Sid Meier's Civilization II
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Developers | |
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Original | MPS Labs |
Multiplayer Gold | MicroProse |
Mac OS (Classic) | Varcon Systems |
Publishers | |
Retail | MicroProse |
Retail re-release | Infogrames |
Chronicles release | 2K Games |
Mac OS | MacSoft |
Release dates | |
Windows 3.x | March 15, 1996 |
Windows | 1998 |
Mac OS (Classic) | August 22, 1997 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 94 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | 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 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Disc required only for music and videos in the original release. Otherwise, the game is fully playable without the disc. | |||
Retail | ||||
Retail | Multiplayer Gold Edition |
Version differences
- The original version is simply called Sid Meier's Civilization II. The expansion packs Fantastic Worlds and Conflicts in Civilization were made for this version.
- Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition (also known as the Ultimate Classic Collection in Europe) is the original with all expansions, with a 32-bit executable and multiplayer options. A Summary of Civilization II Versions
- The Civilization Chronicles box set includes Multiplayer Gold Edition and Test of Time.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Scenarios: Conflicts in Civilization | Included in the Multiplayer Gold Edition. | |
Fantastic Worlds | Included in the Multiplayer Gold Edition. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Each version of Civilization II has its own patch.
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition
Civilization Chronicles
- The official patches do not work with the Civilization Chronicles versions of Multiplayer Gold Edition and Test of Time. Use this unofficial patch installer to install those patches.
Unofficial patches
- The editbox patcher by FoxAhead fixes a crash which occurs in the Multiplayer Gold Edition when text boxes appear on screen (such as when founding a city).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | No fullscreen mode. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Uses OS cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Local retail version only. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Local retail version only. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Local retail version only. | |||
Korean | Local retail version only. | |||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Local retail version only - Byte & Brothers. | |||
Russian | For the Multiplayer Gold Edition – download | |||
Spanish |
Network
- Multiplayer modes require the Multiplayer Gold Edition.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 8 | Multiplayer Gold Edition only. | ||
Online play | 8 | Multiplayer Gold Edition only. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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WinG | [1] |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Original release is a 16-bit executable. Multiplayer Gold Edition is 32-bit. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.1, 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7.5.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
References
- ↑ WinG - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2020-03-20