User Guide

Start a New Game: Begin an entirely new game. Choosing this option means going

through the basic pre-game options screens, as we explain below.

Start on Premade World: Play on a custom map created with the CivMaps utility. A

dialog box lists all of the saved maps available in the current directory. Choose the

map you wish to load. You can switch directories to find maps you’ve saved in other

locations.

Customize World: Build a world right down to the picky details of land form, climate,

and geologic age. When you choose this option, you see all of the set-up screens,

not just the important ones.

Begin Scenario: Choose this option to load a pre-set historical scenario. A dialog box

lists all of the available choices. You choose which side you want to play.

Load a Game: Load and continue a previously saved game. A dialog box lists all of the

saved games available in this directory. Choose the game you wish to load. You can

switch directories to find games you’ve saved in other locations.

View Hall of Fame: See the standings of previous conquerors and despots.

Use the OK button to confirm your choice, or the C

ANCEL button to quit Civilization II.

CUSTOMIZING GAME SET UPS

These option screens progress from whole-world effects down to the name of your tribal

leader. If at any point you realize that you’d like to reset an earlier parameter (you suddenly

wonder what a jungle planet would be like, but you’re past that screen), you can click the

CANCEL buttons located on each screen to “turn back the pages” to a previous screen, then

make another choice. When you are happy with the choices you have selected, click the

OK button to continue on to the next screen. If you want to be surprised, you can click the

RANDOM button to let the game select a parameter for you.

SELECT SIZE OF WORLD

By choosing the size of the map, you can determine how much territory there is, and to a

large degree, how long the game takes to play.

Small: This size map leads to short, intensely contested games. Tribes find each other

quickly.

Normal: This is the standard size map.

Large: This sprawling map takes longer to explore and exploit. Consequently, games

go on longer.

Custom: Choose this option to specify the height and width of your map. The dialog

box explains the limits of your choices.

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