Freeciv-Web
Games
turn-based strategy game
SHOW HN2021
144points
22comments
#345of 2,533 in 2021
Top 14%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
8 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.48.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Fun nostalgic revival of Freeciv in the browser
From 3 comments
Awesome. While I really enjoy FreeCiv, my first thought was if this has been done with OpenTTD already, too. Apparently not.
numlock86 on HNHoping this does wonders for the FreeCiv feature release cycle and engage frondend devs obsessed with good UI/UX. Will support for sure. I fantasize about one very big civ game…
octygen on HNIs there a way to manually save and load specific save games in the web version? If not, was this a gamedesign choice, or a technical one? Because in the standalone desktop one,…
hutzlibu on HN
Play-by-email and async play ideas appreciated
From 2 comments
I love the play by email concept.
frompdx on HNMy cousin and I were both Civ fanatics in our younger days. We started playing a game via email and it's been fantastic. It hits all of the sweet spots: - Playing a favorite game…
alexpotato on HN
Objections
AI is too aggressive and hostile to casual play
From 2 comments
Nice. I used to sink many hours into FreeCiv. More recently, whenever I tried it, the AI was much too bloodthirsty, with no way I found to tone it down. Basically I'd like to do…
tom_mellior on HNJust set the KI-Level to easy? I played on easy for some rounds - and no KI was hostile to me. Until some freaking neutral swiss diplomat initiated a unrest in one of my cities…
hutzlibu on HN
Requests
Spectator mode for games
From 1 comment
It would be great if you could spectate games.
29athrowaway on HN
Questions
Can specific save games be saved and loaded in the web version
From 1 comment
Is there a way to manually save and load specific save games in the web version? If not, was this a gamedesign choice, or a technical one? Because in the standalone desktop one,…
hutzlibu on HN
Alternatives named
FreeOrion
From 1 comment
If you feel like playing a Civ-like in space, you can't do better than FreeOrion (https://freeorion.org/), another open source game.
ovi256 on HN
FreeCol
From 1 comment
Another one deserving of a shoutout is FreeCol[0], which is based on Colonization, rather than Civilization. Colonization is one of my favourite games of all time, and I still…
GordonS on HN
Freeciv desktop clients
From 1 comment
The FreeCiv project itself deserves a shoutout here. [0] Roughly a year ago I tried out the various FreeCiv desktop clients for Windows. I found the Qt one to be easily the best…
MaxBarraclough on HN