SMACX - Banish Humans Scenario

This is a custom scenario map for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire game. You play with the Manifold Caretakers for dominance over the planet.

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Let's Play: Planetfall MOD for Civilization 4

Four parts gameplay videos about another great MOD for Civilization 4 game, based on the original Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri game.

The Ultimate Fungus | SMAC/SMAX

Have you ever wondered what is the best terrain in AC game? Well, this is the fungus square. Yep, at the late game, from cleaning fungus, I have to grow them back. Hopefully formers can do that. Constructing the Manifold Harmonics secret project, fungus gives 4 food, 4 minerals and 5 energy! This is a really potent town, en? :) No cheats, its reality! With this screenshot, my adventure journal on Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: Allien Crossfire is completed.

Recorded Adventure Archive 05.03.2019 - 15.03.2019.

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The Thermal Borehole | SMAC/SMAX

Constructing the Weather Paradigm secret project allows the former units to dig for boreholes early in the game. But these insane tile improvements that gives 6 energy and 6 minerals are damaging the planet big time. So it is not good to dig them in the city radius. Instead, use the free squares, that cities can not reach, to dig them and send a supply unit from the cities to collect the precious minerals or energy. Just build a supply in a city, send it over the borehole and press "o". This is additional resources for the city and the Eco damage is not so big.

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Diplomacy | SMAC

Here is the deal. In AC a number of human factions land on the planet in different locations. But there are also two alien factions that may land later. Meeting them gives almost all of the standard diplomatic options. In Alpha Centauri game, the computer players are a bit more aggressive than the modern "civilization" games.

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Research Goals | SMAC

Before new games, we can set if research projects are selectable or not. There are 4 main fields of research marked in different colors, green, yellow, red and white(nor visible on the screenshot). They are all important, but the most important is to focus on forest resources, thus discovering more yellow and green techs.

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Exploring Alpha Centauri | SMAC

One of many challenges in SMAX  is the exploration of the map. Playing with Gaians it is a bit more easier. First thing is to capture a mind worm. Move the scout patrol over fungus to find one. As far it is from the city, more likely is to get an independent one. Then discover sea foils fast and make one to capture an Isle from the deep or get sea resource pod. Best they give is: production completion, artifact or money. The rest of the pods may give:

• Resource;
• Monolith;
• Fungal grow;
• Forests grow;
• A mine;
• Farms;
• Collectors;
• Rise terrain;
• A river;
• Duplicate unit;
• Free rover unit;
• A sea transport unit;
• Teleport unit elsewhere;
• Comlink to other faction;
• Hostile alien(s);
• Production completion;
•  Artifact 
• Money

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Energy Resource | SMAC

Energy is always my favorite resource in AC. And there is an event, that triple the energy income for one turn. This city is on size 9 and will give me 143 energy next turn! Amazing, en? :)

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Today We Play: Alpha Centauri - SMAC

It is time for another epic adventure on the huge Map of the Planet in SMAX (abbreviation with the expansion). 

What I need to know to run the game:

• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Alien Crossfire(expansion) is a 4x4 turn based strategy game from 1999, that take place on a strange fungal alien world.
• To make it run on your computer resolution, even on wide resolution screen monitors, paste the code in the commas "DirectDraw=0" in your Alpha Centauri.ini file, just  under [Alpha Centauri] line.
• Windowed mode is almost impossible, some people runs the game twice, and close one of the applications to make it windowed but not always works.

What I need to know when starting new game:

• Play with Gaians, they can capture mind worms and isles of the deep.
• Make forests, all forests, forests are awesome with Tree Farm and Hybrid Forest buildings.
• Make the Weather Paradigm world wonder ASP, it allows to  rise/lower terrain and drill for rivers and dig Boreholes.
• Dig Boreholes on squares that are not used by cities to avoid ECO damage and send Crawlers there to get the insane amount of minerals or energy.
• Explore fast to get more pods
• Save money to buy critical wonders.
• Do the population control well.

Recorded Adventure Archive 05.03.2019 - 15.03.2019.

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Society Screen

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - More explanation screenshots

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is truly one of the best games ever. All its remakes during the 21 century are awesome too, but once per year or two, I spend a week grinding AC Alien Crossfire, that brings unique feeling.

So here is the society screen. Every option have some advantage, but also some disadvantage. Some disadvantages can be removed with new technologies and world wonders.

Politics:

• Police State: +2 support, +2 Police, -2 Efficiency.
• Democratic: +2 Efficiency, +2 Growth, -2 Support.
• Fundamentalism: +2 Espionage, +1 Morale, -2 Research

Economics:

• Free Market: +2 Economy, -5 Police, -3 Planet.
• Planned: +2 Growth, +1 Industry, - 2 Efficiency.
• Green: +2 Efficiency, +2 Planet, -2 Growth.

Values:

• Power: +2 Support, +2 Morale.
• Knowledge: +2 Research, +1 Efficiency, -2 Espionage.
• Wealth: +1 Economy, +1 Industry, -2 Morale. 

Future Society:

• Cybernetic: +2 Efficiency, +2 Planet, +2 Research.
• Eudaimonic: +2 Economy, +2 Growth, +2 Industry.
• Thought Control: +2 Morale, +2 Police, +2 Espionage.

Game Data:
Name: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Futuristic (Alpha Centauri)
Year of Release: 1999
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
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11 Similar Games. Games like Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:

1. Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006) 
2. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)  
3. Pandora: First Contact. (2014) 
4. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)  
5. Deadlock: Planetary Conquest. (1996)
6. Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012) 
7. Master of Magic. (2014) 
8. Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)  
9. Elemental: War of Magic. (2010)
10. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
11. Galactic Civilizations 2. (2006)

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - City Production Screen

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - More explanation screenshots

Here is the city production output in one well developed city.

• First, all terrain is forest or fungi. With a proper society and buildings, forest can give +3 food, +2 minerals and +2 energy. 
• We should drill for rivers in every available square. This is done by pressing "q" key with the terraformer. Rivers give additional +1 energy. 
• With a good Planet value, the fungi can give +4 food, +4 minerals and +5 energy. But planting a lot of fungus is dangerous. 
• The third income comes from the supply crawlers. A close look on the map, reveals a thermal borehole in every square unused by cities. Being outside the city radius, the borehole do not pollute the city. We can harness these resources with supply crawlers. Just go over it with the crawler and press "o" key. The specified resource will go to the home city of the crawler. We can choose only one resource to transport. It is visible at the bottom right of the screen.

Game Data:
Name: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Futuristic (Alpha Centauri)
Year of Release: 1999
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info

11 Similar Games. Games like Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:

1. Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006) 
2. Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)  
3. Pandora: First Contact. (2014) 
4. Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)  
5. Deadlock: Planetary Conquest. (1996)
6. Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012) 
7. Master of Magic. (2014) 
8. Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)  
9. Elemental: War of Magic. (2010)
10. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
11. Galactic Civilizations 2. (2006)