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Sound Effects: includes battle noises, message alerts, and construction sounds. If you
want to hear the audio cues that Civilization II provides, make sure this box
is checked.
Always wait at end of turn: guarantees that your turn will not end until you press
e
. If this option is not checked, you need only press
e
to end a turn when
you have no active units to move.
Autosave each turn: automatically saves your game every turn and backs it up to a
save file every four turns. If something dreadful happens and you need to restart
the game, you can use one of these backup files just as you would any saved game.
Show enemy moves: makes the progress of any enemy units within observation range
of your units and cities visible. When this option is not checked, you see only those
enemy moves which result in combat with your units.
No pause after enemy moves: normally, Civilization II pauses briefly after each
enemy unit moves. This gives you time to actually see every enemy move. If you
turn this option on, there is no pause; enemy units will move as quickly as possible.
Fast piece slide: increases the speed at which all units move from square to square.
Checking this option will speed up the game, but might make some unit movements
difficult to follow.
Instant advice: when turned on, this option allows your Advisors to provide helpful
hints whenever they have an opinion to proffer. Otherwise, they’ll keep silent until
you ask for their input.
Tutorial help: when active, provides even more advice for novice players.
Move units w/ mouse (cursor arrows): As in the original Civilization, in
Civilization II you use the keyboard controls (specifically, the numeric keypad) to
move your units. If you would rather use the mouse-and-keyboard method
introduced in CivNet, turn this option on. You will then be able to position the
mouse just to the side (or top or bottom) of the active unit (the cursor will change
to reflect the fact that you are giving movement orders) and click to have the unit
move in that direction. The keyboard controls remain active regardless.
E
NTER key closes City screen: when this option is checked, the CITY DISPLAY closes any
time you press
e
. Otherwise, the CITY DISPLAY remains visible at all times once
opened, unless you click the EXIT button to close it. Note that turning this option on
removes your ability to use
e
(when the viewing cursor is on a city) to open the
CITY DISPLAY.
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