You can turn them off if you don’t mind long games.ĥ. The purpose of the last two choices is to make the game finish faster. The choices here do not require much explanation. You’ll arrive at this screen if you pick the first choice on previous window. ICQ is very useful here because you can send this kind of essential information instantly it is also faster than using the game’s 'Chat With Kings' feature.Ĥ. You can easily find out your IP address here. To join a multiplayer game, you’ll need the host computer’s IP address. The 'host' sets the game parameters such as time limit per turn and resource bonus.
If you want to join a game created by another person, select 'Join a Multiplayer Game'. If you want to host a new game, select one of the first four choices. If you picked another option, the procedure that follows is more or less similar. 'Dial-Up Networking' is just for two players I haven’t tried this one.ģ. 'Hot Seat' game doesn’t require internet connection and you just let other players play their turns on the same computer this mode is not popular because you don’t get to see enemies moving their troops. Choose 'Network Game' if you are on a LAN (Local Area Network) and want to play against other players on your LAN (BTW: if you have two or more computers in your house, you can setup a LAN within your house easily, just purchase an Ethernet setup kit.). If you want to play Civ2 over the net, you should choose 'Internet Game'. Select 'Multiplayer Game' at the starting game window and click OK.
Download Civ Gold (Civ II Gold: Upgrade for Civ II with better AI, lots of scenarios and scenario editor. My recommended program for converting.bin to.iso is WinBin2Iso. Download the “sid-meier-s-civilization-iiwindow-04r4.zip” and extract it where you can easily find it.