Windows 7 civilization 2

The game installed, launched, and ran for a bit. So I went and grabbed the patch, applied it, and gave it another go. Now to play a few games to decide where Civ II really belongs on my top Civilization games list. The poll taken in the last post on the subject seemed to indicate that Civ II was pretty well regarded. With votes in, this was the list:. My own first impressions, having been away from the game for a couple of years, is how light and easy and uncluttered it is.

Relative to the later versions of the game, there is a simplicity to it. That and how much I like that it was designed to run in a window, a popular design choice back in the mid 90s, so that it sized correctly to my monitor, which has about 4x the area that my monitor did back when the game first shipped.

I pretty much fell right back into playing the game. Meanwhile, if you are interested in a little Civilization retrospective about the original game, Tim and Jon at Van Console Time Murdering Hemlocks have a show up about the original Civilization. Step back 20 years and hear how Civilization grabbed so many of us. Like Like. The original did not require that. Ah well. It can automatically detect and fix common problems that prevent older programs from installing or running correctly.

Open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. The number of advancements for your civilization is also very impressive: 80 plus. Advancements range from horseback riding or literacy to mobile warfare or computers. Another great feature is when you reach certain advancements your civilization can begin building a particular Wonder of the World, all of which have significant impacts.

Isaac Newton's college doubles a city's science output while the Statue of Liberty allows you to select any government at any time. Each Wonder of the World has its own video and, in many cases, full-motion video. Running a civilization is a lot of work. Each city must be managed individually, although they all contribute to the civilization.

Changing governments also keeps the game fresh, as each government is viewed differently by the population. Moving around the map is very easy -- simply use the arrow keys. The battles occur as one piece moves into a square occupied by the enemy. Sound effects are very well done as you can hear the clashing of swords as legions attack or listen to the bombs dropping as a Stealth fighter makes an attack.

Civilization II begins in the year BC and ends when any one of three conditions are met: reach the year , conquer the entire world or advance technology to the point where a spaceship reaches another planet.

Joined: Dec 6, Messages: Celebrine , Aug 20, Joined: Jan 3, Messages: 2. Splinter , Jan 4, Joined: Apr 9, Messages: 1. I have a Windows 10 HP computer that I have no idea what the number-bit is or the type of processor it has.

It's about 2 years old and is an HP. Which of the suggestions above would be useful for installing my copy of Civ 2 edit , the version I have being 2. Jame Rowe , Apr 9, Once again, the Mastermind Patch enabled me to play it, but the videos, like wonders movies, and high council, do not play. This time the codec driver updates do not seem to be helping. Is there something additional that needs to be done in Windows 10?

All the threads I've found in this forum talk about running Civilization 2 in Windows 7 or Windows 8. Is there any document with information about Civilization 2 on Windows 10? Joined: Mar 13, Messages: CaptainKoloth , Sep 30, It is a bit faster than Compatability mode for Windows 95, but this one, Compatability mode for Windows XP SP2, is slow enough that the game is not enjoyable, is there any way to speed it up?

Joined: Nov 12, Messages: 2 Gender: Male. It will boot up and i can choose all options to start the game but when it goes to generate the world and start the game civ2. Any ideas? Joined: Sep 7, Messages: Gender: Male. FoxAhead , Nov 12, FoxAhead, Thank you. That got it running. Is the multiplayer still available with these patches? Everytime I start a multiplyer game the "game machine times out".