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[Cuniculus]

Hello Forum

Pretty sure I'm not a bot, although you never really know do you?

In any case, it's good to see a few familiar faces, and of course new ones!

Will definately be dropping in to the graphics subforum very soon, with stuff and questions about stuff...

See you all around,

Cuniculus, aka Larrin

Edit: No idea how I first found the site, probably internet search, or BU posting on WPC ages ago, or something, who knows? (sorry if that's not super-useful )

[DrazharLn]

Hello again, Larrin

[BleuSpecter]

HELLO... I'm not a BOT       I found you by doing a Search online...
I have owned Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack   (SMAX) since 2000.
I am looking for instructions on how to INSTALL the game from my Disk/CD onto my Windows 7 computer.
While it installs and I get the start up screen... soon as I click on something I get an error and the program shuts down.

[Buster's Uncle]

See if these threads help...
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=8731.msg49947#msg49947
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=1437.msg93240#msg93240

[gwillybj]

@BleuSpecter:

It should install if you right-click "setup.exe" on the CD (not "autorun.exe") and select "Run as administrator". That usually works.

If that doesn't do it, right-click "setup.exe" again, click "Properties" then the "Compatibility" tab,and select "Compatibility mode". Select "Windows 98 / Windows ME", click "Apply" then "OK". Again, right-click "setup.exe" and select "Run as administrator". That usually works.

In either case, be sure to click "No" when it offers to install DirectX 7 if you already have it or a newer version.


You will need to install the "SMACx_Win2000&XP_Compatibility_Update_v1.03f ("XP patch")" (found here at alphacentauri2).


Then there is Yitzi's unofficial patch (now version 3.5d) that fixes a dumptruck-load of bugs and adds many new options. That's here, too.
You will need the 3.5 patch for the changed text files and the 3.5d patch for the newest "terranx.exe".


After you get it running, you might notice five "missing" sound files. BFG was nice enough to fix them and upload the new files here. It's just nice to have the game complete .

[Larrin]

Hi DrazharLn, long time! (seems I already exist here, so may as well be me!)


Hi and welcome BleuSpecter, hope you got your installation issues resolved!

[pascuals]

Hi people from the SMAC/X 2 Universe,

Glad to find this forum, another AC lover here hoping to see the game running on a cellphone soemtime in the future.

See you around!

[Daemonjax]

Hellos.

SMAC(X) is definitely one of the best games ever made, so it's a shame I never bothered to play it until just the other day.  It's up there with fallout 1, diablo 2, and xcom (the original).  Amazing stuff.  They don't make them like they used to, but some new games come close to that magic after many years of patches and expansions.  Some indie titles are pretty wonderfull, too.  But I find myself always going back to titles from 1990s and early 2000's.  They're just so damn good... probably because they couldn't rely on graphics alone.

Some google searches led me here, mainly because of a small bug I found in pracx.

I'm a coder, but I don't really have a lot of time to spend anymore on any side projects.  Always working.  Hoping to not be homeless one day.  And when I'm not working, right now, I'd rather play SMAC(X).  I envy you modders that have the spare time to decompile executables to the extent of having something sizable you can release to the community, like PlotinusRedux's pracx and the Yitzi's unnoficial patch.  Makes me wish I didn't have to work for a living, but most things do.

[gwillybj]

Popping in to welcome pascuals and Daemonjax to the joy that is SMAC/X!

Never be afraid to ask or answer a question. We're a friendly folk. Once you get in the door, it's hard to get back out.

[SMACfirst]

Hey - I´m not a bot - I think...

My wife bought me my first CP-Game when I bought my first own computer back in 1999 - it was SMAC.
I loved it! and played it probably more than what my wife had thougt...  as soon as Crossfire came out, I got it too and usually only play that one. Of course I tried out some other games since then, but there has never been a game I liked more than SMAX, so after a certain time I always love to come back to this one.

[gwillybj]

Welcome, SMACfirst!
I see you posted a question about Yitzi's v3.5d Patch. I don't know the whole answer, so I'll leave it for someone who does.
You've found the right place to find support, post your after-action reports, find multi-player opponents, and so much more.

[Quadhelix]

I found this site because a while back, I was looking for the Alpha Centauri wiki and...this happened to be it.

Although I had played Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire a fair amount when I was growing up, I had never really gotten particularly good at it (I'd rarely played above Specialist difficulty level), so when I finally picked up a copy off of Good Old Games, I decided to look around for tips, strategies, etc. (e.g., Vel's guide).

[conmcb25]

I am like a bot but not.

I am here and found this thru WPC.

[canvas]

bot i'm not ! hi
after playing some Civ games i got bored .... all are the same ; so i've tried a mod   Dune Wars   for civ 4 (i liked the books) but in the end is kinda the same + a little nostalgia ; searching for other mods i found this good old game Alpha Centauri ... it's better that Sids new games , full of mystery  .... now i understand what's missing from the new ones ... and of course i'm trying to improve the experience with new mods, and that lead me here 

[Koma21]

Hey I just signed up today. I found this website today while looking for some good mods for the game. Really im looking for some texture updates and if anybody knows how I can turn off the turn limit. I have always wanted to conquer the whole planet but never can because i run out of turns. Thanks alot guys and I cant wait to dig deeper into the forums and discover the treasures.