FreeCol
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| FreeCol | |
|---|---|
 FreeCol | |
| Genre | TBS |
| Developers | See the Developers section |
| Code license | GPL |
| Latest release | 0.7.4 / 0.8.0-alpha3 |
| Release date | June 16th, 2008 / November 8th 2008 |
| Language | Java |
FreeCol is a TBS clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. It is written in the Java programming language and licensed under the GPL.[1] The latest unstable version of the game is 0.8.0-alpha3 released on November 8th, 2008.[2]
In February 2007, it received the Sourceforge.net Project of the Month award. [3]
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[edit] Development
[edit] Developers
The development team consists of numerous developers, along with contributors which is too many to name here.[4]
[edit] Gameplay
Similar to the original game, FreeCol involves building up a strong economy while defending it with a decent military.
To win FreeCol, you must either defeat all the other players or start a revolution and defend your colony against your former country.
[edit] Version history
- 0.8.0-alpha3 released on November 8th 2008[5]
- 0.8.0-alpha2 released on September 10th, 2008[6]
- 0.8.0-alpha released on July 11th, 2008[7]
- 0.7.4 released on June 16th, 2008[8]
[edit] References
- ↑ The about page of FreeCol
- ↑ News section of FreeCol's website
- ↑ SourceForge.net: Project of the Month
- ↑ Team and credits page accessed on October 23th, 2008.
- ↑ 0.8.0-alpha3 announcement (accessed on 2008-11-13)
- ↑ 0.8.0-alpha2 announcement accessed on October 23th, 2008.
- ↑ 0.8.0 announcement accessed on October 22th, 2008.
- ↑ 0.7.4 announcement accessed on October 23th, 2008.
