Civilization 1 Downloads

The Civilization I Downloads Collection at CivFanatics contains scores of files for Civ1!

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Utility Programs

Useful programs created by players, such as saved game editors and trainers.

Maps and Scenarios

Scenarios attempt to depict interesting and/or important events and periods in history, such as World War II.

Patches & Updates

Download the latest patches for Civ and its expansion packs.

Visit the Civilization Scenario Creation Forum

Specific Utilities of Historic and Current Interest

These utilities have been featured on this page for many years, in some cases since the early 2000s.  While they may not be the most recent, you may still find them to be of interest.

You may also be interested in the Civ1 Map Editors Tour that Lord_Hill put together in 2023 in this thread, reflecting the programs available at that time.

TerraForm: Map Editor for CIV DOS

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This program is a Windows application.
Its function is to edit the map files used in Civ Dos.

It has a feature rich graphical interface that offers terrain and improvements (road, rail, etc…) modifications, the ability to place, remove or move units and cities on the map among other functions.

Civilization Dollar Sign – CIV$

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The program is meant to be aid to playing Civilization for DOS.

Features:

  • Change the treasure amount of any country.
  • Control of Civilization advances.
  • Shows Advances others have that you don’t.
  • Quick Start of CIV.
  • Quick removal of barbarians
  • Addition or removal of units from a map.
  • Editing of city size and contents
  • Control of Wonders.

Note: This program runs anywhere that CIV Dos does.

Civilization Map Editor

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This program is a cheat app. It allows you to change everything from the amount of money you have right down to the exact locations of all your units. It was made freelance, so expect bugs. If you play around in it for long enough it will crash, guarranteed. Some of the features are nearly impossible to use because they are so user-unfriendly. However, compared to manually editing the saved game file using a hex editor (as shown in the cheats section), this program is a god-send.

Civilization Map Editor

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This is a map editor originally written by Holger Eichmann in 1993, in Turbo Pascal and Assembly.  In 2009, Dack updated it so that it can run in DOSBox as well as natively in DOS.  It is a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) program that changes stuff in RAM rather than modifying the map files like all the others. That means it can do wacky things like break the special resources algorithm and let you put them wherever you want.

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Where can I buy Civ1?

Civ1 is nowhere to be found in stores, but you can usually find copies of Civ1 on eBay. You can also find other Sid Meier classics such as Pirates and Colonization on eBay. eBay is a safe and a very popular online marketplace.