









Civilization II MacOS 1.0  07/24/97  Notes for Windows Civilization II Players

Civilization II for MacOS has numerous feature enhancements that are different
from Civilization II for Windows.  A list of these enhancements follows:

1) No Herald Warning

The memory warning that allows the user to turn off animated heralds is not
necessary on the Macintosh and has been removed.

2) Label Select in City Style Dialog

In the "City Style" dialog where the user chooses the icon style for his/her
cities, the user may now click on the name of the city style as well as it's
icon.

3) Number Filtering in Edit Fields

All edit fields in the program that require numbers to be typed in will now ONLY
accept numbers.

4) Standard MacOS Menus

The Edit Menu has been added; the Game Menu on Windows is
now the File Menu, & the About box has been moved to the Apple Menu - all in
accordance to MacOS standards.

5) Quit/Retire Dialogs

The Quit/Retire dialogs now have a better, more Mac-like interface.

6) Resolution Scaling

Default Resolution scaling only occurs on monitors greater than 1200 pixels wide.

7) Improved Lists

List boxes are now sorted alphabetically & lists support type-selection.

8) Settler Drawing In List

The "Settler" icon is drawn better in the buy/change list.

9) City Drawing in Foreign Minister List

The city icons are drawn better in the Foreign Minister list.

10) Default Buttons in Foreign Minister Window

"Send Emissary" is now the default button in the Foreign Minister dialog.

11) Default Selection in Goals Dialog

In the "What Discovery shall our wise men pursue" dialog, the discovery suggested
in the Science Advisor dialog is selected by default.

12) Plaque Drawing

When meeting a foreign emissary, the plaques that show scientific advances in the
background art are drawn better.

13) Command Keys

The command keys are different from the Windows command keys.

14) High Council Window

The High Council window has been laid out differently.

15) Control Tracking Added

Various controls (such as the zoom boxes) now "track" when they are clicked in
accordance to MacOS human interface guidelines.

16) Default Buttons

Default Buttons now flash when activated by keystrokes & are outlined with grey
border in accordance to MacOS human interface guidelines.

17)	City Window Buttons

The buttons in the city window now flash when their single key equivalents are
used.

18) Opening Dialog Placement

The opening dialogs have been centered on the screen as an ease of use improvment.

19)  Revert Game

The "Revert Game" menu option has been added to allow the user to revert to the last opened or saved game.

20) Single Key Command Listing

The "View Single Key Commands..." menu option has been added to allow the user to view all the single key command equivalents.

21) Larger Active Player Rectangle

The colored rectangle in the corner of the status window which denotes the currently active player has been made larger.

22) Version Information

The version information displayed in the title of the "Game Options" dialog is now the Macintosh version string.

23) Save Option When Quitting

The "Quit" confirmation dialog now gives the user the option to save the game.

24) Quit In First Dialog

The "Cancel" button in the main menu dialog has been renamed to "Quit."

25) High Council CD Alert

The user is now told that the High Council cannot be viewed if the CD is not loaded.

26) Double Clicking on Files

Double-clicking on files in the Finder will open the appropriate Civilization II application, i.e. the game or the map editor.

27) Throne Room Art Improvements

The Throne Room components have been reordered to match better.

28) Tutorial Default

The Tutorial is now defaulted to on for the first three difficulty levels.

29) General MacOS-style Visual Changes

Throughout the program, the appearance of things has been changed to conform more
closely with MacOS standards.

30) Various Bug Fixes

Throughout the program, various bugs that existed in Civilization II for Windows have been fixed.
