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Re: Unciv

#31

I really want to power civ AIs with LLMs for immersion and better play. I looked at freeciv and the code was unwieldly. Maybe unciv is easier to tamper with!

That would be really interesting. Would the LLMs actually know how to play the game well though? It’s an extremely complicated game with tons of hidden information. It’s way more difficult than chess or poker or diplomacy for that matter!

Re: Unciv

#32
post #3

Along with shattered pixel dungeon, this is one of the only worthwile games on Android I've found. They don't call home, they don't push ads, they don't spy on you, they're just good games, well implemented and open source.

I can recommend mindustry as well: https://mindustrygame.github.io/

Re: Unciv

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post #3

Along with shattered pixel dungeon, this is one of the only worthwile games on Android I've found. They don't call home, they don't push ads, they don't spy on you, they're just good games, well implemented and open source.

http://nobsgames.stavros.io/

Fantastic, thank you for sharing this!

Re: Unciv

#36
post #6

FWIW, and I'm sure a bunch of people would hate it, seems like a dash of AI art tools could go REAL far here.

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Re: Unciv

#37
post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Freeciv is a Civ 1/2 clone with a few random extra bells and whistles, but the gameplay is essentially still in the 1990s.

How has the Civ gameplay changed since the 1990s?

Significantly. Hexes, districts, no unit stacking, resource stockpiles, religion, loyalty. Just some of the new concepts and mechanics in more recent civ games that 1, 2 or 3 didn't have.

Re: Unciv

#38
post #6

FWIW, and I'm sure a bunch of people would hate it, seems like a dash of AI art tools could go REAL far here.

I actually like the art a lot. I don’t have any interest in playing the new official Civ games. The fancy graphics don’t do anything at all for me. They consume system resources and just end up being a distraction and a source of slowdown.

I’d much rather have a strategy game with a really nice, clean, polished UI and simple, legible graphics!

Re: Unciv

#39
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Along with shattered pixel dungeon, this is one of the only worthwile games on Android I've found. They don't call home, they don't push ads, they don't spy on you, they're just good games, well implemented and open source.

Many years ago I found a pack of card games on f-Droid with a great solitare type game called Golf. I wish I could find it!

SolitaireCG? I searched fdroid for "card," and it was pretty easy to find.

Re: Unciv

#40
post #11

Neat project. I love it. I read the "legality" section of your README, and I hope that someone can provide some advice. It would be nice to know where the lines are so you didn't have to constantly be concerned about 2K/Firaxis legal department coming for you. Just commenting here for visibility in hopes someone more qualified can provide some help.

If they needed to find safer legal ground they could reimplement the community balance patch, which overhauls basically every game system, and is a much better game tbh.
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