Freeciv 2.4.0 released

http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS-2.4.0

by roschdal • 13 years ago

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roschdal• 13 years ago

HTML5 version available on http://play.freeciv.org

sdfjkl2• 13 years ago

I wonder if the UI issues on Windows were fixed. I played this a few months ago and it was pretty awkward, with the message dialogue stealing focus and multiple issues in fullscreen/maximized mode.

Danieru• 13 years ago

Did you file a bug report?

sdfjkl2• 13 years ago

Of course not. I wanted to play a game, not file a bug report. If there was a dead simple way to do so, perhaps I would have. However, the way this usually works, is this:

- Google "freeciv bug report" - Find a wiki page with a link telling you where the bug report tool is. - Go there and create an account or at least fork over your email address. - Fill out a bug report, asking you several questions for which you do not immediately know the answer, such as the build number of the software in question and your exact model of graphics card. - Take screenshots (which on Windows is still a pain in the ass for some inexplicable reason). - Fill out a CAPTCHA, several times. - A few weeks later, find that your bug has been closed because you didn't use the latest nightly build or some other minor detail. - A few months later, receive spam on the one-time email address you've entered just this once. - A few years later, try the game again only to find the bug is still around.

Okay, that's the worst case scenario and Freeciv isn't even guilty of all of the above, but in my experience it is also a very common one. Which is why I did not report this bug.

ZirconCode• 13 years ago

I remember playing a version of something similar to this (-jar) at school (restricted access).

I'm glad the community is thriving, games like Nethack and Dwarf Fortress will be the new board games of our generation, I imagine.

ramchip• 13 years ago

Aren't they single-player niche games? How can you compare that to boardgames?

hobs• 13 years ago

DF does have a weird hack for multiple people sharing the same game. (your point still stands)

eru• 13 years ago

Physical board games are alive and kicking. In fact, they are doing better than ever.

takeoutweight• 13 years ago

C-evo is another open source Civilization clone which I very much enjoy, due to the emphasis on strong AI and completely deterministic combat. This year has brought a a new release after a 5 year hiatus: http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/C-evo

bloodorange• 13 years ago

Interesting! Thanks for posting. I didn't even know this game existed.

suby• 13 years ago

Seems like a better game than Free Civ.

axus• 13 years ago

Nice, I didn't know a new version had come out. This game was written in Delphi, and open sourced a few years back. It has an API for writing computer controlled players, and a tournament mode for seeing which one comes out on top. That was where I learned function pointers, good times!

oelmekki• 13 years ago

Glad to see new release of this incredible game. Freeciv is to me the perfect example of how a great game can continue to get always better when develpment never stops.

It's too bad to think of what could have become games like syndicate or starcraft if they were not developed on a "release and forget" scheme (even with a few extensions).

qwerta• 13 years ago

I am playing with an idea to rewrite Alpha Centaury.

qu4z-2• 13 years ago

That game was amazing. If you decide to, please post it on HN once you've made some progress.

bjourne• 13 years ago

I used to play lots of multiplayer freeciv about eight years ago ad was pretty good at it. I think I even broke top 10 on their player ladder a few times. ELO ratings is a great way to keep players honest btw. When people have something to lose they wont just disconnect in the middle of a game but make a sincere effort to complete it. Shame it's so hard to find players these days. Most of the time the freeciv metaserver is almost empty.

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