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Hello guys I have recently had an itch to invest a lot of time into both older and newer 4x games as I have recently got a craving for the genre. (starting up uropa universals soonish!) But anyway I've been meaning to get into the older retro games of civ and though civ 2 would probably be a better start.

Anyway onto the actual question, how do I get civ 2 working on a windows 7 64 bit operating system? Whilst it works all the way into the game as soon as I settle a city the game crashes. I have tried running it in compatibility mode, gave it permissions, pretty much the regular thing to do with these types of problems and nothing has changed. I do not have the original disk or any disk for the game. Which is required to play it following this guide to get it working on a modern day system.

I am pretty lost on where to really get it to work, also if there's a way to get it legitimately please let me know I visited the only site I know of which usually sell older games (GoG) and they didn't have it as far as I could tell. That and steam only has civ 3 no mention of civ 2 or even civ one. I would rather get it legit but not too shy to pirate it if it's the really the only way to get my hands on these older games.

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While Sid Meier's Civilization would not get a proper “sequel” until Alpha Centauri, the 1991 4X game spawned a genre-defining franchise of remakes. Civ II is NOT an incremental upgrade of its predecessor; instead it significantly expands on elements of the original while implementing new features and functionality that would eventually find their way into Alpha Centauri in a more polished state.

Civ II's improvements include a much larger tech tree, substantially more unit types, more city structures, support for larger maps, and rudimentary city-planning AI. Even better, though it may still be hard for “island” cultures, the “Earth” world map is not completely unplayable! Changes to how the “Senate” handles aggressive and treacherous diplomatic strategies make playing Republics and Democracies more interesting.

Available playable civilizations (including new ones, such as the Sioux and the Celts) are a strange mix, and many representative leaders chosen for the cultures range from poor to out-and-out head-scratchers, but that's no different from any Civ game.

The city-planning AI is relatively weak, and the priority of city improvements it uses makes it unuseful as a time-saver until late game; the more granular approach in Alpha Centauri is far better, but it has its roots here. The costume-wearing advisors, filmed in live action, add an element of cheesiness to the game not present in the original, but it's a fun touch (and the Foreign Minister is cute!)

Civ II is not just bigger on your disc; it is a much longer game—you won't knock out Civ II in an evening. Or even just a few evenings. Be ready to hunker down for several weeks as you bring your faction from the stone age to the stars!

Review By P. Alexander

Check out the civfanatics website for more infos, tips and strategy: http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2/.

Also, don't miss this reddit gem: I've been playing the same game of Civilization II for almost 10 years. This is the result.

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How to play Sid Meier's Civilization II Windows

1. Download the “sid-meier-s-civilization-ii_window-04r4.zip” and extract it where you can easily find it.
2. Civ 2 uses an older .bin disk image. You may need to convert it to .iso. My recommended program for converting .bin to .iso is WinBin2Iso. It's free and does not have a maximum file-size for conversion. http://download.cnet.com/WinBin2Iso/3000-20432_4-75450182.html
3. Once the .bin file has been converted, use VCDRom to mount the virtual disc. Instructions on how to setup window's Virtual CDRom Control Panel can be found here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780
4. Once VCDRom has been installed and configured, click Add Drive.
5. Click Mount and locate the .iso file.
6. Click OK to close the Virtual CDRom Control Panel.
7. Go to the newly mounted virtual CD drive from your computer; you will find the contents of the Civilization 2 .iso.
8. Double Click the Setup.exe and choose your language.
9. The Civilization 2 setup wizard will install the game from the virtual disc.

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Comments and reviews

Beler2019-08-0417 points

Possibly the best pc game. Maybe it had ports, but this is the best version.

PG2019-06-2320 points

THE BEST GAME EVER!
I am also playing CIV2 since 20 years....

Idea -Man !2019-04-1823 points

I know its not the same but there is a Fantastic freeware version of civ2 called FreeCiv !
I have played it on my x64 i3-350 linux laptop...
it has more options than Civ does.
I kinda prefer it tho its non-identical.
Have fun....

Quaid2019-04-1023 points

The best civ game ever

gggq12018-04-095 points

won't run what do I do?

Anonymouse2018-03-1420 points

Thanks for this game.
I am an old gamer/programmer and can not play much games anymore.
To complcated.
So thanx again

Viking2018-01-0114 points

Game is in Russian and French only, beware.

MikeyInTheD2017-12-2921 points

Game stopped working after I ran the latest Windows 10 update sometime in December 2017. So disappointed since I had it working on Windows 10 without a virtual machine previously.

Bob2017-11-2713 points

Can somebody fix my comp

Falls2017-11-1919 points

Thanks!

reyalp_ron2017-10-2016 points

thnx for hosting, running win10 hope i get it to run

Stevie the Roman, and his old game.2017-09-0635 points

I've been playing this game for 20 years now. It's still my favourate game!
The newer versions have gotten too complicated. I don't like them.
To get this 16 bit game working in Windows 10 64 bit, I had to do the following:
- install Oracle's Virtualbox x64. (free program)
- install Windows XP as a virtualbox client. (Just follow VirtualBox's help, very easy)
- update XP with SP3 (free from MS)
- install Civilization 2 :-) (you can install any app/game this way)
Works great in windowed, full screen or seamless mode, just like another Win 10 program.

mike2017-08-2720 points

so what do i do after its been downloaded?
It wants me to find an AP in the app store.

Steve2017-08-2524 points

Only supports french and russian - neither of which work for me =(

Cavebear2017-08-1417 points

I played games on Atari, then Commodore 64, then on Windows1. The first day I loaded Civ 2 was on a Friday Night. I played until I dropped on Sunday and called in sick the Monday. And kept playing when I woke up.
Now I can't play on Win10. I've tried some fixes but can't get them to work. Tried the Civ 2 Multiplayer fixes and no luck there either.
I think I'll see if the local PC store has any old boxes...
Other ideas?

Cerran2017-03-0116 points

If it's the 16 bit version of the game, it won't run on a 64 bit system, period (thanks Microsoft). If the civ2xp64patcher file doesn't help, you have a 16 bit program. What you *might* want to do is see about getting the Civilization Chronicles pack that has the 32-bit versions of Civ2, MGE and ToT with it. Good luck.
Another workaround for the dreaded 'Hit B to Try To Build A City, But Nuke Your Game Instead' bug is to build from the menu. I figured that one out the hard way. ;-)

alp2017-02-0721 points

Dave 92
I doubt your tablet will play this...you cuold try it in DosBox (i run most of my games in it) or if its actually a Windows Game you could load Virtual Box on your PC and install windows 95 or 98 (ISO's are online I am sure....) Youtube should have plenty of virtual box and Dos Box videos to show how.

Marty2017-01-021 point

Crashes as soon as game starts, how can i fix

dave922016-11-0618 points

Any recommendations to be able to play this on. My Surface tablet everything I have tried is failing, surely it can play such an old game

Harambe2016-09-09-4 points

how to play windows 10?

spartan2016-07-1118 points

I once spent two days solid playing civ 2 when it was first released. I missed a days work and only stopped playing when I fell asleep at the keyboard. I cannot wait to get back into the game on windows10. Better graphics on todays 'steam games'but not a patch on civ 2 playability.

90's was the time of games2016-07-0417 points

i remember nana pulling the plug on the PC just to get me off this game and now using windows 10 i can play this again, oh how i miss original games like Civilization

NOR2016-06-1617 points

If the game crashes when you try to build a city ('b'), download 'CIV2xp64patcher', by Masterx (google it:)). The game works on my Windows 10 system...

Wood2016-05-1218 points

Just download XP mode for windows and install on that.

Echo2016-04-3025 points

This game does work on windows 8.1 but you need to run it in Compatibility Mode

scotty_f2016-04-215 points

I have a copy of Civ. II gold edition, Windows version, and can't seem to run it on a brand new 64-bit platform with Windows 10. Does the patch below fix this problem?

Blitzky2016-04-1215 points

Is the Civilization 2 works on Windows 8.1 64bit please reply early as possible thank you.

The FACE2015-11-1420 points

SHELBY - If CIV2 crashes when you try to build a city by using the 'b' key, then use the Menu options and select 'build city' option. Then use you cursor to click on the dialog boxes. This works on my old XP netbook that I use when traveling. Hope it works for y'all too.

furmichi2015-11-0515 points

How can I get it to run properly? I've tried running in compatibility mode.

Ziffphlebs2015-10-216 points

Can I play this on my kindle?

Drew2015-10-1817 points

The 28 mb download works great in my Xp virtualbox! I had Russian and French options on install, and French was really French but Russian was just English.
I have the real cd at home and so far the only difference I can see is it doesn't highlight the city radii. A minor point, this is great!

AS2015-09-24-12 points

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Is there an 'easy' (not terribly techy) way to play this on Windows 10?

Playa2015-07-2920 points Windows version

On building cities--use the dropdown menu instead of pressing 'b'.

Shelby2015-05-243 points Windows version

Game crashes any time I try to build a city. Suggestions?

Jenn2015-05-17-1 point Windows version

Mine will only play in French. I didn't even INSTALL the french version. x.x

FURMICH2015-03-052 points Windows version

Awesome!

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