Special/Experimental PBEM, Huge map, minimizing micromanagement

[Mart]

Game launched here:
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=17507.new#new

Please note, that in order to use "common" alphax.txt you need to place unzipped "governors" folder in scenarios folder.
But it cannot be doubled governors: ....(our folder with terranx.exe).\scenarios\governors\governors\alphax.txt
but:
....(our folder with terranx.exe).\scenarios\governors\alphax.txt

when loading game, you should then see special welcome message
also when hitting ctrl+F4, there should be confirmation

[thedarkestcolors]

as far as I understood, you are restarting.. if so, do you have room for the hives? I'm fairly new to the game..
If I understand correctly, some file needs to be placed in a fixed path. That may or may not be a problem. I would have to try. I'm using linux, its prop. ok since a c: drive is simulated.

[Mart]

We already started, but I was thinking of another experimental game, since this sharing of modified alphax.txt works. I should post it soon.

You use Linux, having Wine? or using game compiled for Linux?

[thedarkestcolors]

No prob. just read something that you are thinking about restarting because sthg. went wrong, so I thought I ask, next one then.
Doesn't have to be experimental for me (though the forced governors sounded like it could be easier for a freshling, since the veterans can't just do things the way they are used too)

Using wine. So far it works splendid. Not a single crash. All graphics work (unlike some other civ games where e.g. civilopedia, statistics & research tree don't work )..
I didn't even know that there is one compiled for linux.

[Mart]

No prob. just read something that you are thinking about restarting because sthg. went wrong, so I thought I ask, next one then.
Doesn't have to be experimental for me (though the forced governors sounded like it could be easier for a freshling, since the veterans can't just do things the way they are used too)

You could also start a game yourself, asking others to join your MP game.
Playing with settings that are standard and choosing game parameters that you know better from singleplayer can help in first MP.

Using wine. So far it works splendid. Not a single crash. All graphics work (unlike some other civ games where e.g. civilopedia, statistics & research tree don't work )..
I didn't even know that there is one compiled for linux.

I tried wine too some years ago, when I was using Linux for some time. And it worked very well.
Bad thing is, we would not have Yitzi upgrades there. And all those bugs, that have been removed by exe modders would be there again.
This is what I found:
http://www.lgdb.org/game/sid_meier%E2%80%99s_alpha_centauri

[DrazharLn]

There is a recent .deb (debian package) of the game going about, too. But the .exe patches won't work with it, so it's mostly of interest for reverse engineering.

[Kurvivor]

Bad thing is, we would not have Yitzi upgrades there

Why?
I have installed yitzi's patch - and it works fine

[DrazharLn]

exe patches don't work on the linux native build.

They may work on the Wine build (which you're using).

[thedarkestcolors]

They may work on the Wine build (which you're using).

(Its not a special build its the regular windows version)
They seem to work. At least after adding yitzis I see that there is Pracx, but the AI still refuses to terraform anything. Maybe AI Terraformers and ColPods should be born with Mindworm immunity, though ideally that would be vs. Planet-Mindworms only.

[Mart]

Presently, when wine works so well for SMACX, and it is easily available from GOG for windows, dedicated Linux native build is not the only option to play on linux. And having exe modders changes can be valuable to some players.
Though, I am curious, if linux build has some alternative files, like graphics, etc. It could have, maybe some earlier version of some screenies.

The next experimental game I am thinking, 3 changes:
- Cloudbase Academy moved in tech tree and more expensive.
- Colony pods made costing more, like basic cp 120 minerals! That would make spamming bases less attractive strategy.
- crawlers moved to later tech with engineered units path. Technology would be later, though Industrial Automation would have crawlers pre-designed, more expensive. This would make instabuilds more difficult.

Those would be my proposed changes.
Game would be for up to 4 players.
Remaining players could propose up to 2 additional modifications to the alphax.txt rules. Also in general form, e.g. requiring changes in sveral places of the file, etc.

[DrazharLn]

They may work on the Wine build (which you're using).

(Its not a special build its the regular windows version)

Sorry, I misspoke. Yes, I meant the regular windows version.

@Mart,
I don't know if it has any unique art. <naughty> You could acquire the linux version yourself by searching for it on torrentz.eu. </naughty>