v0.3 Dutch 2

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The second release of the v0.3 "Dutch" milestone. This is a significant enhancement over the first "Dutch Preview 1" release, introducing many new features including the ability to win the game. A local installation of Civ3 is still recommended for a more polished experience.

For release notes and discussion, see the CFC release thread

Install

System Requirements

• 64-bit Windows, Linux, or Mac OS. Other platforms may be supported in future releases.
• Minimum hardware requirements have not yet been identified. Refer to Godot's system requirements as a baseline. Please let us know if OpenCiv3 does not perform well on your system, or how it does on a particularly old system.
• Currently the OpenCiv3 installation is about 200-300 Mb but this is expected to increase significantly as we add media.
• Recommended: A locally installed copy (the game itself does NOT have to run) of Civilization III Conquests or Complete edition. Standalone mode is available with placeholder graphics for those who do not have a copy.
  • Civilization III Complete is available for a pittance from Steam or GOG

Windows Installation

This is a Windows 64-bit executable. OpenCiv3 will look for a local installation of Civilization III in the Windows registry automatically, or you may use an environment variable to point to the files.

• Download and extract the zip file
• Double-click OpenCiv3.exe
• If it is blocked, you may need to unblock it by
  • Right click
  • Click on Properties
  • Check the "Unblock" checkbox near the bottom buttons in the "Security" section
  • Click OK
• If your Civilization III installation is not detected, you can set the environment variable CIV3_HOME pointing to it and restart OpenCiv3

Linux Installation

This is an x86-64 Linux executable. You may use an environment variable to point to the files from a Civilization III installation. You can just copy or mount the top-level "Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete" (Sans "Complete" if your install was from pre-Complete CDs) folder and its contents to your Linux system, or install the game via Steam or GOG.

• Download and extract the tgz file
• Set the CIV3_HOME environment variable to point to the Civ3 files, e.g. export CIV3_HOME="/path/to/civ3"
• From that same terminal where you set CIV3_HOME, run OpenCiv3.x86_64
• To make this variable permanent, add it to your .profile or equivalent.

Mac Installation

This is a universal 64-bit executable, so it should run on both Intel and M1 Macs. You may use an environment variable to point to the files from a Civilization III installation. You can just copy or mount the top-level "Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete" (Sans "Complete" if your install was from pre-Complete CDs) folder and its contents to your Mac system, or install the game via Steam or GOG.

• Download the zip; it may complain bitterly, and you may have to tell it to keep the download instead of trashing it
• Double click the zip file, and a folder including OpenCiv3.app and others will appear
• If you try to open OpenCiv3.app it will tell you it's damaged and try to trash it; it is not damaged
• To unblock the downloaded app, from a terminal run xattr -cr /path/to/OpenCiv3.app; you can avoid typing the path out by typing xattr -cr and then dragging the OpenCiv3.app icon onto the terminal window
• Set the CIV3_HOME environment variable to point to the Civ3 files, e.g. export CIV3_HOME="/path/to/civ3"
• From that same terminal where you set CIV3_HOME, run OpenCiv3.app with open /path/to/OpenCiv3.app, or again just type open and drag the OpenCiv3 icon onto the terminal window and press enter

Troubleshooting and Known Issues

Compatibility

• OpenCiv3 uses many primitive placeholder assets; loading files from a local Civilization III install is recommended (see platform specific setup instructions above)
• Support for playing Civ3 BIQ or SAV files is incomplete; some files will not load correctly and crashes may occur
• Likewise support for OpenCiv3 JSON files (rules and saves) is not yet stable across different versions and they may or may not be reusable.
• The Palace view is not yet supported in standalone mode; it opens an invisible overlay that can be closed by pressing Esc.

Game config and logging:

• By default OpenCiv3 expects the general config file C7.ini and main log file log.txt to exist in the same directory as the game itself and be writable. It is recommended to install the game to a writable location such as under your user home directory. If the game folder is NOT writable, settings and logs are stored in a per-user Godot data folder instead. Resolved paths and Civ3 install detection is now saved in log.txt, so it’s easier to troubleshoot if the game can’t find your Civ3 files. See here for more details on user data folder locations.
• If you need to set or change the location of Civ3 later, or something goes very wrong and the game cannot launch, delete C7.ini and restart the game.
• If you encounter a crash, an error dialog for a reason not listed here, or other major problem that you cannot troubleshoot, find log.txt as described above and submit it to us in a GitHub issue or on Discord.

Mac:

• Mac will try hard not to let you run this; it will tell you the app is damaged and can't be opened and ask to move it to Trash. From a terminal you can run xattr -cr /path/to/OpenCiv3.app to enable running it.

Other specific bugs will be tracked on the GitHub issues page.

© OpenCiv3 contributors. OpenCiv3 is free and open source software released under the MIT License.

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This discussion was created from the release v0.3 Dutch 2.