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'''CivWiki''' is an encyclopedia documenting the history, mechanics, gameplay, and player creations on Civ-genre servers. The wiki is operated independently of all Civ servers that it documents information about. When the wiki was founded in 2017, it only intended to document information from [[CivClassic]], but as more servers entered the forefront and servers shared different users, the wiki grew in scope. In 2022, the wiki's content is a combination of the wikis from [[Civcraft]], [[CivRealms]], and [[CivClassic]], helpfully documented by the [[Maester Alliance]], [[Raven]], and [[Magmus]] respectively.
== What is Civ? ==
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The concept of Civ servers is different from other games such as [[w:Sid Meier's Civilization|Sid Meier's]], or other [[w:Minecraft|Minecraft]] "civilization-like" servers, like factions or Towny.
Civ servers arguably began in 2011, with the creation of [[Civcraft]] and its founder [[ttk2]].
Over the years, admin teams on [[Civcraft]] and its successor servers, today colloquially known as '''Civ servers''', have built upon this concept and made new [[Mechanics and Plugins|mechanics and plugins]], forcing players to adapt to new circumstances. The genre itself led well to experimentation, and many players have created new servers with many of these ideas, including [[Devoted]], [[CivClassic]], [[CivRealms]], and [[CivMC]], just to name a few.
Because of its endless scope, players have approached the game differently, some taking an RPG approach and building lore to develop their nation ([[The Commonwealth]], others taking a more faction-like approach with a direct approach with PvP and resource building ([[Estalia]]), yet others building grand works and buildings to attract others to come to their country ([[Pavia]], [[Lusitania]]), and others focused on governmental policy to come up with the perfect ideal state in a chaotic world ([[Icenia]], [[Mount Augusta]]). The possibilities are truly endless.
Although civilizations and players have come and gone, the genre is still alive to this day. Players continue to participate in wars, develop new nations, build spectacular feats, and most importantly, plan and participate in community-run events such as the [[Olympics]], wars with actual meaning, and diplomatic crises unlike [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCss_0YiNRBiQzFLt2dosZIg other servers or players that may create these ideas artificially.]
Despite the changing landscape in Minecraft and its development, including multiple server-ending events over the years, the Civ genre still stands due to its community-building and immersive gameplay that very few experiences can match.
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