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CivFanatics user Blake00 has released his Command & Conquer Tiberian Africa Scenario for Sid Meier’s Civilization 2. His remaster takes Wonx2150’s original Civ2 CnC Africa scenario containing CnC1&2 units and overhauls its graphics & expands the unit lineups using assets from CnC2 Tiberian Sun and some of the best CnC fan projects out there! Many parts of Civ2 have been changed making this one of the larger Civ2 Gold total conversion mods made (although no match for the recent Civ2 Heroes of Might & Magic modpack) and it’s even bigger sister project the Civ2 Red Alert 2 Siege of New York scenario will be coming soon too. It’s a few decades late but he did it anyway! Check it out here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/comman…

Sullla's AI Survivor (sullla.com/Civ4/civ4survi…) is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and new Civ IV fans. Game 3 is shaping up to be the most balanced match of the season, featuring a perfect, volatile split between ruthless warmongers and calculating peacemongers. Leading the charge is the legendary Pacal of the Mayans—a certified “AI Survivor” powerhouse—closely shadowed by the unpredictable Suryavarman of the Khmer and a recently downgraded, yet still dangerous, Julius Caesar. They face a scrappy underclass of wildcards: Pericles of Greece, who remains a persistent dark horse capable of stealing a win under the right conditions; Qin Shi Huang of China, a resilient survivor whose traits often keep him in the game long past his expiration date; and the enigmatic Sitting Bull. While the Native American leader famously lives up to his name by doing nothing, his shocking victory last season proves that in this field, even the most passive player can seize the crown. Underestimate this group at your own peril—this match is anyone’s to lose. Enter the AI Survivor Picking Contest Don’t forget to make your picks in the picking contest before the game goes live! Also, note that our favorite CFC Warrior Queen, Mylene (My), hosts her own friendly betting competitions (with fake ducats, of course..ha): a standalone single-game challenge and a season-long tournament. Make sure you join in the fun S9G3 Single Picks and S9G3 Contest Picking. Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 9 continues Friday, April 17th, on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST. You make track the completion with the Current Bracket & Standings. We welcome you to join the fun by discussing here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/sullla…

This April we also got you a mid-month GOTM! Eyswein has put a new challenge together for everyone who is eager to try. This time we want you to play as Ashoka World Renouncer starting with Iceland as civ. The map is a standard size Archipelago map, and you play on Sovereign level with light disaster intensity. We want you to win with an economic victory, and that as fast as possible. You think you can do that? Get your savegame here (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/7otm21…) and send in the winning game before May 15!

Just two days after releasing the Empires of the Indus expansion, Mohawk Games has announced what they are working on next – a dinosaur-themed strategy game. Sid Meier will be on loan to Mohawk to create the game that he described in 2022 as his “holy grail” game. Meanwhile, Soren Johnson will be spending the remainder of 2026 working with Firaxis on the design of future expansion packs, whose names have not yet been announced. “Soren spent seven years with Firaxis in the early 2000s, including leading the Civilization IV design team, and we’re excited to have him back to contribute to Civilization VII,” said a Firaxis representative. “He has some really interesting ideas on how to fuse some of the ideas from the Firaxis Feature Workshop, his own and our team’s ideas, and the core elements of the game, and the future will be brighter for having him with us this year.” From Mohawk, technical director Alex Mantzaris said, “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Sid to help him realize his lifelong vision of creating a dinosaur strategy game.” Meier himself commented that design discussions over the past year convinced him that a solution had been found to the challenges that he had noted about a dinosaur game in his 2020 book. He will remain an employee of Firaxis on loan to the smaller studio. No release date had been announced for either the Civilization VII expansions or Sid Meier’s Older World, and as of this time we do not have confirmation on whether this also means the end of future expansion to Mohawk’s existing title, Old World. Discuss the announcement with us in this thread: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/firaxi…

A few years ago we celebrated Civ1's 30th at CivFanatics and since time flies when you're having fun playing Civ, it's now Sid Meier's Civilization 2's 30th Anniversary so it's time to celebrate again! Civ2 was the result of Brian Reynold's genius taking Sid Meier's brilliant formula to the next level and beyond turning Civilization from a one hit wonder to a world conquering series that would stand the test of time! Similar to our previous big MoM, SMAC, CtP, Col & Civ1 anniversary celebrations we've put together a huge thread talking about all things Civilization 2 and take a look at what's been going on in the Civ2 fan communities over the last few years covering fan patches/mods/scenarios, similar games, communities, remasters, videos & more! So pour yourself a cup of coffee/tea, sit back and enjoy the big read! And feel free to share your own Civ2 memories in the thread below: Celebration thread: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/attent… Civ2 anniversary tour video: youtube.com/watch?v=M2mjPz…

CivFanatics member Induktio recently released Thinker mod v5.3 for Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri that dramatically improves the game with much smarter AI, improved base management & unit design, better terraforming & expansion behavior, a rewritten more configurable map generator, many adjustable gameplay settings, UI & quality-of-life improvements, higher resolution support, and numerous compatibility & bug fixes. If you want to see the Thinker mod in action then CivFanatics member SuedecivIII has created a tour video below, and you can download the mod via our forum thread here (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/smacx-…). Alpha Centauri is currently available on Steam & GoG.

Mohawk Games recently announced the next DLC for Old World: The Empires Of The Indus DLC. The new DLC obviously brings 3 new civilizations from the Indus valley (the Maurya, the Yuezhi and the Tamilakam), as well as the Huns, new wonders, religion, a new terrain type (jungle), new events and more. The DLC is supposed to come on March 30. You can find all the information on the Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/4129630/Ol…. If you are excited about the new DLC and want to discuss with us, the join us in this thread: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-wo…

CivFanatics user SpyFanatic recently announced what is likely to be the final release and iteration of the Master of Mana mod that turns Sid Meier's Civilization 4 into a 4X fantasy strategy Master of Magic like experience. The journey began many years ago when modding legend & game dev Kael developed the Fall From Heaven Civ4 mods which spawned many other 'modmods' using the FFH2 template. One of them was known as Wildmana that pushed things in a more magical direction became the popular Master of Mana mod, which was then continued with MoM Xtended, MoM Updates, and finally SpyFanatic's MoM Tweak mod merging all that came before in one standalone release. It's also worth noting that one of the original Wildmana & MoM dev's Sephi is working on a new MoM inspired game called The Red Desert of Cruoris at the moment too. Check here for more info: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tweak-…

We got again a new game for everyone who is eager to compete in Civ7: The 18th "Game Of The Month"! The savegame comes this time with the following setup: You play as Sayyida Al Hurra of Persia on a standard size "Continents & Islands" map on Sovereign level. You also get some light disaster and some of the crisis with it. As winning condition you must win this game with a culture victory, playing as the Ottomans, and you must do this before April 1. Are you up to this challenge? Then get your starting savegame here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/7otm18…

We got you the new GOTM for March! If you want a new challenge, then you can tackle the following: We want you to play as Harun al-Rashid of Arabia on a standard size Fractal map on King difficulty. You must win this game via a culture victory, and prevent all other civs from winning another victory. If this sounds interesting for you, then check this thread (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tsg-28…) for the details and the starting savegame!

Firaxis has released a new minor patch for Civ7. The changes include a fix for missed crisis notifications, fixes a bug while unlocking policies, a range of stability improvements and a menu bug on consoles. For more information check our thread here: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civili…

Our user hibiird has been playing around with the programming language Scratch, and has programmed an online version which adheres rather closely to Civ2. He has released the first version of it, which is not yet perfect, but is playable with all features, like building cities, improving tiles, resarching technologies and fighting wars. If you want to have a look, then check it out here (turbowarp.org/1065384965?tur…), and come to this thread to give feedback (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/birdci…).

Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update (mohawkgames.com/2026/02/18/old…) for their game! There are a lot of changes this time, but many under the hood. This includes improvements on the rendering backend which results in a better performance, although that leads to some minor errors. On the gameplay side, UU tech bonus card are now unlocked by culture and not tech, as well as re-balancing and bug fixes. Discuss this update with us here (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-wo…) (and read the full list of changes too).

The devs have posted the patch notes for the ongoing testing (the workshop), which give us some interesting insights what is to come for Civ7. This includes on details how while playing a continuous civs you get boni outside the civs age, how tall vs. wide empires will be tweaked and how the victory system is getting reworked. Interested in the details? Read them here (forums.civfanatics.com/threads/worksh…)!

Civ7's "Test of Time" update - coming spring 2026 - lets you play as one civ across all Ages, completely reworks Victories, and redesigns the game's flow from start to finish. Free update. Expansion-sized changes.

Firaxis Games has released a new behind-the-scenes video exploring how the award-winning music of Civilization VII was brought to life. The feature offers a look at the creative process behind Civ VII's sweeping score, crafted by the Firaxis audio team alongside composer Christopher Tin. Tin is no stranger to the franchise — his composition "Baba Yetu" for Civilization IV made history as the first video game track to win a Grammy Award. For Civ VII, Tin composed the main theme "Live Gloriously," continuing the series' tradition of culturally rich, era-spanning soundtracks. Sound and music have always been central to the Civilization experience, helping players feel the weight of different time periods and cultures as their empires evolve across the Ages. The video dives into how the audio team approaches that challenge and the passion they bring to the work. For fans who want to take the music home, the Civilization VII soundtrack is also available on vinyl as a box set featuring tracks from across all three Ages. youtube.com/watch?v=vCrs1o…

FreecivWorld.net has relaunched Freeciv3D in 2026! Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. Just like Sid Meier's Civilization games, a Freeciv game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Freeciv can be played online for free in your web-browser with 3D WebGL graphics with squares or hexes against the Freeciv AI or in a multiplayer game. So hop over and give it a try and join us here for the discussion: forums.civfanatics.com/threads/freeci…