This year not only marks the 30th anniversary of #Civilisation2, but also the 25th anniversary of the #Longturn community.
On February 4, 2001, the very first Longturn #Freeciv game started. A quarter-century later, we are still here, growing our empires with a pace that fits our busy life: one turn per day.
Whether you're a veteran 4X gamer or a curious newcomer, we invite you to join us at https://longturn.net
The #Longturn community is pleased to announce the release of #Freeciv21 v3.1.1.
This is a release to fix a serious security issue and we urge everyone to upgrade, especially those running public servers. You can read more at https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/releases/tag/v3.1.1.
Downloads are already available for Linux and Windows; unfortunately, the Mac build failed and we'll have to look at it later. The snap package is also updated, other channels will follow.
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The #Longturn community will be starting their next game soon, and you're invited to participate!
Longturn is a version of #Freeciv specifically adjusted for multiplayer games. You play 1 turn per game, with a bigger group of people, until again one of you dominates the planet.
The next game will start in a couple of weeks, when enough players have been found. If you're interested, then check our thread here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/new-longturn-game-for-civilization-2-fans-and-experts.699622/ with all the details, as well as the Longturn website https://longturn.net/ !
The #Longturn community is pleased to announce the release of #Freeciv21 v3.1.0. After over 2 years of development efforts, we have our official second full stable release! You can check it out here: https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/releases/tag/v3.1.0.
The snap package has been updated on the stable channel and the Windows, Debian and macOS packages are with the release as typical. Other packages will be updated over the next days. Enjoy!
The 52nd issue of the Finnish magazine @saku, released today, contains a 17-page story about #Suomipeli2024, a #Freeciv21 longturn game hosted by the #Longturn community during the winter season.
Starting on page 47, the story recounts how the game was played from start to finish from the perspective of three different players.
If you can read Finnish, check it out! Thanks to the Saku Team for covering this event.
Good news for all #OpenBSD users: #Freeciv21 is now available as games/freeciv21 in the OpenBSD ports tree.
Kudos to @thfr for creating and maintaining the port.
The #Longturn community is pleased to announce the release of #Freeciv21 v3.1-rc.2. Many more polish and bug fixes again in this release. This is the second of the release candidate series as we work towards a new v3.1 Stable. You can read more at https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/releases/tag/v3.1-rc.2.
This is a very stable release candidate, so we encourage all Longturn players to give it a try. If you are curious, this is the list of things we want to finish before we release stable 3.1: https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/milestone/6.
The first #Longturn game using the new ruleset "Rules of Chaos" has just been announced[1]. The creator describes it as follows:
"The goal of Chaos is to try out completely unrealistic, totally insane ideas, and see how much fun we can have in the ensuing chaos. It is a game-mode where anything can happen for no reason. It will not be fair, it will not be balanced, and it will not be predictable. This is not one for the faint of heart, you have been warned! "
The #Longturn community is pleased to announce the release of #Freeciv21 v3.1-rc.1. Many more polish and bug fixes again in this release. This is the first of the release candidate series as we work towards a new v3.1 Stable. You can read more at https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/releases/tag/v3.1-rc.1.
This is a very stable release candidate, so we encourage all Longturn players to give it a try. If you are curious, this is the list of things we want to finish before we release stable 3.1: https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/milestone/6.
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