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Freeciv for Mac

Free open-source X11 Civilization game.

Free
In English
Version 3.1.2
4.5
Based on 5 user rates

Freeciv overview

Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal:To become the greatest civilization.

Players of the Civilization series by Microprose should feel at home, since one aim of Freeciv is to have modes with compatible rules.Freeciv is maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most fun and addictive network games out there!It also means it has very extensive multilanguage support, something rare in games.

What’s new in version 3.1.2

  • generic bugfix release

Freeciv for Mac

Free
In English
Version 3.1.2
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4.5

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Sanjinko
Sanjinko
Dec 28 2014
2.3.0
0.0
Dec 28 2014
0.0
Version: 2.3.0
Freeciv 2.4.4 is released on 6th Dec 2014 http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Dgeo
Dgeo
Aug 6 2010
2.2.2
0.0
Aug 6 2010
0.0
Version: 2.2.2
I tested version 2.2.2 with OSX 10.6.4 and XQuartz 2.5.2. Unfortunately it doesn't work (you have to do a sudo chmod 755 /opt/com.bitaxis/bin/freeciv-gtk2).
anonymous-mollusk-5346
anonymous-mollusk-5346
Jun 8 2010
2.1.9b1
0.0
Jun 8 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.9b1
The installation is bugged in multi-user environments. The package will only install to the /Applications folder, and so requires administrators' privileges. However, installing this way denies other users access to a critical folder in the app contents, causing the app to crash on launch when run from any account other than an admin's. The way to fix it is to: 1) Right-click the freeciv.app and choose Show Package Contents 2) Get Info, and authenticate to modify the permissions 3) Add the user account you'll be playing the app from - give that user Read-only permissions 4) Apply the new permissions to all enclosed items using the drop-down menu And you're done. Now, assuming you installed freeciv from an admin account, copy the ~/Documents/Freeciv folder to the same location in the user account you intend to use to play. You'll then have to modify the permissions: 1) Right-click the new Freeciv folder 2) Get Info, and authenticate to modify the permissions 3) Add the current user, assign Read & Write permissions, and make this user the owner 4) For good measure, delete the System and Admin users 5) Apply the new permissions to all enclosed items using the drop-down menu And you're done. The game should launch and play without problems now (well, you'll still have to contend with the god-awful UI, but, hey, it's a free game after all!)
Naoh
Naoh
Jul 3 2009
2.1.9
0.0
Jul 3 2009
0.0
Version: 2.1.9
Please be aware that the 2.1.9 download is source code. Anyone who wants to play this version needs to either compile it themselves, or use a package manager. (The Mac version of Fink, for instance.) The most recent version that is available as a pre-compiled binary appears to be 2.1.6.
The-X
The-X
Sep 15 2008
2.1.6
0.0
Sep 15 2008
0.0
Version: 2.1.6
The Save/Load works just fine. However, when you hit the "Load" button, you have to choose "Browse", and double click on the save file in order for it to launch. ;)
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
May 3 2023
3.0.7
5.0
May 3 2023
5.0
Version: 3.0.7
ElTarlo
ElTarlo
Jul 12 2012
5.0
Jul 12 2012
5.0
Version: null
Gn0s1s
Gn0s1s
Dec 30 2007
3.0
Dec 30 2007
3.0
Version: null
Name
Name
May 10 2006
5.0
May 10 2006
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
May 17 2005
4.8
May 17 2005
4.8
Version: null