Civilization II: Test of Time - The Fantasy Campaign and Midgard

The Fantasy Campaign and Midgard

Test of Time also included a fantasy world modelled after Norse mythology. The four maps of the Fantasy Campaign are the Surface World, the Underground World, the Cloud World, and the Undersea World. The seven species included each started on a different level. The central difference between Midgard and the Fantasy Campaign are the scripted events and premade maps for Midgard.

The civilizations of the Fantasy Campaign consist of five fantasy races and two human civilizations:

• The Elves
• The Merfolk
• The Goblins
• The Stygians (Undead)
• The Buteo (Bird people)
• The Humans, a human civilization similar to Dark Ages Europe
• The Infidels, a human civilization similar to various nomadic Asiatic and Eastern European peoples

The Elves, Humans and Infidels are most suited to the Surface World, while the Merfolk are most suited to the Undersea World, the Stygians and Goblins to the Underground World, and the Buteo to the Cloud World. However, all civilizations initially have access to the Surface World, and, as the game progresses, acquire access to all of the Worlds.

There are three ways to win the Fantasy Campaign. A player may complete a Siege Engine that can conquer all evil, may discover the rainbow Bifrost (of true Norse myth) to seek the aid of the gods, or conquer the world.