Topic: FreeCol is an Open Source version of Colonization for JAVA 1.8 (Most Systems!)

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FreeCol is an Open Source version of Colonization for JAVA 8 (AKA Java Version 1.8 ) (That is for Most Systems!)

http://freecol.org

FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation.
   You start with only a few colonists defying the stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the Colonization of a New World?    

Download latest version of FreeCol
http://www.freecol.org/download.html

The last stable version release of FreeCol:
WINDOWS INSTALLER    freecol-0.11.6-installer.exe    Windows Installer
MACOSX    freecol-0.11.6-mac.tar.bz2    Package for MacOSX
JAVA INSTALLER    freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar    Platform independent installer
.ZIP    freecol-0.11.6.zip    Precompiled .zip



Requirements:
All platforms:

    Java Virtual Machine version 1.8 (JAVA 8 ) or above
    A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 (Full HD 1080p recommended, especially for the map editor)

Instructions:

Windows users should download freecol-0.11.6-installer.exe. You can run the file directly or save it to disk. If you choose the latter then just double-click the file once it's downloaded.

Mac OS X users should download freecol-0.11.6-mac.tar.bz2. Just double click the downloaded file and copy the resulting 'FreeCol' to some place (e.g. your Application folder). FreeCol has some problems running on Mac OS X, so you should save your game frequently.

Users that know how to start a java program can download freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar. Start the installation program by running the command: "java -jar freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar". This installer is recommended for Linux users.

If you don't need a desktop icon and you know how to start a java program then you can download freecol-0.11.6.zip. The same applies for freecol-0.11.6-src.zip, but the source files are included as well in these two packages. In that case you might want to take a look at the README file to get information on how to compile and run FreeCol.
About FreeCol

The FreeCol team aims to create an Open Source version of Colonization (released under the GPL). At first we'll try to make an exact clone of Colonization. The visuals will be brought up to date with more recent standards but will remain clean, simple and functional. Certain new 'features' will be implemented but the gameplay and the rules will be exactly the same as the original game. Examples of modern features are: an isometric map and multiplayer support.

This clone will be developed incrementally and result in FreeCol 1.0.0 which will be an almost exact Colonization clone. Incremental development basically means that we'll add features one at a time. This allows us to have a running program at all times and also to release an unfinished but working game once in a while.

Once FreeCol 1.0.0 is finished we'll start working towards FreeCol 2.0.0. FreeCol 2 will go beyond the original Colonization and will have many new features, it will be an implementation of our (and our users') image of what Colonization 2 would have been.

http://freecol.org/ 

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol/

https://github.com/FreeCol/freecol/

Categories: Games - Linux - Windows - Java 1.8 - Mac X Intel - Turn Based Strategy