Solver’s Apolyton archive restoration project

By | September 1, 2026

A major piece of Civilization community history has been preserved! CivFanatic’s member and current day Apolyton owner Solver has completed a huge archive restoration project, rebuilding the classic Apolyton Civilization Site from September 2005 and restoring lost forums, hosted Civ sites, downloads, thousands of previously missing or incorrectly sorted posts, and even recreated the original 1998–2001 UBB forums.… Read More »

Sid Meier’s Civilization II 30th Anniversary Celebration

By | March 22, 2026

A few years ago we celebrated Civ1’s 30th at CivFanatics and since time flies when you’re having fun playing Civ, it’s now Sid Meier’s Civilization 2’s 30th Anniversary so it’s time to celebrate again! Civ2 was the result of Brian Reynold’s genius taking Sid Meier’s brilliant formula to the next level and beyond turning Civilization from a one hit wonder… Read More »

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Thinker mod v5.3 released

By | March 13, 2026

CivFanatics member Induktio recently released Thinker mod v5.3 for Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri that dramatically improves the game with much smarter AI, improved base management & unit design, better terraforming & expansion behavior, a rewritten more configurable map generator, many adjustable gameplay settings, UI & quality-of-life improvements, higher resolution support, and numerous compatibility & bug fixes. If you… Read More »