1998

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===Freeciv 1.7.2 finally released!===
:26 December 1998.
: <B>F</B>reeciv 1.7.2 has been released, finally!! :-) This fixes many bugs, the <TT>configure</TT> script should now work on every machine, and the AI has an easy mode.
Mitch Davis.
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===New website soon===
:24 December 1998.
:<B>M</B>artin Hansen has informed us that he's finished the new-look Freeciv website. Now that 1.7.2 is out, moving over to this is highest priority on our list. Thanks Martin!!
Mitch Davis.
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===Freeciv 1.7.2 released soon===
:1 December 1998.
:<B>F</B>reeciv 1.7.2 will be released soon. This fixes many bugs, the <TT>configure</TT> script should now work on every machine, and the AI has an easy mode. If you'd like to try it out, grab the latest CVS snapshot.
Mitch Davis.
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===How to beat the AI===
:13 November 1998.
: <B>M</B>assimo Campostrini has produced an illustrated demonstration of how to win against the AI, even in hard mode. It's very good, so check it out !
Mitch Davis.
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===New Freeciv site under construction===
:4 November 1998.
:<B>T</B>here's a group working on "Freeciv Website, the New Generation" (FWNG). <BR>The members of the group are:
:<UL> <LI> Martin W. Hansen <LI> Patrick Gardella <LI> Tomi Sarvela </UL> If anyone would like to help them, send mail to Martin .
Mitch Davis.
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===Web page updates===
:9 October 1998.
:<B>S</B>ee the FAQ for how to use Xaw3d and Freeciv, and how to change the font. <BR>RPMs are now available for Freeciv 1.7.1. <BR>The FTP site is now accessible using ftp://ftp.freeciv.org .
Mitch Davis.
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===Freeciv 1.7.1 released===
:3 September 1998.
: <B>F</B>reeciv 1.7.1 is now available. (Sorry for the delay!). <BR>It fixes a number of bugs found in 1.7.0, and has a number of enhancements. <BR>If you find any bugs, please report them to the mailing list.
Mitch Davis.
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===Automatic CVS Snapshots===
:17 August 1998.
:<B>T</B>hose people who don't want to install CVS, but are finding that 1.7.1 has problems, can now FTP the latest CVS source from here. <BR> These files are updated nightly.
Mitch Davis. 	
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===<EM>freeciv.org</EM> is here!===
:8 May 1998.
:<B>F</B>reeciv is getting its own domain name, which you can check out at: http://rs.internic.net/cgi-bin/whois?freeciv.org 
:I've been soliciting USD$10 donations from people to help cover the USD$70 cost, and so far it's going well. 
:<B>The following people have already pledged a donation: (thanks guys!)</B> <BR><EM> James Blackwell, Ian Rees, Paul Zastoupil, Martin W. Hansen ($20) and me.</EM>
: So, I only need one more. Please, if you have fun playing Freeciv, put a little back in and mail me a pledge. 
:<SMALL> Mitch , Freeciv co-administrator. <BR> PS: A number of people have valid concerns about exhorbitant banking fees, postal security, and a number of other issues. Click HERE for a no-pain, thrifty way of addressing this. You'll like it!!</SMALL>
Mitch Davis.
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===Freeciv version 1.5.4 released!===
:29 April 1998.
: <B>W</B>hat's new? <OL> <LI> 	Small, very basic AI has been included. It needs a lot of 	work. Any volunteers? </LI> </OL>
Mitch Davis.
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===Redid the entire page!===
:23 April 1998.
Mitch Davis.
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===Bryan Nylander has setup a Freeciv mailinglist.===
:March 1998.
:<B>T</B>o join the list: <OL> <LI> Email to majordomo@freeciv.midsun.com </LI> <LI> Leave subject blank </LI> <LI> In body of email put: subscribe freeciv </LI> <LI> Then send mail to the list: freeciv@freeciv.midsun.com </LI> </OL>
Mitch Davis.
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===Freeciv version 1.5.3 released!===
:8 March 1998.
: <B>W</B>hat's new? <OL> <LI> Highlevel genlist iterators for unitlist and citylist iterating has been introduced. </LI> <LI> The include/ directory has been removed. The include files has been put into the corresponding common/ server/ client/ dirs. </LI> <LI> Some server files has been split into smaller modules. </LI> <LI> Freeciv Hacker's Guide included. </LI> <LI> Last references to the old Militia unit removed from the help. </LI> </OL>
Mitch Davis.
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