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Civ 1 and 2 have already been done, so if you want to play those, hit up freeciv.
I'm aware. But why rebuild 3 rather than 4, in that case?
If you want to see a free equivalent of 4, you know what to do: start the effort.
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...The code signing requirement?
Why can't code be signed with open source tools?
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Why can't code be signed with open source tools?
you can code-sign with open-source tools. That's not the hard part. Signing with a certificate trusted by macOS , that's where there's no avoiding having to go to Apple.
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I would love to see someone use modern machine learning techniques to make a kick ass Civ AI.
Genuine question - would that be amenable to fast AI? It's less of a problem on modern PCs running Civ4, but on contemporary systems late-game large maps with many AI/units could really drag during turn-processing.
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Can we settle for Factorio and 2028?
where do people derive replay value in factorio? I found It got entirely formulaic after my first run, and with SPM as the common measuring stick- its just "who sank the most time into a map." I understand many people self sooth using it, and thats fine. Doesn't make it a good game for replay. -- Somebody with more hours in ONI than Dosh has in Factorio
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Dwarf Fortress. That's really how to suddenly say "Oh, how did it get to 4am already?"
DF gets all the news (rightfully so, it's an epic game that I've dumped a ton of hours into) but if you haven't already, consider checking out Songs of Syx. It's like DF but multiplied by 100. You can have tens of thousands of citizens, doing most of the things they do in Dwarf Fortress, and a lot more, including waging huge wars against the neighbors. The limits of DF kinda made me sad, actually, that you are limite…
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where do people derive replay value in factorio? I found It got entirely formulaic after my first run, and with SPM as the common measuring stick- its just "who sank the most time into a map." I understand many people self sooth using it, and thats fine. Doesn't make it a good game for replay. -- Somebody with more hours in ONI than Dosh has in Factorio
For me its optimization and scale. Make resources farther, recipes 8x or whatever scale, try and make a factory that can eat and spit out insane amounts of materials. Try to keep up with the expanding need for raw ore and power against the increasingly powerful biter raids. Also there are some achievements for like not using lasers or using mostly solar, or go all out with the technically optional nuclear power plant…
2) I guess I can see how some people would like that. But, that's adjacent to what killed factorio for me- It feels like a "Low Code"/"No Code" programming solution to me.
Another awesome game - Civ II inspired. http://www.c-evo.org/