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212points

24comments

#182of 2,195 in 2019

Top 9%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

6 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.

Performance: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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Playable on phones, 2D and 3D versions run well
From 4 comments
- Huh, the 2D version is almost playable on mobile (3D version rendered, but panning was too laggy)! I was about to pan around without any lag and I played a turn, founding a city…
  beatgammit on HN
- What phone do you have? The 2D version works fine on the iPhone se, the UI is even surprisingly usable on it. Having played the native Linux version and with how poorly most…
  swiley on HN
- 3D pans around fine on my OnePlus 3T which is an older phone.
  colordrops on HN
- I got 28FPS in power-save mode on a Galaxy S8 while running the benchmark. Entirely playable performance-wise in my book.
  Tade0 on HN
3D version refreshing
From 1 comment
- The 3D version is surprisingly refreshing !
  1337shadow on HN

Controls are fiddly and wonky on mobile
From 2 comments
- Huh, the 2D version is almost playable on mobile (3D version rendered, but panning was too laggy)! I was about to pan around without any lag and I played a turn, founding a city…
  beatgammit on HN
- The controls are really wonky but its semi-playable. Pretty cool project!
  arthurcolle on HN
AI is weak, only one difficulty level
From 1 comment
- Have they fixed the AI yet? Last I remember there weren't any difficulty options, only "genocidal by default".
  Can_Not on HN
Desktop build crashed when installed via brew
From 1 comment
- I just installed it via brew to play it in a flight but the installed version crashes :( anyway, good memories of old Civ games! It is a pity that most old games are lost instead…
  harperlee on HN

Add a changelog for the new release
From 2 comments
- Do you have a change log for the new release? I couldn't find one on github or the website.
  pault on HN
- Where? I asked because I couldn't find one on the website or in the repo. I looked at all of the markdown files, the readme, the releases page, and the wiki.
  pault on HN
Add sortable columns to the cities display
From 1 comment
- On desktop I can add columns to the cities display, so that I can sort by various metrics like overall production output, waste, etc. Without that feature it is quite difficult…
  AlecSchueler on HN

Is this the same as the old freeciv.org web version or new development?
From 1 comment
- Is this the same as the old freeciv.org's web version before it was shut down, or there's also some new development happening?
  ivanhoe on HN
Is there a 3D and a 2D version?
From 2 comments
- Is there a 3d (isometric) html5 version AND a 2d, classic top-down one? Or is it just the former?
  oneeyedpigeon on HN
- Yes. New 3d Game [0] New 2d Game [1] [0] https://www.freecivweb.org/webclient/?action=new&renderer=webgl&type=singleplayer [1]…
  shakna on HN
Why is an account needed to play?
From 3 comments
- Why do I need an account to play?
  tjpnz on HN
- You don’t.
  codetrotter on HN
- You need to pick a name of a minimum length for single player. That's all.
  Waterluvian on HN

Native desktop Freeciv
From 1 comment
- What phone do you have? The 2D version works fine on the iPhone se, the UI is even surprisingly usable on it. Having played the native Linux version and with how poorly most…
  swiley on HN