What lurks beneath the surface

[Buster's Uncle]

What lurks beneath the surface

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Scenario Name: December 2009 Game of the Month (GotM) "What lurks beneath the surface"
SMAC/ SMAX: SMAX
Author: Darsnan
Date of original posting: 12/1/09
Original host site: WePlayCiv

Directions

1) In your Scenarios subdirectory create a folder called "Dec GotM", and download and unzip the “Dec GotM” files into it.
2) Start up SMAX, then select "Scenario", "Play Scenario", and then go
to the subdirectory "Dec GotM" and choose the scenario. The game will
automatically load with the University.



Changelog

The alphax.txt file for this game has been aquatized, with some of the more notable modifications as follows:

#RULES

- Artillery Numerator/ Denominator is at 15/7: with arty, it is much better to give than receive!

#RESOURCEINFO
- Ocean squares yield 1/1/1.
- Monoliths give 2/3/2
#CHASSIS
- the speeder chassis has been disabled. Note that there is a speeder
based unit available at Nonlinear Mathematics, and this unit can be
reverse engineered as the player sees fit.
- the Foil chassis is available at Doc: Mobility.
Needlejet and copter movement have been reduced to 6.
- Gravship movement has been reduced to 5, and the chassis is available at Monopole Magnets.
#UNITS
There are 43 units in the alphax.txt for this game, most favoring the aquatic.

FACTIONS

Several factions have been modified to make them more challenging.