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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = Sid Meier's Civilization
 
|title        = Sid Meier's Civilization
|cover        = Civ1.jpg
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|cover        = Civilization cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MPS Labs}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Games|Chronicles release}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1991}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 1991}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1993}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | 4X, TBS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Historical }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Civilization }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://civilization.com/civilization-1/
 +
|hltb        = 8498
 +
|igdb        = sid-meiers-civilization
 +
|lutris      = civilization
 +
|strategywiki = Civilization
 +
|mobygames    = 585
 
|wikipedia    = Civilization (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Civilization (video game)
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  = The game was re-released on Windows 3.x first in 1993 without changes, and again in 1995 as '''''CivNet''''' with added multiplayer features.
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Civilization}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.civilization.com/ Official game series site]
+
{{mm}} [https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
{{mm}} [http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki Civilization Wiki] - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
+
{{mm}} [https://apolyton.net/forum/civilization-series/civilization-i-and-civilization-ii Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization I & II section] - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs.
{{mm}} [http://apolyton.net/forumdisplay.php/12-Civilization-I-and-Civilization-II Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization I & II section] - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs.
 
 
{{mm}} [http://www.civfanatics.com/ CivFanatics] very large Civilization community.
 
{{mm}} [http://www.civfanatics.com/ CivFanatics] very large Civilization community.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Key | Manual/content lookup. |  | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Original release. |  | DOS, Mac OS }}
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B000FKKVHW | unknown | |  | DOS, Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | CivNet. |  | Windows 3.x }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
+
 
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} '''CivNet'''  1995 re-release of ''Civilization'' with multiplayer features (LAN, hotseat, modem, and P2P), and is a 16-bit Windows application.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} [https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/categories/civ1-patches-updates.180/ Patches] are available.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/civilization
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/civilization
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                =  
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No speech.
|closed captions          = false
+
|closed captions          = n/a
|closed captions notes    = Not required
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|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = n/a
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{ii}} Multiplayer modes are only available in the CivNet release.
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 8
 +
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 8
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = true
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = unknown
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = Tandy, EGA, VGA, SVGA
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
|OSfamily = Windows
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|OSfamily = DOS
|minOS    = 3.1, 95
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|minOS    = 3.0
 
|minCPU  = Intel 386SX
 
|minCPU  = Intel 386SX
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minHD    = 3.5 MB
 
|minHD    = 3.5 MB
 
|minGPU  = Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card
 
|minGPU  = Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
 +
|minOS    = 3.1
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 386SX
 +
|minRAM  = 4 MB
 +
|minHD    = 8 MB
 +
|minGPU  = VGA, or SVGA graphics card
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 
|OSfamily = Mac OS
|minOS    = Mac
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|minOS    =  
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minHD    = 3.5 MB
 
|minHD    = 3.5 MB
|minGPU  = Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card
+
|minGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:29, 3 September 2023

Sid Meier's Civilization
Sid Meier's Civilization cover
Developers
MPS Labs
Publishers
MicroProse
Chronicles release 2K Games
Release dates
DOS September 1991
Windows 3.x 1993
Mac OS (Classic) 1993
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres 4X, TBS
Themes Historical
Series Civilization
Sid Meier's Civilization on HowLongToBeat
Sid Meier's Civilization on IGDB
Sid Meier's Civilization guide on StrategyWiki
Sid Meier's Civilization on MobyGames
Sid Meier's Civilization on Wikipedia
Sid Meier's Civilization 1991
Freeciv (unofficial) 1996
Sid Meier's Civilization II 1996
Civilization II: Test of Time 1999
Sid Meier's Civilization III 2001
Sid Meier's Civilization IV 2005
CivCity: Rome 2006
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization 2008
Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth 2014
Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Sid Meier's Civilization is a singleplayer top-down view 4X and TBS game in the Civilization series.

The game was re-released on Windows 3.x first in 1993 without changes, and again in 1995 as CivNet with added multiplayer features.

General information

Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization I & II section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs.
CivFanatics very large Civilization community.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Original release.
DOS
Mac OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CivNet.
Windows 3.x

Version differences

CivNet 1995 re-release of Civilization with multiplayer features (LAN, hotseat, modem, and P2P), and is a 16-bit Windows application.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer modes are only available in the CivNet release.

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes Tandy, EGA, VGA, SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386SX
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.5 MB
Video card (GPU) Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card
Windows 3.x
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 386SX
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA, or SVGA graphics card
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.5 MB


References