Freeciv
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Release dates | |
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Windows | January 5, 1996 |
Linux | January 5, 1996 |
macOS (OS X) | November 6, 2005 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Isometric, Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | 4X, TBS |
Themes | Historical |
Series | Civilization |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sid Meier's Civilization | 1991 |
Freeciv (unofficial) | 1996 |
Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2001 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 |
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 2025 |
Freeciv is a free and open-source version of Sid Meier's Civilization series, primarily basing its rulesets on Civilization II and Civilization III and combinations thereof.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website |
- A browser version is also available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Uses system cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Uses system cursor. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and effects are separate, but can only be switched on/off. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Catalan | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | Partial translation. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Partial translation. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
- Other interface languages are supported, but are incomplete.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | Default download is 64-bit in recent versions. ARM support requires building from source code.[1] | ||||
macOS (OS X) | [2] | ||||
Linux | Support is offered by various Linux repos.[3] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Ogg Vorbis, FLAC | |
Interface | GTK+, Qt, SDL2 | Separate clients downloaded individually. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
References
- ↑ Ultima Online Mobile!!! 1! - last accessed on 27 March 2022
- ↑ Builds - freeciv - last accessed on 27 March 2022
- ↑ Debian -- Details of package freeciv-client-gtk in sid - last accessed on 27 March 2022