Main Differences from Civ2

-It's gonna be multiplayer

-It's gonna be 32 bit

-It's gonna use DirectX

-It'll have more civs, unitts, etc.

-It'll have more play modes

For example:

One type of game will advance in "ages" like dark age, stone age, nuclear age, etc.  It will have different civilizations for each of the ages and more scenarios for all the ages.