite a few very nice turn-based strategy games although I'm sure you already know this.

My favorite PC series is Heroes of Might and Magic. I enjoyed King's Bounty, along with Heroes 1-4. Other popular turn-based strategy games include Age of Wonders, Colonization, X-COM, Master of Orion, and Jagged Alliance. There are also a number of decent indie games out there as well.

I don't know if this helps you any but I tried.

Post by **Quantum P.** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:50 pm

There's Advanced Civilization, a game that was inspired by Avalon Hill's Civilization, the board game that inspired Sid Meier's Civilization.

...And, if there's one thing we've learned on the Internet, it's that we can always count on Russia and Eastern Europe. (Civilization and Civilization 2)

Post by **MadTom** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:06 am

You might like Freeciv. I haven't tried it yet, but I hear GNU/Linux users raving about it sometimes, and there are Windows installs. It looks to be somewhere between Civilization II and Civilization III in terms of complexity.

I'm not sure if you're saying you can't find Civilization III, but if you do find it, check out Civilization Fanatics. That's where all the addicts were going back when the game was worryingly popular, and the strategy guides they wrote are all still up. The attention they pay to detail there is kind of scary.

Something else you might like is OpenTTD. It's Transport Tycoon Deluxe rewritten for several platforms including Windows. You need a few graphics files from the original game that they couldn't distribute, but torrents aren't too difficult to find.

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:03 am

Thanks guys!

I played Freeciv a few hours ago and I wasn't very impressed. Maybe it just needed a more powerful computer, though, because my laptop isn't that powerful (it's six years old! D:).

I've actually been to that site before. I like it! I'm going to download a bunch of stuff from it when I finally have the other computer working (I can only have Civilization III on that computer).

Post by **MadTom** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:06 am

Get Snoopy's Terrain mod. It changes the appearance of the terrain, and it's much better than the original graphics, in my universally esteemed opinion. You might also like to try the Rise and Rule mod, which is pretty popular, but I tried it and hated it.

You do have Civilization III Complete, right? With the extra civilizations and rules that you get with Play the World and Conquests, right?

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:57 am

I do have Play the World, but not Conquests.

Mister Lad · Post by **Mister Lad** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:24 pm

Does it have snoopy? I will play it if it does because I dont really care for Civilzation but i like Charlie Brown

ps SNOOPY CONCERT SNES is almost translated!!!

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:46 pm

i'd play that game for sure

the snoopy one that is. civ is only okay at best

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:04 pm

The Civilization series are pretty odd games because there are basically several ways to play it but I can really only come up with two or three strategies to raise my nation, at best. Also there are moments where I'm really in a Civilization mood and then months go by where I don't even really think about the game. It's strange.

Post by **Quantum P.** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:28 pm

I'm the same way when it comes to fluctuating interest.

Post by **MadTom** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:26 am

Me too. I played Civilization III obsessively for about two weeks a while ago, and since then I haven't touched it.

nps · Post by **nps** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:05 am

yeah that's just like me and my cock

FSFunky · Post by **FSFunky** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:22 am

Civilization ain't got shit on Alpha Centauri and you all know it.

nps · Post by **nps** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:57 am

that's not like my cock.