Or, this site sells a downloadable version for 5 Pounds. This Thread is a more detailed tutorial.ġb. This post (and some that follow it) in the Mastermind patch thread explains how to upgrade to MGE if you have a classic disk. If you have a 16 bit version, you have the following options:ġa. If you have a 32 bit version of the program, Mastermind's Patch should fix your problem. These will install on 64 bit Windows, but have a bug with text boxes. Th later versions of Civ 2, Multiplayer Gold Edition and Test of Time, are 32 bit programs.

Windows will not even install these games. 'Classic' Civ 2 (also known as 'Vanilla' or version 2.42) is a 16 bit game, and I think that Fantastic Worlds is also (but I'm not sure). The early versions of Civ 2 are 16 bit programs, which will not run directly on 64 bit Windows Operating Systems. If you have a game of Civilization 2, the first thing to do is establish exactly what game you have. To keep this thread short and easy to read, please do not seek technical support for implementing these options in this thread. The purpose of this thread is to present different options for running the game in one location, so that the information is easy to find. From time to time I've noticed questions about running Civilization 2 on Windows 7 (both in General Discussion, and this forum), although the problems seem to be with 64 bit operating systems.

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