Welcome to Civ II Fantastic Worlds!

----IMPORTANT: Read This----

When you install the scenarios, the files for each are put into separate

directories. They absolutely MUST stay that way. If you move files around,

there's no telling what might happen, and Customer Service might not be able

to fix it.

**** Do not move the scenario files.****

The same goes for any scenario games you save. When you save a scenario game

(even if you do so using the Autosave function), that save file automatically

goes into the directory with that scenario. When the time comes to load the file,

look for it in the scenario directory, not in the normal Civilization II directory.

#For example, if you play the Atlantis scenario halfway through, then save,

the computer will store the save file in the directory scenario\atlantis. If you

subsequently move the file elsewhere and then restart the game from that save

bad things will happen.

This brings up one more important rule. If you copy a scenario save file to

use with Civ II on another computer, make sure that you copy the file into

the correct scenario directory.

----Playing----

Once the set-up is complete, the scenarios are ready to play.

To start:
(1) If you want to see and hear the uninstalled video portions

of the game, make sure that the Civ II Fantastic Worlds

CD-ROM is in the drive. (Remember, if you did not install

the Recommended files when you originally installed

Civilization II, there will be no sound effects regardless

of whether the CD is in the drive. There will be some music.)

Note: The Fantastic Worlds CD-ROM intentionally excludes the

World Wonders and Heralds videos for the sake of scenario

continuity. If these are desired, the original Civilization II

disc should be in the drive when the game is loaded. Keep in mind,

however, that these videos will no longer accurately describe any

of the Heralds and Wonders that have been changed for a scenario.

(2) If it is not already running, start Windows.

(3) Now simply double-click the Civilization II icon (or click

Civ2 on the Windows '95 Start menu) to start the game.

----A Quick Review----

Although every Civilization II player has surely read and reread

the manual several times, your mind might have wandered a little

over the brief mentions of scenarios. Just in case, let's go through

a quick rehash of how you load scenarios for play and what it means

to win one.

----Loading a Scenario----
The first menu you see when the game starts up doesn't have a name.

* Click the radio button next to Begin Scenario.

* Click on the OK button.

Now you need to choose the scenario you want to play. The selection

window works exactly like a typical Windows file selection window.

* First, double-click on the directory named scenario.

* Next, double-click on the directory of the scenario you want.

* Finally, double-click on the name of the scenario file itself.

The MicroProse scenarios are each in a separate directory:

Scenario Directory File

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The Age of Reptiles Dinosaur dinosaur.scn

Atlantis Atlantis atlantis.scn

Ice Planet Iceplnet iceplnet.scn

Mars Now! Mars mars.scn

Master of Magic, Jr. Momjr momjr.scn

Master of Orion, Jr. Moojr moojr.scn

The Mythic History of Midgard Midgard midgard.scn

Thew New World Newworld newworld.scn

Samurai Samurai samurai.scn

The World of Jules Verne Verne verne.scn

X-COM: Assault Xcom xcom.scn

The Best of the Net scenarios are all in sub-directories of the

directory named BestNet2:

Scenario Directory File

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Battle of the Sexes Battle battle.scn

Bears at Play Bears bears.scn

Civ-Life! Bio bio.scn

Hidden Hidden hidden.scn

Mammoth Mammoth mammoth.scn

Paradise Paradise paradise.scn

Santa is Coming Santa santa.scn

USA 2010 USA2010 usa2010.scn

Once you've chosen a scenario, you see the introductory text, which

explains the situation you're getting yourself into. Click OK when

you've finished reading it. Now, you go through the normal decisions

for the beginning of a Civilization II game.

(1) Choose the civilization you want to lead. Every scenario includes

empires that are interesting to play - and occasionally some that

are not. Some tribes are only included to spice things up, and

weren't designed to be player-controlled. The recommended tribes

are mentioned in the introduction and the manual.

(2) Select a Difficulty Level. The default is generally Deity, since we

assume scenario players are already somewhat experienced.

(3) Enter the name under which you rule.

(4) Choose the gender you want other civilizations' emissaries to use

when referring to your ruler.

After that, the scenario begins in earnest.

----Objectives and Winning----

In some scenarios, scoring and winning are the same as in any normal game.

However, some scenarios use the Objectives system instead. In this case,

success and failure are measured in terms of who has how many objective cities

(and sometimes wonders) under their control at the end of the game.

One civilization in each Objectives scenario is considered the protagonist

nation. It's always the same nation (noted in the introductory text), regardless

of which one you choose to play. The designer of the scenario has marked certain

cities as objectives. (To tell which cities are objectives, select Find City

from the Kingdom menu.) Some cities are Major Objectives; these count for 3 times

as much as normal objectives.

The only object of the scenario is to capture and hold as many objectives as you

can. This and this alone determines the outcome. If some of the Wonders of the

World are also considered objectives, each objective wonder you capture also

counts toward the total.

There are four possible results of any Objective scenario. The number of

objectives required for each is a pre-set characteristic of the scenario. The

protagonist nation can:

 Win a Decisive Victory,

Win a Marginal Victory,

Suffer a Marginal Defeat, or

Suffer a Decisive Defeat.

Whatever the outcome for the protagonist, every other civilization gets the

corresponding, opposite result. Thus, for example, if you're the protagonist

and you win a Marginal Victory, all your opponents get a Marginal Defeat.

----When You're Done----

When you quit or finish a scenario, you return to that unnamed first menu.

You can begin another scenario (or a regular game) if you wish. If you prefer

to leave Civilization II, click Cancel.

----Last Minute Updates----

(1) The advice given to you by the High Council is almost never relevant or

correct during a scenario game. Ignore it.

(2) The Civilopedia has been updated to reflect the changes for each MicroProse

scenario. The updated Civilopedias, however, are text only.

(3) A complete discussion of the Scenario Macro Language is included in the rules

manual.

(4) After you install the scenarios, you might notice a new file in your civ2

directory -- 'civ2orig.exe'. This is a backup copy of the original civ2

 executable. The scenario installation copies an updated version into this

directory, but saves the original as a backup.

(5) The new civ2 executable file includes all of the previously posted patches

for the original civ2 (and more).

(6) The Jules Verne and Midgard scenarios each have special victory conditions.

However, the game program does not recognize them and lets you contimue play

as if nothing has happened. The only announcement of victory is made in a

text message that appears on screen. You should voluntarily stop play at this

point and accept your win or loss.

(7) We recommend that, if you wish to work with the game macro, you do so via the

Events Editor provided with the game. If you insist on working directly with

the events.txt file, be warned. Calling up a saved game after making a change

in the events.txt file can cause the game to crash. To fix this, you write the

following command from the DOS prompt -

c:\mps\civ2\delevent c:\mps\civ2\scenario\xxxxx\yyyyy.sav

xxxxx = name of appropriate scenario, yyyyy.sav = name of guilty saved game file

If you have stored your civ2 game somewhere other than the default location

stated above, you will need to substitute the proper path to your civ2 and

scenario directories. Whatever message you see, the saved game should now load

properly.

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