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Windows compatibility is insane! (lemmy.ml)
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[–] jannis@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried to install Civilization 2 from a CD on Windows 10. It didn't work.

[–] ikantolol@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there's workaround but it's a pain in the ass... https://www.myabandonware.com/game/sid-meier-s-civilization-ii-453

basically

  1. the game use old .bin disk file, you must convert it to .iso
  2. mount the .iso
  3. run the setup.exe to install Civilization II
[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm unsure if this is doable with Windows, but when using wine there's a simple workaround for this:
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=4849

Mostly it boils down to copy the whole civ2 directory as-is.