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Release v2.0
Last Updated: April 24, 1996 15:44 GMT
Written by: Edward Kenworthy (ekenworthy@cix.compulink.co.uk)

DISCLAIMER
The purpose of this FAQ is to aid the public regarding strategies
and tactics to use in the game Civilization II, by Micrprose. In no
way should this promote your killing yourself, killing others, or killing
in any other fashion.

Edward Kenworthy claims NO responsibility regarding any illegal
activity concerning this FAQ, or indirectly related to this FAQ.

TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Civilization 2 is a trademark, and is so acknowledged. Any
trademarks not mentioned here are still acknowledged.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This article is Copyright 1996 by Edward Kenworthy. All rights
reserved. You are granted the following rights:

I. To make copies of this work in original form, so long as
(a) the copies are exact and complete;
(b) the copies include the copyright notice and these paragraphs
in their entirety;
(c) the copies give obvious credit to the author, Edward Kenworthy;
(d) the copies are in electronic form.
II. To distribute this work, or copies made under the provisions
above, so long as
(a) this is the original work and not a derivative form;
(b) you do not charge a fee for copying or for distribution;
(c) you ensure that the distributed form includes the copyright
notice, this paragraph, the disclaimer of warranty in
their entirety and credit to the author;
(d) the distributed form is not in an electronic magazine or
within computer software (prior explicit permission may be
obtained from Edward Kenworthy);
(e) the distributed form is the NEWEST version of the article to
the best of the knowledge of the distributor;
(f) the distributed form is electronic.

You may not distribute this work by any non-electronic media,
including but not limited to books, newsletters, magazines, manuals,
catalogs, and speech. You may not distribute this work in electronic
magazines or within computer software without prior written explicit
permission. These rights are temporary and revocable upon written, oral,
or other notice by Edward Kenworthy. This copyright notice shall be
governed by international copyright law.

If you would like additional rights beyond those granted above,
write to the author at "ekenworthy@cix.compulink.co.uk" on the Internet.

CONTENTS:
[1] Introduction
[1-1] Foreword
[1-2] About the unofficial Civilization II Strategy FAQ
[1-3] Getting the unofficial Civilization II Strategy FAQ
[1-4] Adding to the FAQ
[1-5] Acknowledgments
[1-6] Accurate Information
[1-7] The format of this FAQ

-Section One- GAME ELEMENTS
[2] The Tools Of The Trade
[2-1] Infantry
[2-2] Mounted
[2-3] Vehicles
[2-4] Big Guns
[2-5] Naval Units
[2-6] Aircraft
[2-7] Trade Units
[2-8] Buildings
[2-9] Terrain Improvements
[2-10] Governments
[2-11] Wonders of The World

[3] Important information not in the manual
[3-1] [blank]

-Section Two- STRATEGIES
[5] The Early Game
[6] The Mid Game
[7] The Late Game
[8] Player tips
[9] War Stories

-Section Four- MISCELLANEOUS
[10] Internet resources
[10-1] Third party programs
[10-2] World Wide Web sites
[10-4] Other FAQs and texts
[11] Bugs, updates, future games
[11-1] The wishlist
[11-2] Questions regarding Civ2 present and future
[11-3] Update patches
[11-4] Errors in the Civ2 manual
[12] Conclusion
[13] Revision History

-------------------------
CHAPTER [1]: Introduction
-------------------------
[1-1]: Foreword
==================

I was rather disappointed at the lack of any sort of strategy guide
or faq for Civ2 - so rather whine about it I decided to write my own.
And here it is. What are my credentials ? Well I've been playing Civ
since 4000BC (or does it just seem that way) and Civ2 ever since it was
published (about five minutes ago). I've never scored over 200%
(basically because I declined to use the various "cheats" in Civ (goody
two shoes!) but did regularly score over 100% on Emperor. I seem to be
managing similar scores in Civ 2.

If you have any new tips, comments or questions please email them to
ekenworthy@cix.compulink.co.uk. Good ones will be included in the next
version of this document - with a credit of course.

[1-2]: About the unofficial Civilization 2 Strategy FAQ
===============================================
Welcome to v2.0 of the Unofficial Civilization 2 Strategy FAQ.
Version 2.0 is a major re-write and re-structuring of the original
strategy
guide.

'Unofficial' means that this FAQ is not supported by Microprose.
Civilization II is the name of the game. FAQs are (F)requently (A)sked
(Q)uestions.

Revision classification works something like the following. If a new
version of the FAQ has only a small amount of information changed or
added, the version number is increased by 0.1, and is called a 'minor
revision.' If a new version of the FAQ has a substantial amount of new
information changed or added, the version number is increased by 0.5, and
is called a 'standard revision.' If a new version of the FAQ has a huge
amount of added or changed information, major parts of the FAQ are
rearranged, or major parts of the FAQ are rewritten, the version number
is increased by 1.0, and it is called a
'major revision.'

You may be wondering why chapter numbers are enclosed in either []'s
or
**'s. The definition of these is as follows:

[]: Chapters enclosed in square brackets mean that the information
contained in the chapter has not been updated since the
previous FAQ.
**: Chapters enclosed in asterisks mean that the information
contained in the chapter is new or has been updated for the
current version of the FAQ you are reading.

[1-2-1]: Is the FAQ related to the Official Guide to Civilisation II?
============================================================

No, the Unofficial Civilization II Strategy FAQ is not related in
any way with the Official Guide to Civilization 2 other than in topic.

Nor is the Unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ meant to be competition to
the Official Guide.

[1-3]: Getting the unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ
=================================================

[1-3-2]: via Usenet
----------------------
The unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ is posted on the first of every
month (or earlier if a new version is released) on the following Usenet
groups.

(1) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic

The 'Subject:' line of the post will be 'Unofficial Civ2 Strategy
FAQ v??.??' where '??.??' is the version number of the FAQ.

[1-3-3]: via Internet FTP
----------------------------

New releases of the Unofficial Civ II Strategy FAQ can be found at
the following Internet FTP sites:

[well actually nowhere yet. But if someone would care to carry it and let
me know I'll note it here.]

The file name of the upload will be 'civ2s??.faq' where '??' is the
version number of the FAQ. This filename is for FTP sites only. BBS
filenames are outlined in [1-3-5]

[1-3-4]: via WWW
-------------------
New releases of the Unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ will be found on
the following World-wide Web sites:

[None yet, but I'm working on it]

HTML versions of the Unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ can be found on
the following World-wide Web sites:

[None yet, but I'm working on it]

[1-3-5]: via BBS
-------------------
New releases of the Unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ will be uploaded to
other BBSes as the opportunity arises. They will be under the file name
'civ2sfaq??' where '??' is the version number of the FAQ.

ATTENTION: ALL BBSes, CompuServe, America On-line, and all other
information services. PLEASE conform to the naming standard of the
Unofficial Civ2 Strategy FAQ when placing this file on your system. The
file name should be 'civ2s??.zip' where the '??' is the version number of
the FAQ or 'civ2sfaq??.txt' if the FAQ is a text file instead of PKZIPped.

[1-4]: Adding to the FAQ
===========================

Where you see the words [blank] or [incomplete] in this FAQ is a
section that needs filling in. I depend heavily on contributions from
people like yourself to make this FAQ whole. Please, don't make me beg.
Help me fill in the blanks.

If you have something to add to the FAQ, please send E-mail to
'ekenworthy@cix.compulink.co.uk' (no quotes), with the subject 'Civ2
Strategy Guide' explaining what your addition is. It will be reviewed,
and if accepted, added to the next FAQ version. In the E-mail, please
supply your name and E-mail address.

Please note that all submissions to the FAQ become property of the
author (Edward Kenworthy) and that they may or may not be acknowledged.