The Clash of Civilizations

Clash of Civilizations Demo v4

This version of the game is a demo of design concepts. It is not the completed version but despite having bugs, it is quite playable. The design of the game is likely to change for later versions, but we are currently testing out ideas to see if they work and whether we should continue to improve them, or if we should replace them with something else. If you have any comments on Clash of Civilizations, then please post a message on the Clash Forum at Apolyton.

This Demo is for Windows. There are possibilities for most other OSs, but our development effort is not currently focused on that issue. The Demo v4 download instructions are listed below. If you have already run Demo v3 or v2, use Instruction #1. If this is your first demo, go to Instruction #2. For information on downloading a copy of the Instruction Manual, please refer to Instruction #3.

Download Instruction #1 - For those who have already run demo v3 or v2

1. Click on the hyperlink below (Download Demo v4 Now!) and when prompted, select "Run this program from its current location".

2. Once the download is complete, a Security Warning message will appear, asking "Do you want to install and run "clash_d4.exe from clash.apolyton.net"?

3. Click "YES" and you will next see a Winzip Self-Extractor message box.

4. Click the "Unzip" button. (IMPORTANT: Clash MUST be installed to the default location, i.e. the Windows Desktop folder. Do not change the default unless your Windows files reside in a different directory.)

5. A file named CLASH_D4.jar will be installed on the Windows desktop. To start the game, double-click the file and give it about 20 seconds to load. If you have problems, let us know.

Download Demo v4 Now!

ATTENTION: If you follow these instructions and the the program "bombs", please try the following:
   a. Create a directory called ClashDemo on C:\
   b. Copy the Clash_D4.jar file from your desktop into the new ClashDemo directory.
   c. Download this batch file and add it to the new ClashDemo directory.
   d. Run the batch file (double-click the file named "run.bat")
   e. If it works, great. If not, please send Mark Everson the error message from the DOS window.

Download Instruction #2 - For those who have NOT run demo v3 or v2

1. Go to http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/jre/download-windows.html, go halfway down the page to "Download the JavaTM 2 Runtime Environment Version 1.2.2" and get it. (It is called the "JRE file" below) Its a 6MB self-extracting exe.

2. Install the JRE file to the default directory.

3. Reboot

4. Follow Download Instructions #1.

Download Instruction #3 - The New Instruction Manual

1. Use of the Demo 4 Instruction manual is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. You may either view it on-line (there is a link in the "Documentation Team" section above) or else you can download an executable file which will install it on your system (in the Web Index on the left of your screen there's an Instructions link in the Downloads section).