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==Ports and variants== Originally developed on [[IRIX]], Freeciv has been ported to many different operating systems: it is distributed with many [[Linux distribution]]s, offers installers for [[Microsoft Windows]], and has been known to run on [[Mac OS X]], [[MorphOS]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[Ultrix]], [[QNX]], [[OS/2]], [[Cygwin]], [[AmigaOS]], [[AROS]], [[RISC OS]], [[Maemo]], [[magnussoft ZETA|ZETA]], [[SkyOS]], various [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]s, and smartphones and tablets running [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. Between version 2.4 and version 3.1 [[Mac OS X]] was not supported, but returned in March of 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeciv/freeciv/S3_1/ChangeLog|title=Freeciv 3.1-beta1 change log| access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> As of version 2.3, Windows versions older than [[Windows XP]] SP3 are no longer supported. Freeciv is available in the [[PortableApps.com|PortableApps]] format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portableapps.com/apps/games/freeciv_portable|title=Freeciv Portable|publisher=[[PortableApps.com]] |date=2014 |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> ===Freeciv21=== Freeciv21 is a fork of the original Freeciv project started with the intention of modernizing the code and the client interface, and also adjusting the software more to the needs of multiplayer longturn variant.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21 | title=Freeciv21 | website=[[GitHub]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://longturn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ | title=Welcome to the Freeciv21 manual β Freeciv21 Manual }}</ref> It was started by enthusiasts within the Longturn.net community. As of January 2023 it is in late developing stage. The first standard Longturn game played on Fc21 software was LT75, started in November 2022. ===fciv.net=== [[File:Fciv-trireme.png|thumb|Screenshot of Fciv.net of a trireme unit]] [[File:Fciv-caravel-2023-04-09.png|thumb|Screenshot of Fciv.net 3D version]] Fciv.net is a web-based variant of Freeciv which focuses on 3D graphics. It uses the [[Three.js]] 3D engine.<ref>{{cite web |title=FCiv.net December 2022 showcase| date=19 December 2022| url=https://www.civfanatics.com/2022/12/19/fciv-net-december-2022-showcase/}}</ref> {{as of|February 2025}} the site is not working. ===freecivx.net=== [[File:Freecivx-net-2024-11-28.png|thumb|Screenshot of Freecivx.net]] Freecivx.net is a [[free-to-play]] variant of Freeciv which focuses on 3D graphics. It uses the [[Three.js]] 3D engine and OpenAI for AI/LLM chat in-game assistance.<ref>{{cite web |title=FCiv.net December 2022 showcase| date=19 December 2022| url=https://www.civfanatics.com/2022/12/19/fciv-net-december-2022-showcase/}}</ref> Freecivx has a Java client and server in development. ===Freeciv-web=== Freeciv-web is a version of Freeciv playable online in any modern [[web browser]]. It supports 2D isometric graphics or 3D graphics using [[WebGL]]. The game is a fork of the Freeciv project, with the goal of redesigning the desktop game into a version which can be played online. Freeciv-web introduced several new features, such as [[play-by-email]] support<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freecivweb.org/webclient/?action=pbem |title=Freeciv-web play-by-email.|publisher=The Freeciv-web Project|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> freely available to anyone online, and support for playing the game on any real-world map location by choosing a map using Mapbox, which is not available in commercial games in the genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freecivweb.org/freeciv-earth/|title=Freeciv-web real-earth map.|publisher=The Freeciv-web Project|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092945/https://www.freecivweb.org/freeciv-earth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game's default settings are closest to ''[[Civilization II]]'', both in gameplay and graphics (including the units and the [[Video games with isometric graphics|isometric]] grid). The proposal to create a web-version of Freeciv was made 6 April 2007 on the Freeciv mailing lists, and documented on the Freeciv.org wiki.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/FreecivWebClient |title=Freeciv web client documentation on freeciv.wikia.org.|publisher=The Freeciv Project|access-date=14 February 2010}}</ref> Freeciv-web was originally created by Andreas RΓΈsdal, but is now maintained by several Freeciv developers on GitHub.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv-web |title=Freeciv-web on github.|publisher=The Freeciv-web Project|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> Freeciv-web is [[free and open-source software]]. The Freeciv C server is released under the [[GNU General Public License]], while the Freeciv-web client is released under the [[GNU Affero General Public License]]. Freeciv-web supports human-to-human multiplayer gameplay and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) computer players. Its features are similar to the Freeciv C client, although not all of the user-interface has been ported from the C client yet. The Freeciv-web server on play.freeciv.org was shut down in March 2018, but the project was revived by a group of volunteers on freecivweb.org.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freeciv.org/|title=Freeciv project news|publisher=Freeciv.org|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305150458/http://www.freeciv.org/ |archive-date=5 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Freeciv-web can be played online at a number of servers such as freecivweb.org.<ref name="freecivweb" /> All the features required to play a full game of Freeciv are in place. Most servers offer multiple varieties of the game: single-player, multiplayer free-for-all, play-by-email and [[#Longturn variants|longturn]]. ===Longturn variants=== [[File:Freeciv Greatturn Earth world replay - match GT05.ogv|thumb|Greatturn Earth World rendering β match GT05]] Freeciv ''Longturn'' is a specialized large-group-multiplayer-online-strategy variant of Freeciv featuring daylong game turns with large amounts of human opponents per map, allowing for optimal timing to build up strategic plans and readapt them to the circumstances of each turn. Matches can last anytime from a few weeks to months, and commonly involve 20 to 30 players in each one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longturn.net |title=Longturn website}}</ref> Longturn's first game, now called LT0, started around 2004 on the Polish Civilization fanpage civ.org.pl and is now conducted at Longturn.net. It was decided that the game is a bit too slow-paced, so a new "3X movement" ruleset was devised β basically, all units had their movement points and vision radius tripled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longturn.net/intro/ |title=Longturn introduction page}}</ref> As of December 2022, the latest game was LT76.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longturn.net/game/ |title=Longturn games list}}</ref> Changes to settings or rulesets are discussed in the Longturn forum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forum.longturn.net/viewtopic.php?id=398 |title="No more polls" β Longturn forum |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021010832/http://forum.longturn.net/viewtopic.php?id=398 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and, recently, Longturn Discord server where the community is currently centered. There is ongoing development of a few non-standard rulesets specifically adjusted for longturn multiplayer games, diverging from the rules of the original Civilization which was created as a single-player game. ''Greatturn'' was a similar concept on another server.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greatturn.org |title=Greatturn presentation page |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517130544/http://civland.org/greatturn/ |archive-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://civland.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1106&hilit=greatturn|title="Under New Management" β Civland Freeciv Forum|date=10 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2016|archive-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030650/http://civland.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&hilit=greatturn&t=1106|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''FreeCivWeb.org''<ref name="freecivweb" /> also offers longturn games (more than fifty have been played before mid-2021) with a multiplayer ruleset which is documented in great detail.<ref name="freecivwebmpmanual">{{cite web|url=https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Multiplayer_II:_Caravel,_Game_Manual|title=FreecivWeb.org Multiplayer II: Caravel, Game Manual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729234223/https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Multiplayer_II:_Caravel,_Game_Manual|archive-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> ''Power of Planets β Earth'' (formerly known as ''GaCivs'') is a free-to-play MMO-RTS variant based on FreeCiv. The ruleset was devised to support long-term time-based gameplay instead of turn-based strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaborauth.itch.io/pop-e|title=Power of Planets β Earth|website=itch.io|language=en|access-date=2022-02-20}}</ref>
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