Civilization 2: Test of Time: Extended Original Game

This time I didn't manage to finish the game, because the aliens made their spaceship first. My spaceship arrived on the next year, but my colonists did not appear on the planet. So next time I'll know! Here are some notes:
1. I need only the grasslands, with enough money, production is irrelevant
2. On the highest difficulty the unrest is insane, but when the city pass 20 population, on Democracy and 20% luxury, things go smooth.
3. I can wipe out all other civilizations to prepare for the final battle with Gaspachi*

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The Space Ship | Civilization 2: Test of Time

In the Extended Original game of Civ ToT, when the space ship arrive at Centauri planet the game does not end but continue on the planet meeting the alien race, which have evolved alone in peace :)

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Worker Team | Civilization 2: Test of Time

Here is the worker team. City after city, they check the terrain and transform or irrigate it as necessary.

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Army from NONE | Civilization 2: Test of Time

Here is my lovely army, which do not require city support. As we know from my class lessons, older civilization had macro support from cities, and not like in versions after Civilization 5, a global support. So it is important to discover the Republic fast and make some money to bribe units which are outside city territories. And more importantly Settlers :)

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Today We Play: Civilization 2: Test of Time

You know how people play chess occasionally. Well that is how I play civ ToT. This game is legacy of Civilization. I was very unhappy to find out, that Civ 2 test of time, does not run on Windows 8, or have problems when creating cities.  If Windows think that they can bury this game, I'll oppose them by posting game screenshots every time I play it. The game is old, they say. The shovel is old I reply :)

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Civ TOT Fantasy | Game Screenshots main

Civilization 2: Test of Time Fantasy scenario, or shorter Civ TOT, is one of 3 different scenarios of the original civ game. There are 7 different races with their own units and abilities, expanding on 4 worlds - Surface World, Underworld, Cloud World, Underwater World.
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Recorded adventure archive 10.04.2016 - 17.04.2016.

 Previous adventure. Next game from the Adventure Book.

Game Data:

Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)

Genre: Fantasy (4 Worlds)

Year of Release: 1999

Platform: PC/Windows all resolutions

Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Merfolk Underwater City

Here is our first city in the Underwater world. It looks so peaceful so far. All terrain here is manageable. We can build cities on mountains and dwarfs later can go and transform the terrain, having world portals in the cities. The sea resources here are most potent.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Cloud World Begin

Here is one of the four worlds in Civilization 2: Test of Time Fantasy scenario If we are lucky enough, we can find a Buteo unit in some of the ruins and begin to explore the cloud world. Only Buteo race can build cities in the cloud world, but we can hunt as many ruins there too. But the cloud world is a dangerous place. Strange creatures and dragons wonder around and attack any unit or city.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Elves Screenshot

Here we met the Elves race in a good place for defense. They play orange, the coolest color. The Elves do not have natural world shift units, but they often begin near one of the underworld portals.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Weaponry Science Screenshot

This is the first technology to offer advanced military units. Every race can build its own unit.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | 9 Cities Screenshot

Now we have 9 cities! Time to celebrate, drink a coffee with friends, share our plans of domination, and continue to play :)
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Dwarf Unit Screenshot

In Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario, transforming terrain can be done only by a Dwarf Unit. From time to time, some Dwarf barbarians will appear on the map. We must take a Skald(diplomat unit) and go there to bribe it. Once bribed the Dwarfs will ally with us and we can build them there on.

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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Pearl Obelisk Screenshot

The Pearl Obelisk world wonder is one of 4 must have wonders in Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario. It pays the maintenance of all improvements requiring more than 1 gold per turn maintenance.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Underworld Screenshot

The Underworld is one of four worlds in Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario. It is a strange place with amazing terrain. The Goblin race is usually the Underworld ruler. Or we can try to compete for these lands with Elves or Infidels.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Kraken Unit Screenshot

Krakens are the best naval unit in Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario and  it is available only to Merfolk race. They can also carry sorcerers with them. Here we plan a massive attack to return another city taken by the roaming barbarian monsters.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Ice Drake Screenshot

These are the Ice Drake statistics from Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario. Ice Drakes are may be the best land units and dragons, except the Red dragon, which may be obtained only by defeating one first.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Beast Dominion Science

Here are the prerequisites for the Beast Dominion technology. It allows more advanced units to be build.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Cloud World Screenshot

This is the Clowd World in Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario, with some cities on it. Only Buteo race can build cities there, but playing them might not be a good idea. Most of the clouds in the sky are not manageable, only roads can be build on them. Exception is the blue cloud. Even if we can teleport a dwarf there to transform the lands, they become stranger tiles.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Siege Army Screenshot.

The undersea world in Civilization: Test of Time Fantasy scenario, is relatively calm, but not at all. Undead units can move to underworld and some very powerful monster barbarians can capture our  cities. Top of all, they can reproduce themselves there. Only 3-4 turns after the city is captured, the barbarians have enough monsters to let one of them out of the city(seen on the down right on the screen). The best option to return a city is a huge army of Siege Engines. Sometimes they are better from the Silver Dragons, considering cost.
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Civ 2 TOT Fantasy | Baba Yaga Screenshot

The I Baba Yaga unit is may be one of the greatest unit in Civilization: Test of Time game. It is available only to the Infidels race, but we can bribe Baba Yagas with enough gold. Baba Yaga is a flying unit, it can conquer cities, do not need to refuel, can go to the Cloud World and Undersea World, have 4 moves, and it have a decent attack. In some way, it is better than dragons!
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