If Freeciv won??™t start, you may be logged in as root. You must be logged in as a regular
user to run the civ command.
You can play a few games by yourself, if you like, to get to know the game before you play against
others on the network. Follow these steps to start your first practice Freeciv game:
1. Select Start New Game. (In addition to starting the client, this action also starts
civserver, which will allow others to connect to your game, if you like.) You are asked
to choose the number of players, skill level, and other game options.
2. Select 2 to play against the computer or another number if you want others to join in;
then click Start. A What Nation Will You Be? window appears on the client, as shown in
Figure 23-2.
3. Choose a nation, name a leader, select your gender, choose the style of the city, and then
click OK. At this point, you should be ready to begin playing Freeciv.
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FIGURE 23-2
Choose a nation to begin Freeciv.
Beginning with Freeciv
Check out the Freeciv window before you start playing the game:
Click the Help button for topical information on many different subjects that will be useful
to you as you play. (You can find more help at the Freeciv site.)
The world (by default) is 80 ?— 50 squares, with 11 ?— 8 squares visible at a time.
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