SMAC Fac Pack

[gwillybj]

SMAC Fac Pack

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=172

An original set-of-seven developed in 2003-2005 that plays very well in SMAC or SMAX. As random factions played among others they will do well, too. As the set was fleshed out and finalized, they were to have artwork and their own custom alpha.txt and alphax.txt, but that kind of stalled as real life took over. The entire body of work, including the proposed faction.pcxs and alpha(x).txts, can be seen at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SMACFacPack/info.

[Buster's Uncle]

It's never too late to add those things.  Lotta artists in Modding...

[ete]

Excellent find. Worth adding to the wiki too. If you've found other factions hidden in the depths of the web, let me know and they can be integrated into the ultimate faction pack.

Also maybe we should post up on their board, at least one of them was active last year?

[gwillybj]

I did extensive playtesting for Adam and Nathan. I had only SMAC when I started, but switched to SMAX before the project ended quietly. I've played those factions through and through and still go back to them sometimes. Loads of fun, and full of surprises.

[Buster's Uncle]

Somebody invite them to have a look around here.  Art will happen, if they're interested in pursuing it.

[gwillybj]

Invitation engraved and posted. The hosts should get emails telling them a new post is up, and I'm sure they will look in and see what's going on here.

[ete]

@gwillybj: Do you happen have any other custom factions which may be missing from the wiki/the big faction pack?

[gwillybj]

I have no more. I've had so much fun with just these few that I never went looking for more. I wrote up a sparse few for myself, but they're nothing worth sharing, just oddball stuff for personal entertainment.

[Buster's Uncle]

...We could probably look around and put together a pack of funny novelty factions...

[Buster's Uncle]

Invitation engraved and posted. The hosts should get emails telling them a new post is up, and I'm sure they will look in and see what's going on here.

[Buster's Uncle]

Check. it. OUT.

[MysticWind]

I still remember this project, it felt like one of the few custom faction sets that had an underlying story and factions with distinct philosophies and not just based on nationalities or corporations.

[MysticWind]

I did extensive playtesting for Adam and Nathan. I had only SMAC when I started, but switched to SMAX before the project ended quietly. I've played those factions through and through and still go back to them sometimes. Loads of fun, and full of surprises.

Since the Yahoo Groups is gone, do you happen do have any of the art assets that were created? Might be nice to upload them to the zip as well.

[MysticWind]

Invitation engraved and posted. The hosts should get emails telling them a new post is up, and I'm sure they will look in and see what's going on here.

I've directly emailed one of the devs and he gives us his blessing to continue working on these! Do we have any modders who might be interested in bringing this all to life?

He also sent me an archive with files missing from the one currently posted on this site. It includes both a blurbs.txt with all of the tech quotes redone, and also a script.txt to the tweaks they made to the rules.

One of the things he told me is that their mod is based on SMAC, not SMAX. Though I wonder if it can also be tweaked for SMAX.

At the very least can we in any way update the archive to include the files he sent me, so it at least has the complete work, and maybe we can start examining the changed mechanics together?

[DrazharLn]

Can you upload the new files as an attachment in this thread? I can then upload them for you to the downloads section or possibly replace the old download if the new ones are strictly better. (In case you don't know, I help out with tech stuff for this forum).

Thanks for reaching out to the original authors and getting the updated files!

It's likely that they're usable in both SMAC and SMAX, though I could maybe have a look at that, too.