Most Civilization II fans wish or have wished that they could challenge their friends to a game of Civ2. But the game Civilization II has remained a Single Player game and MicroProse hasn't followed through on their promise to release a patch making Civ2 Multi-Player. But there is an egg in the program allowing us to make it Multi-Player without the help of MicroProse. There quite simply is a code in the Civ2 savegames that when changed makes the game treat that player as another human player. So when that players turn comes up, the game automatically switches the Map View over to that Civilizations and lets the Player make all the decisions. The only dificulty is with the Diplomacy screen because when having diplomatic relations with another human player, the computer AI handles the negotiations. Assides that, you have complete control over all Domestic and other AI player relations.

How to set up a Multi-Player Game in Civilizations II

1. Start a game normally in Single Player mode selecting all civilizations you want, human or other wise.
2. When the game first starts, enter cheat mode and enter each players name as the ruler of their civilization and modify their attitude toward other human players to better match. Save it as a scenario.
3. Restart Civ2 under the scenario and then promptly save it.
4. Exit Civ2 and load the savegame modifier provided below.
5. Select Load and find the savegame.
6. Select the square next to the civilizations you want to be human players.
7. Select Save and then Quit. But make sure you give it long enough to make it's changes because it lets you click Quit even before it is done saving.
8. Reload Civilization II and load your savegame.
9. Only play when it's your turn and don't ask them for stuff when you know the Person wouldn't give it to you!

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