Gamer plays one game of 'Civilization II' for almost ten years
Published Jun 12 2012, 16:21 BST | By Mayer Nissim
User Lycerius posted on Reddit's gaming boards asking for advice in ending the bloody stalemate between his communist state and two theocracies in his world.
"I've been playing the same game of Civ II for 10 years. Though long outdated, I grew fascinated with this particular game because by the time Civ III was released, I was already well into the distant future.
"I then thought that it might be interesting to see just how far into the future I could get and see what the ramifications would be.
"Naturally I play other games and have a life, but I often return to this game when I'm not doing anything and carry on."
He continued: "The results are as follows: The world is a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation.
"There are 3 remaining super nations in the year 3991 A.D, each competing for the scant resources left on the planet after dozens of nuclear wars have rendered vast swaths of the world uninhabitable wastelands."
Lycerius added that he wanted to "rebuild the world" but was not sure how to go about it. He has received over 1,500 comments of advice since putting up the post earlier today.
Civilization II was first released in 1996. The latest version of the game is Civilization World for Facebook, which follows 2010's Civilization V.
Wow, I loved Civ 2 but always ended up using the cheat mode. I had a similar experience though, I played the same Championship Manager game for around 5 years. Got to the year 2073 I believe.
June 13th 2012 at 2:30am(+1 like)
For those who are revisiting Civilization II after so many years (or playing it for the very first time), remember to visit this page of bugs, fixes and workarounds for getting it working on modern operating systems: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Civilization_II - if you discover a new fix, please add it in (no account required).
June 12th 2012 at 4:28pm(+1 like)