Civ1 FAQ: The Future

• Will there be a Civ II?
• Civilization-Like Games.

1) Will there be a Civ II?

MicroProse has no plans at the moment to produce a sequel to Civilization. However with so much interest on the Net and If people push and hassle them enough, who knows..?

Note: After a recent communication with MicroProse I was informed that they will be converting Civ to work under Windows. This will include high resolution graphics and "probably" a few enhancements and additions! The person I spoke with said it would "probably" be more of a rewrite than a conversion. Maybe they will finally fix the Advisory Bug after all

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Civ1 FAQ: Cheats

• The Shift-56 cheat.
• The Movement cheat.
• The Settler cheat.
• Ship movement cheat.
• The Shipping Lanes cheat.
• The Unloading ships cheat.
• The Save game cheat.
• The Settler movement cheat.
• The Spaceship cheat!
• The Settler/Railroad at sea cheat(?)
• Hacking the .SVE file.
• Is there an easier way to hack the .SVE files?

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Civ1 FAQ: Tips and Info

• Final score.
• Light bulb formula.
• Money-saving tips.
• Military advice.
• Miscellaneous tricks and tips.
• The Canal trick.
• Railroads at sea.
• Interaction with the various civilizations.
• The pattern of special resource squares.
• Defence and attack queries.
• Appearance of new civilizations.
• How do you calculate pollution?
• How is the trade route income calculated?
• How is the trade bonus calculated?
• Any other trade information?

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Civ1 FAQ: Different Game Strategies

• General strategies.
  • a) Despotic Conquest.
  • b) Democratic Ostrich.
  • c) Flexible Evolution.
  • d) Republic.
  • e) Pyramid.
  • f) High Tech.
  • g) Rich.
  • h) Mercenary.
  • i) Balanced.
  • j) Peaceful.
  • k) High Tech Conquest.
  • l) Hide in a Corner.
  • m) Archipelago.
  • n) Diploblitz.
  • o) Trading Cities.
  • p) Take No Prisoners.

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Civ1 FAQ: Cities

• How do I make a city?
• How do I make my city grow?
• Should I have many cities or just a few?
• Is there a limit to the size of my city?
• How do you keep a city from getting unhappy?
• How do I make an Elvis (or Taxman, or Scientist)?
• How much money does a Taxman collect?
• How many light bulbs does a Scientist create?
• What is the difference between subvert a city and revolt?
• Which is the best government type?
• How does the computer cheat?
• What is the highest population for a single city?
• Why do I appear to get unhappy citizens for free?

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Civ1 FAQ: General Information

• How can I tell which version of Civ I have?
• Which is the best version of Civ?
• What is the Advisory Bug?
• What is the Undefended City Bug?
• What is the Civ score Bug?
• What is the Bomber Bug?
• What is the Date Line Bug?
• What is the Ghost Civilization Bug?
• What is the Tale of One City Bug?
• Where is the map editor?
• Where can I get an updated version?
• What if I don't have FTP access?

1) How can I tell which version of Civ I have?

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