See Editing Terrain for more information. Terrain, Special Resources, Roads, and other Extras are defined here. See Editing Styles for more information.Īdvances and Technology Flags are defined here. See Editing Nations for more information.Ĭivilization Styles are defined here. The list of included nations, nation groups, and nation sets in the included leset are defined here.

See Editing Governments for more information. Various general game rules, action enablers, and first 32 default player colors are defined here.

See Editing Effects for more information. Game effects are defined here and its included sub-file, ai_leset. See Editing Buildings for more information.Ĭity properties are defined here. Improvements, Wonders, Small Wonders, and Special buildings like Coinage are defined here. Ruleset files define the rules of the game within the hard-coded framework: It is useful for ruleset developers to experiment with new ruleset mechanics. The Sandbox ruleset is for playing with game engine features, and is not assured to maintain savegame compatibility between even bugfix releases. Future releases of Multiplayer II can be recognized by each release having a moniker using alphabetical A,B,C order.Multiplayer II Brava is the 1.2 release of mp2 rules, accessible with /rules mp2-brava.Multiplayer II Avant-Garde is the 1.1 release of mp2 rules, accessible with /rules ag.There, it is accessible by the console command line /rules mp2 This ruleset is currently only available on the multiplayer gaming community Freeciv-web. As such, it is currently the preferred ruleset for the Multiplayer branch of Freeciv. It is much more ambitious in introducing major upgrades, features, and improvements to modernize the game, selectively taking superior features out of modern improvements to the genre. It strives to keep familiarity, mechanics, look-and-feel, and game balance with the 'ancestral tree' of Civ II ⸙ Classic ⸙ Multiplayer ⸙ Multiplayer+. There, it is accessible by the console command line /rules mpplus Multiplayer II Evolution The Multiplayer II 'Evolution' ruleset started with Multiplayer+ as its basis. It is essentially a fixed Multiplayer ruleset that is the same in almost all other respects.

Multiplayer+ The Multiplayer+ ruleset further rectifies bugs, exploits, and imbalances, as vetted from years of play in the Multiplayer ruleset. It is based on the 'Rewonder' ruleset designed by Madeline Book for Freeciv 2.1. The changes were meant to balance games that had much larger numbers of players. Multiplayer rules were intended to be the most 'standard' or 'classic' ruleset possible while still resolving known issues. Multiplayer The Multiplayer ruleset rectifies game balance issues encountered in the Classic ruleset. If the changes in this ruleset result in a working game (especially with regard to the AI) they could be included in the default ruleset for next major release. Experimental The Experimental ruleset tries to use the new features available in Freeciv that are not yet in use in default rulesets. Classic The Classic ruleset is the traditional standard Freeciv ruleset, and default for single player games. All the new rules are intended so AI can play with them. The removal of rapture eliminates strategic complexity in exploiting advantage from optimally managed trade ratios, while also diminishing the functional advantages that can be exploited from buildings and wonders affecting trade, luxury, and happiness. Terrain complexity is smoothed: Hill cities get 2/2/0, making hills the obvious choice for most cities-this reduces exploiting advantage from optimal city placement and is beginner-friendly in edging game balance more toward defense. With less advantage in later governments to balance out their bulb cost, timing and choice in government becomes relaxed and of much less strategic concern.

The result is a simpler linear development, and a slower game. Features that were strategically exploited for advantage are removed, such as rapture growth, trade routes, and the advantages of advanced governments. Cutting disadvantages from less optimal play makes it easier for beginners. Civ2civ3 The Civ2civ3 ruleset's main purpose is a much simpler game similar to civ3, using the civ2 combat system. Civ2 The Civ2 ruleset emulates Civilization II behavior. These are the rulesets as packaged in the official release.Ĭiv1 The Civ1 ruleset emulates Civilization I behavior.

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