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19th Mar 2021 - 3.0.0-beta1 is the first beta release of the new freeciv-3.0 series.

01st Apr 2021 - 2.6.4 is a generic bugfix release in the stable 2.6 series.

14th May 2021 - 3.0.0-beta2 is the second beta release of the freeciv-3.0 series.

26th Jun 2021 - 2.6.5 is a generic bugfix release in the stable 2.6 series.

08th Oct 2021 - 3.0.0-beta3 is the third and final beta release of the freeciv-3.0 series.

10th Dec 2021 - 2.6.6 is a generic bugfix release in the stable 2.6 series.

04th Feb 2022 - The first release candidate for Freeciv 3.0.0 has been released.

09th Feb 2022 - The second release candidate for Freeciv 3.0.0 has been released.

(The previous stable release, 2.6.6, is still available from the Old downloads page.) NEWS-3.0.0 describes what's changed since 2.6.x.

18th Feb 2022 - Freeciv 3.0.0 has been released.

14th Apr 2022 - 3.0.1 is a generic bugfix release in the stable 3.0 series.

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29th May 2022 - There's going to be main server downtime Friday 3rd June - Sunday 5th June.

вЂњIt established that Civ was the type of game that could support sequels. By the time Reynolds left the company, it had sold 2.5 million. In the end, word of mouth saved it.вЂќ The publisher estimated poor sales. вЂњWhen they took over, they didnвЂ™t have confidence in the game, so they did very little marketing for it. вЂњI put a good amount of time into multiplayer logic for Civilisation II, but by 1995, there was no way we were going to get it in.вЂќ After the acquisition, things seemed to get worse. This wasnвЂ™t helped by the fact that multiplayer wasnвЂ™t on the cards for the sequel. It was more invested in the multiplayer remake of the first game. ThereвЂ™d always been issues with the business side of MicroProse not understanding Civilization II. In 1993, MicroProse was sold to Spectrum Holobyte. IвЂ™d already coded the idea of hit points, getting ready for what I thought was coming, and Sid was like, вЂYeah, my prototype isnвЂ™t as fun as that,вЂ™ so I carried on.вЂќ вЂњThere was talk of Sid working on that side of the game, but it didnвЂ™t happen. Master of Magic was a source of inspiration, but he still didnвЂ™t find the combat to be much fun. вЂњIt was a long journey, making it more tactical,вЂќ Reynolds recollects. Reynolds wanted to get rid of those moments where a phalanx could stand up to a battleship. It also made the era units were from matter more. The result was considerably more tactical when compared to CivilizationвЂ™s basic combat. Indeed, it was dramatically enhanced, thanks to unit hit points.

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вЂњIt actually quadrupled the amount of code we had to write.вЂќ These changes to diplomacy also served as the beginning of the national border system that would see use in future Civs, as well as Alpha Centauri, which Reynolds also designed.Дespite this focus, conquest wasnвЂ™t forgotten. вЂњWe did a lot of work on diplomatic AI in Civilization II,вЂќ Reynolds stresses. So there was the aforementioned alliance system, while peace treaties would force the other civilisation to remove its units from your areas. The original Civilization made it so that there was more than one way to win the game, but with Civ II, Reynolds wanted to double down on peaceful solutions. It was probably the first triple-A game that could run on the operating system, and we really leaned into it.вЂќ This allowed Reynolds to play around with different screens, making the UI modular, taking advantage of the OSвЂ™s strengths.

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вЂњWe were perfectly placed with the launch of Windows 95 to be successful. They just thought it was Civ, but for Windows.вЂќ That didnвЂ™t mean the fact that it was being designed to run on Windows 95 wasnвЂ™t important.

вЂњIt all started to feel really fresh, but for reasons you couldnвЂ™t always put your finger on. After Civ II, Reynolds went on to design Alpha Centauri, as well as Rise of Nations.

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