Freeciv

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[url=\"http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page\"]Freeciv[/url] is a Free and Open Source 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...

Freeciv is Free software and that means a lot! It gives you as a user a great deal of liberty, which proprietary software just doesn't.

A little list of some of the advantages Freeciv has:

* It's Gratis!
* The source code is available.
* You are allowed to copy, redistribute, charge money for & modify Freeciv. For more info on this subject refer to the license.
* A new release every now and then with new and exciting features!
* You can influence the development of the game dramatically!
* It uses the very (free software developers) friendly GNU General Public License

* Generally comparable with Civilization I & II.
* Up to 30 players!
* Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer-controlled players.
* Internet & LAN multiplayer (TCP/IP).
* Support for a great number of platforms see Requirements.
* Premade maps & scenarios!
* more than 50 playable units and far beyond 100 nations.
* Modpack support!
* Internationalization (i18n): Translations for 29 languages available.
* In game help system.

Gameplay specific

* Full Fog of War.
* Diplomacy.

Graphics

There are different graphics for different needs.

* 30x30 & 96x48 sized tiles, or most any size you feel like drawing.
* 2, 64, 256 and more colors!

User Interfaces

* GTK+
* SDL
* Win32
* Xaw

Stable Version 2.1.0 released on 27th October 2007 :

Source Code
Windows