FreeCol
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| Engines | |
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| Java | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 2, 2003 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 2, 2003 |
| Linux | January 2, 2003 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Isometric, Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | 4X, TBS |
| Themes | Historical, Europe, North America, South America |
| Series | Colonization |
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| Colonization | |
|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Colonization | 1994 |
| FreeCol (unofficial) | 2003 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
FreeCol is a free and open-source version of Sid Meier's Colonization.
The first release was published on January 2, 2003. The full 1.0.0 release came exactly 20 years later, on January 2, 2023 with reported millions of downloads throughout the project's history.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | ||||
| Belarusian | Taraškievica orthography | |||
| Breton | ||||
| Catalan | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Slovak | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Ukrainian |
- Also available in Intelingua, Interlingue, and Piedmontese with over 90% translation coverage (PCGamingWiki is currently missing recognition thereof).
- Other interface languages are supported, but are less than 90% complete. Full list available here.
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
References
- ↑ FreeCol - FreeCol 1.0.0 released - last accessed on 2023-01-22
- ↑ FreeCol For PowerPC Macs - last accessed on 10 January 2022
- ↑ #3178 Game does not run on macOS Catalina - last accessed on 13 April 2022
- ↑ Debian -- Details of package freeciv-client-gtk3 in sid - last accessed on 13 April 2022