Refining Civilization 1

Refining Civ1

Refining is one of 67 Civilization 1 Advances in MicroProse's TBS Game of 1991, Civilization 1.

Refining allows:

• Power Plant
• Combustion (with Explosives)
• Plastics (with Space Flight)

Refining prerequisites:

• Chemistry
• Corporation

Mineral tar and petroleum have been known throughout history, but little use was found for either until it was discovered through Chemistry that oil could be Refined into chemicals with a wide variety of uses. The primary application of oil derivatives was as fuel for internal Combustion engines that powered the Automobile and other machines. Oil had to await the Industrial Revolution before its potential could be realized, because large Corporations could afford the investments in Automobile production and Refining that were required.

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