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  1. It's getting spring, and we have the next session of the quarterly #Civ3 "Game Of The Month" on!

    For players with the addon "Play The World" we have the GOTM 202. You play as India on a standard continents map on Monarch level with roaming barbarians. If you think you can deal with the very dry starting spot, then get your savegame here forums.civfanatics.com/threads and submit your winning game before June 30!

    For players with the addon "Conquests" we have the GOTM 175 for you. You play as France on a standard size continents map with 80% ocean on Emperor level. This time you get raging barbarians though, but you get some armies to compensate. Interested? Get your savegame here forums.civfanatics.com/threads and also submit here your winning savegame before June 30!

  2. It is clear that the United States can no longer ensure victory militarily through domination and conquest, nor can it do so culturally or diplomatically, so we should set our sights instead on colonizing Alpha Centauri

    #Civ3

  3. OpenCiv3

    OpenCiv3 is an open-source, cross-platform, mod-oriented, modernized remake of Civilization III by the fan community built with the Godot Engine and C#, with capabilities inspired by the best of the 4X genre and lessons learned from modding Civ3.

    🕹️ openciv3.org

    #openciv3 #gaming #opensource #csharp #crossplatform #remake #GameTipp #pc #godot #game #retrogaming #civ3 #pcgaming #godotengine

  4. The Sid Meier HumbleBundle is again available! If you pay just €15,46, you get the full versions of Civ3-6, and also a 40% discount for Civ7. You get also a few more titles like Sid Meier's Railroads or Pirates. As usual with the HumbleBundle, you can also direct some parts of your payment (and more than the minimum is encouragemed) to a charity, this time the additional money would go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help battle Parkison.

    Get the bundle here humblebundle.com/games/best-of , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7

  5. The new year has just started, and in case you are already feeling the urge to play another round of Civ3, then we got exactly the right thing for you: The new "Game Of The Month" for #Civ3 is available!

    For Civ3 with the addon "Play The World" we got the GOTM 201, where you play as the Zulu on a normal size pangaea map on regent level. As special rule you have that your starting Impis do not have any upkeep, but your opponents are technically advanced. If you feel like this could be a challenge, then get your starting savegame here forums.civfanatics.com/threads , and submit a winning game until March 31!

    For the addon "Conquests" we got the GOTM 174, where you play as the Aztecs on a standard size warm continents map with 60% water on deity level. You can get the starting savegame here forums.civfanatics.com/threads , and submission deadline is also March 31.

  6. youtube.com/watch?v=M2mjPz1gss

    5 years ago for Civ1s 30th anniversary we posted Blake's video here about how to play it in HD with the best mods & scenarios and now as we close in on Sid Meier's Civilization II 30th anniversary the time has come to do the same for Civ2. In the intervening years Blake has painstakingly searched, rescued & preserved several thousand Civ2 scenarios made over the last 3 decades and is now showcasing many of the best total conversion ones in this video. There’s also previews on some crazy new mods of Blake's that change nearly everything in Civ2 to look like Heroes of Might & Magic, Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Dune, and Alpha Centauri to name a few. Eventually he’ll be doing episodes on playing Colonization, Master of Magic, Alpha C, CtP and Civ3-4-etc in HD too but that’ll be a few more years work. Curious? Check more here forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    #Civ2 #Civ3 #Civ3 #Civ4 #AlphaCentauri

  7. We recently posted about Blake's new #Civ3 preservation project continuing the work from his old #Civ2 preservation project which went on to preserve several thousand lost Civ2 mods & scenarios. Now he's kicked off a new #Civ4 & Civ4-Colonization scenario/mods preservation project starting with 3 large collections totaling around 9 Gigabytes. If you're a fan of Civ4 and its mods then we encourage you to grab copies for yourselves and if you happen to have your own large collection of Civ4 mods & scenarios you'd be willing to donate then please let us know here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

  8. As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
    This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
    Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

    At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
    You can find an overview over the sale here store.steampowered.com/develop , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

  9. As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
    This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
    Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

    At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
    You can find an overview over the sale here store.steampowered.com/develop , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

  10. As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
    This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
    Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

    At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
    You can find an overview over the sale here store.steampowered.com/develop , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

  11. As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
    This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
    Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

    At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
    You can find an overview over the sale here store.steampowered.com/develop , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

  12. As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).
    This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.
    Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and the rest of the games/addons/DLCs between 10-80%.

    At the same time also the other franchises are on sale, including XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, with discounts for the main titles and DLCs between 20 to 90%.
    You can find an overview over the sale here store.steampowered.com/develop , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #CivBE #MarvelMidnightSuns #XCOM #Firaxis

  13. Time flies, when you're playing civ, and the same applies when you are browsing the forums! Today is one of the days which can be considered the birthday of Civfanatics, and we turn 25, which is in the age of the internet nearly biblical. For this occasion we have written a retrospective, which hopefully includes the most interesting things about the forums. This starts from our timeline, the stats, our best content, the notable projects the community has created, from mods to podcasts, the weirdest things the mods have never told anyone, and other things you might not know. Have a read here forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    #Civ1 #Civ2 #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #AlphaCentauri #Civilization #OneMoreTurn

  14. Also for #Civ3 we are still running a "Game Of The Month", although it should be now named "of the quarter". The next quarter has started now, so we got you 2 new games!

    For the addon "Play The World" you play as Cleopatra of the Egyptians. You are set on a standard size arid Archipelago map with 60% water and 9 opponents on Deity level. You also got roaming barbarians, but as a goody you start with your first city and with the Pyramids already! You can submit your attempt until December 31st! For more info please check here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    For the addon "Conquests" you play as Charles V of Austria on a normal size continents map with 70% ocean on Regent level. You got raging barbarians, but no other special modifiers. Also here the deadline is December 31st. For more info please check here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

  15. @timixretroplays I sadly had a different version, which was less epic.
    The #Civ3 box is also pretty nice. The #Civ4 has more of what you criticize, but still some epic-ness.

  16. The complete edition of Civilization 3 is currently for free if you have an Amazon Prime membership. This deal runs until November 5 2025, but you will be able to use this copy of #Civ3 also after this deadline, as this is a download code for GOG.com.

    You can get your copy here gaming.amazon.com/sid-meiers-c , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

  17. Years ago we posted about Blake's #Civ2 preservation project civfanatics.com/2021/12/21/civ which went on to preserve several thousand lost Civ2 mods & scenarios. Well now he's kicked off a new Civilization 3 scenario & mods preservation project starting with 4 large collections totaling around 16 Gigabytes. If you're a fan of #Civ3 and it's mods then we encourage you to grab copies for yourselves and if you happen to have your own large collection of Civ3 mods and scenarios you'd be willing to donate then please let us know! Check out the downloads here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

  18. It's June, and it's again time for another round for the "Game Of The Month" for #civ3 !

    For the Civ3 addon "Conquests" you get the GOTM #172: You play as Sumeria on a standard size continents map with raging barbarians. You start with an extra Enkidu warrior, which is stranded somewhere else on the planet. You have as usual for the Civ3 GOTMs 3 months to play this challenge, until September 30. For more information please check this thread forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

    For the addon "Play The World" you get the GOTM #199. Here you play as Germany also on a normal size continents map, but with 70% water, and you get restless barbarians. The deadline is also September 30, and you can check for more info and the savegame here forums.civfanatics.com/threads .

  19. @la_sombra well, with that one you'll also get a bunch of other stuff. Rather use #Civ or directly e.g. #Civ3 or #Civ7

  20. @GamesMissed yeah, the Sid Meier Megabundle has only from #Civ3 upwards.
    There was a DVD set a long time ago which had all of them, but afterwards there were some copyright issues, and the state of #Civ1 and #Civ2 is in a limbo :/

  21. Thanks to the success and popularity of the recent Fallout TV show many fallout players are returning to their favourite Fallout game. However what if you wanted to play a #4X turn based strategy game set in the #Fallout universe? Well fear not, CivFanatics and the #Civilization series has you covered! :)

    While there are no Fallout mods for #Civ2 per se, there are plenty of similar Apocalyptic wasteland scenarios that many of which can be found here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    However the best ones are for good old #Civ3 where Thorgrimm created the truly remarkable Fallout The Rebirth of Civilization total conversion scenario based on the earlier Fallout games. Then Sudo007 took Thorgrimm's work and created a Fallout Liberty scenario based on Fallout 3. Both suffered some frustrating bugs however in 2024 Fallible_Fiend patched both scenarios with bug fixes and new features.

    Fallout Rebirth: forums.civfanatics.com/threads
    Fallout Liberty: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    Give them a try!

  22. @peachfiend @nuintari I do remember the late game in #Civ3 on my old computer... 5 minutes per turn 😵

  23. @mattontech FYI, you can also flip cities with culture in later games, not only #Civ3 ;).

    EDIT: And Warlords wasn't really a that big expansion.

  24. spiele jetzt erstmal #civ7 bin total hyped tbh liebe die spielserie einfach so zum abschalten und gemütlichen zocken mit friends seit jahrzehnten. #civ3 war auch mein erstes lieblingsstrategiespiel als junges kiddo-mari und rundenstrategie war schon immer meins :3

  25. If you're looking for a challenge for #Civ3, then don't go further, and look here! The new "Game Of The Month" is available, you can try to tackle the following to savegames:

    In the GOTM #197 for the addon "Play The World" you will play as Carthage on a normal sized wet and warm pangaea map on regent difficulty with restless barbarians. You have until March 31st to tackle this challenge. For more info please check here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    In the GOTM #170 for the addon "Conquests" you play as Germany on a normal size continents map with sedentary barbarians on Deity level. Also here the deadline is March 31st, and you can find the savegame and further info in this thread: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

  26. The Baltimore Banner has just before Christmas ran a title called "How Baltimore County became a hidden world of video game companies".
    As many of you know, Baltimore is the home to our most important gaming studio, Firaxis, but not only that. Its predecessor, Microprose, was also situated in Baltimore, and more recently also many things have happened there. Firaxis personnel has spawnd other studios like "Big Huge Games", which were responsible for "Rise of Nations", and very recently Oxide Games, which has developed "Ara: History Untold". And we don't know yet what games will come from 2 other studious founded by Firaxis employees, Bit Reactor and Midsummer Studios.
    If you want to read a bit more, then check out the article here thebaltimorebanner.com/article , and discuss it with us here forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    #Civ1 #Civ2 #Civ3 #Civ4 #Civ5 #Civ6 #Civ7 #Ara #RoN

  27. It’s sales times on Steam, and there is a great selection to choose from!

    From the civ franchise we got:

    - 95% off on #Civ6, for 2.99 for the base game, with slightly less good discounts for the platinum and anthology edition store.steampowered.com/app/289
    - 75% off on #CivBE, for 9.99 store.steampowered.com/app/659
    - 80% off on #Civ4, for 3.99 store.steampowered.com/app/390
    - 80% off on #civ3 for 0.99 store.steampowered.com/app/391

    Other interesting games are also on sale, and include:

    - 75% off on #OldWorld for 9.99 store.steampowered.com/app/597
    - 75% off on #Humankind, for 12.49 store.steampowered.com/app/112
    - 50% off on #Millennia, for 19.99 store.steampowered.com/app/126
    - 40% off on #Ara, for 35.99 store.steampowered.com/app/202
    - 71% off on a bundle with #Victoria3 and #Anno1800, for 31.98 store.steampowered.com/bundle/

    Save some money for #Civ7 though ;).

  28. A number of players are working towards the Quartermaster, gaining awards as follows:
    Machiavelli : Bartleby rose from 13th to 9th and BlackBetsy rose from 14th to 12th.
    Pentathlon : Bartleby rose from 17th to 10th, BlackBetsy rose from 18th to 16th, Moonsinger rose from 20th to 19th, PrinceMyshkin rose from 21st to 20th, SpiffyKeen7744 rose from 25th to 24th, jarred! rose from 26th to 25th, SideshowBob rose from 49th to 48th and Quintillus rose from 50th to 49th.
    Octathlon : BlackBetsy rose from 12th to 9th, Bartleby rose from 14th to 13th, krakedhalo rose from 37th to 36th and Quintillus rose from 56th to 55th.

    Come join us to discuss this update and congratulate the participants here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    #Civ3

  29. The #Civ3 Civilization III Hall of Fame has been lively this year. After years with 30 games submitted and 41 games submitted in 2022 and 2023, 104 games have been submitted so far this year, including 10 in the most recent Black Friday update.

    Highest Firaxis Score:

    Congratulations to Spoonwood for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Standard Sid Histographic game for 35199 points. This is also the highest Firaxis score of the year so far.

    Most Active Player:

    BlackBetsy was the most active player during this update, submitting 5 games.
    Sid-Level Games

    Only 1 player was brave enough to take on Sid this update. Spoonwood submitted a 2050 AD Standard Sid Histographic game for 35199 points. This is the sixth Sid-level game submitted to the Hall of Fame this year.

  30. The Humble Bundle has again the Sid Meier collection on sale.
    This includes obviously our beloved Civ titles, from #Civ3 to #Civ6 (including DLCs and addons), with also Civ:BE (including Starships), followed by Sid Meier's Pirates, Railroads, Ace Patrol and Pacific Sky.
    To ge the whole bundle with all the titles you only need to pay 16.62, which is a steal for the time you get out of it.

    Click here to buy the bundle humblebundle.com/games/2k-pres and here to discuss with us forums.civfanatics.com/threads

  31. In the GOTM for the #Civ3 addon "Conquests" you play as the Arabs on a normal size continents map with otherwise standard settings on Regent difficulty. The custom modifications will make it not easy though. Also here the deadline is December 31. For the download and all other info please check here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

  32. The #Civ3 "Game Of The Month" team has come up with new challenges for you for the quarterly Civ3 GOTM!

    In the GOTM for "Play The World", you play as Tokugawa of the Japanese on a normal size continents map with a cool climate and sedentary barbarians. The difficulty level is deity. There are some custom rules in this game, as you e.g. start with an extra worker. You get until December 31 to finish this challenge. You can find the download and all other info here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

  33. youtube.com/watch?v=I4FaPBZsg6

    The official Civ Twitter account has published a 3rd video in the retrospective series, this time about #Civ3. They highlight it's new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders.

    Some CivFanatics have also created some truly amazing mods, based on #Starwars, #Fallout, #HeroesOfMight&Magic, #StarTrek, #Colonization, #MasterOfMagic and more!

    Our video discussion: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    Our Civ3 mods: forums.civfanatics.com/resourc

  34. youtube.com/watch?v=I4FaPBZsg6

    The official Civ Twitter account has published a 3rd video in the retrospective series, this time about #Civ3. They highlight it's new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders.

    Some CivFanatics have also created some truly amazing mods, based on #Starwars, #Fallout, #HeroesOfMight&Magic, #StarTrek, #Colonization, #MasterOfMagic and more!

    Our video discussion: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    Our Civ3 mods: forums.civfanatics.com/resourc

  35. youtube.com/watch?v=I4FaPBZsg6

    The official Civ Twitter account has published a 3rd video in the retrospective series, this time about #Civ3. They highlight it's new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders.

    Some CivFanatics have also created some truly amazing mods, based on #Starwars, #Fallout, #HeroesOfMight&Magic, #StarTrek, #Colonization, #MasterOfMagic and more!

    Our video discussion: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    Our Civ3 mods: forums.civfanatics.com/resourc

  36. youtube.com/watch?v=I4FaPBZsg6

    The official Civ Twitter account has published a 3rd video in the retrospective series, this time about #Civ3. They highlight it's new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders.

    Some CivFanatics have also created some truly amazing mods, based on #Starwars, #Fallout, #HeroesOfMight&Magic, #StarTrek, #Colonization, #MasterOfMagic and more!

    Our video discussion: forums.civfanatics.com/threads

    Our Civ3 mods: forums.civfanatics.com/resourc

  37. The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle, containing a lot of our favourite games!I f you pay at least 14.20€, you get
    - the original #Colonization
    - #Civ3 complete
    - #Civ4 complete
    - #Civ5 complete
    - Civ: Beyond Earth – The Collection #CivBE
    - Sid Meier’s #Starships
    - #Civ6 and all addons and DLC (besides the NFP)

    Charity donations go to Trees, Water, People:
    - treeswaterpeople.org/

    The bundle link:
    - humblebundle.com/games/sid-mei

    Our thread:
    - forums.civfanatics.com/threads

  38. Since it's popping up on the local time line: #10GamesToKnowMe

    And we'll do the most reasonable thing we can do:
    - #Civ1
    - #Colonization
    - #Civ2
    - #AlphaCentauri
    - #Civ3
    - #Civ4
    - #Civ5
    - #BeyondEarth
    - #Civ6
    - #Civ7

    Because this is the best list, obviously.

  39. Five #videogames to introduce yourself? This will be fun!

    1. #Deathloop (probably my all-time favorite)
    2. #EscapeAcademy (I'm a huge fan of #EscapeRooms)
    3. #Civ3 / #Civ4 / #Civ5 (I have probably poured more hours into the #Civilization series than any other aside from...)
    4. #NHL22 and the previous #EASports #hockey games (so many seasons in franchise mode!)
    5. #Wolfenstein3D specifically for the #AtariJaguar. This was the smoothest and best-looking version of this game.