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''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'' built upon Gabriele Trovato's earlier mods for [[Civilization II]] and [[Civilization III]], especially ''Rhye's of Civilization'' which also sought greater historical accuracy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ3-RoC-description.php |title=Rhye's of Civilization: the fastest loading mod |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> The popularity of these prompted ''Civilization IV'' developers [[Firaxis Games|Firaxis]] to invite him to contribute content for inclusion in the game upon its release. The result was two maps ("Earth"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-Earth-description.php |title=Civilization IV Official Earth map |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> and "Ice Age Earth")<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-Ice-Age-description.php |title=Civilization IV Official Ice Age Earth map |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> and two historical scenarios ("Earth 1000 AD"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-Earth-1000AD-description.php |title=Civilization IV Official Earth 1000 AD scenario |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> and "Greek World").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-Greek-World-description.php |title=Civilization IV Official Greek World scenario |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref>

The first alpha version of ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'', then called "Rhye's Catapult", was released on 26 April 2006, featuring an elaborated Earth map and the "Rise and Fall" mechanism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=6713382 |title=CivFanatics Center: ''Let's celebrate RFC, now two years old'' |date=14 April 2008 |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> With the release of the first official ''Civilization IV'' expansion, ''[[Civilization IV: Warlords|Warlords]]'', the mod was [[fork (software development)|forked]] into two versions: one incorporating the new ''Warlords'' content and one that remained compatible with '[[Vanilla (software)|vanilla]]' ''Civilization IV''. A third fork was made with the release of the second expansion for the same reason. The ''Beyond the Sword'' version of ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'' was one of the three user-created scenarios that shipped with the official Firaxis expansion (along with ''Fall from Heaven'' and ''Road to War'').<ref name="2kbts"/> Development of all three forks continued concurrently, with new features being incorporated into all as far as possible. The final versions of all three were released on 2 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=366707 |title=CivFanatics Center: ''v1.987 – v1.487 – v1.187: THE FINAL PATCH'' |date=2 June 2010 |accessdate=3 June 2010}}</ref>

As of May 2010 there are two 'variants' of ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'', which alter the core gameplay in some way. The first, ''RFC MP'', was released on 21 October 2007 and enables multiplayer games of ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'' over the internet, [[LAN]] or locally in [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)|hotseat mode]]. In order to make this possible, several gameplay features had to be disabled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-RFCMP-description.php |title=RFC MP |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> The second variant, ''RFC RAND'', was released on 28 July 2008. It is similar to regular ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'' but is played on a randomised map of various sizes, climates and "Earth likeness". Other parameters are also randomised, such as which civilizations will appear in the game and when and where they will "spawn". The variant is intended to provide "something halfway between RFC and standard Civ", but the reaction to it has been mixed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-RFCRAND-description.php |title=RFC RAND |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref>

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==Reception==

The inclusion of fan scenarios in ''Beyond the Sword'' was well received by critics. ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'' was singled out for praise by several reviewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhye.civfanatics.net/pages/civ4-RFC-press-coverage.php |title=Rhye's and Fall of Civilization Press Coverage |author=Gabriele Trovato |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> Tom Chick of [[Yahoo|Yahoo! Games]] called it "one of the most exciting and robust mods you'll ever see for a game",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/pc/sid-meiers-civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword/review-523931-2 |title=Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword |author=Tom Chick |date=23 July 2007 |publisher=Yahoo! Games |accessdate=30 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110092830/http://videogames.yahoo.com/pc/sid-meiers-civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword/review-523931-2 |archivedate=10 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> while [[GameSpot]]'s Andrew Park said it "provided a fresh new coat of paint to the core Civilization gameplay".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationivbeyondthesword/review.html |title=Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Review |author=Andrew Park |date=26 July 2007 |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> A review of ''[[Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword]]'' also praised Rhye's and Fall for being superior to the official Firaxis game mods.<ref>Buxton, Chris [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=169292 PC Review: Civilization IV Beyond the Sword Review], Computer and Video Games</ref>

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