I've been trying to play the FreeCiv that came preinstalled on Linux Mint and the 1st thing is that I can't play single player at all. It says "Couldn't connect to Server" and "We probably couldn't start it from here" and "You'll have to start one manually, Sorry... " which is fine except how do I do that? Start one "manually"? What does that even mean?
The most recent version is 2.5.1 and I can't find a guide on how to install it. I have the .tar file in a directory, but have no clue what to do next. I don't care about team play, I'd just like to be able to play vs. the AI.
Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
You have to start program named 'freeciv-server' first, and then you should be able to 'Connect to Network Game' in the client with 'localhost' as the server to connect to.Farthingham wrote:I've been trying to play the FreeCiv that came preinstalled on Linux Mint and the 1st thing is that I can't play single player at all. It says "Couldn't connect to Server" and "We probably couldn't start it from here" and "You'll have to start one manually, Sorry... " which is fine except how do I do that? Start one "manually"? What does that even mean?
We don't release executable programs for Linux, only the source code (the tarball you've got is probably that). Linux distributions take it forward from there.Farthingham wrote:The most recent version is 2.5.1 and I can't find a guide on how to install it. I have the .tar file in a directory, but have no clue what to do next. I don't care about team play, I'd just like to be able to play vs. the AI.
The tarball contains documentation (mainly the INSTALL file in the root directory) how to compile freeciv, if you want to do that.
In short:
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> tar xjf freeciv-x.y.z.tar.bz2
> cd freeciv-x.y.z
> mkdir build
> cd build
> ../configure
> make
> make install
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
This shouldn't happen, of course.Farthingham wrote:I've been trying to play the FreeCiv that came preinstalled on Linux Mint and the 1st thing is that I can't play single player at all. It says "Couldn't connect to Server" [...]
What version of Linux Mint, and what version of Freeciv does it come packaged with, do you know?
(I don't know Mint but I understand it's Debian/Ubuntu-derived, so I'm a bit surprised if its packaged Freeciv doesn't work out of the box.)
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
I'm having the same problem with Linux Mint Mate 17.2. I installed it from here: http://www.playdeb.net/software/FreeCiv
It installed 2 programs, Freeciv and Freeciv (gtk3)
When I choose either and start game, I get "Starting local server..." followed by "Couldn't connect to Server" and "We probably couldn't start it from here" and "You'll have to start one manually, Sorry... "
It installed 2 programs, Freeciv and Freeciv (gtk3)
When I choose either and start game, I get "Starting local server..." followed by "Couldn't connect to Server" and "We probably couldn't start it from here" and "You'll have to start one manually, Sorry... "
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
So, does it work if you do what it suggest? Try to start freeciv-server and freeciv-gtk3 separately, and connect client (freeciv-gtk3) to that locally started server: "Connect to Network Game" -> server: "localhost"Ruin wrote:I'm having the same problem with Linux Mint Mate 17.2. I installed it from here: http://www.playdeb.net/software/FreeCiv
It installed 2 programs, Freeciv and Freeciv (gtk3)
When I choose either and start game, I get "Starting local server..." followed by "Couldn't connect to Server" and "We probably couldn't start it from here" and "You'll have to start one manually, Sorry... "
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
It didn't seem to install a server. I uninstalled it and downloaded client and server (of an older 2.4 version) from Mint's "software manager". Then was able to get it going in single player mode by running both client and server at the same time. Not sure if there is a way to update it automatically to latest version? Honestly, whole thing is kind of a hassle.
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
Hi everyone,
Problem : I had the same problem (Linux Mint 17.1 & 17.2 & 18.1) with the prepacked package.
Reason : The Software Manager does not install the server component automatically. It only installs the client. When you then try to start the client, no server can be found. Once you install the package "freeciv-server", the client automatically finds the correct binary and starts it when starting the client and "connection" to the local server.
Joshua
Problem : I had the same problem (Linux Mint 17.1 & 17.2 & 18.1) with the prepacked package.
Solution : Install the package "freeciv-server"."Can not connect to server, you need to start the server manually.".
Reason : The Software Manager does not install the server component automatically. It only installs the client. When you then try to start the client, no server can be found. Once you install the package "freeciv-server", the client automatically finds the correct binary and starts it when starting the client and "connection" to the local server.
Joshua
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Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
I'm having a different problem than above. I am not able to find out how to start a revolution, and can't seem to find any other instructions with the game. It did not come pre-installed, I had to choose to download it along with the server software. Works ok other than that.
Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
Menu tab, Civilization -> Government.
On the other hand, I recall that with one (older) version of 2.5 my Menu tab wasn't visible. Could this be the case?
On the other hand, I recall that with one (older) version of 2.5 my Menu tab wasn't visible. Could this be the case?
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Re: Help Playing FreeCiv on Linux Mint
My version is one downloaded through the Linux Mint 17.2 or 3 through the package manager. It is version 2.4.2, gui-gtk-2.0 client. I don't see a menu dropdown anywhere when I play. Is there a shift-'key' or something like that that would force the 'Menu' choices to drop down that you know of?