SimpleCiv

SimpleCiv is a really simple clone of Civilization game. It's free software (released under GNU GPL v2 license), written in pure C, using ncurses and expat libraries.

Features:

• Technology tree and research, as in the original Civilization, but with several exceptions: you don't know, what the technologies are in the end of this tree; you can't research some technologies, if you don't have special nature resources for them.
• Hiring units and fighting.
• Multiplayer ("hot seat")

Or, in the nutshell, differents with Civilization:

• no buildings,
• no unit's experience or city's levels,
• no diplomacy,
• no AI,
• different technology tree implementation.

SimpleCiv is really simple :)

Compilation

In general, simply make. For notes about compilation look for this article (Linux) or for this (Windows).

Keyboard control

Map window

• Arrow keys — move map/unit.
• Enter — end turn.
• Space — choose unit to move or open city dialog to hire units.
• c — create city (choosed settler is needed).
• b — chop the forest (choosed lumberjack and forest on the cell are needed).
• m — build the mine (choosed miner are needed).
• t — open researching technologies dialog.
• h — show help.
• i — show unit info.
• n — show next unit (if selected) or city.
• q — quit game.

Technologies dialog

• Up/down arrow keys — choose technology.
• Enter — start researching (will terminate current researching).
• q — return to map.

Hiring units dialog

• Up/down arrow keys — choose unit.
• Enter — start hiring (will terminate current hiring).
• q — return to map.

Debug

Use valgrind to find memory leaks and other unpleasant bugs (with memory):

$ valgrind ./project

You need to know, what ncurses have a lot of memory "leaks". You can read more about this here.

Concept

You can find concept of this project in "docs" directory (mostly in Russian).