Cruise Control
04-23-2013, 06:52 PM
So, after talking about it with a few people, I think we should start an Alpha Centauri email game. We can just upload it somewhere convenient, and post it here when its someone elses turn. This seems like it could be pretty legit.
If you don't know about Alpha Centauri you should:
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC) is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly created developer Firaxis Games. Electronic Arts released both SMAC and its expansion, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (SMAX), in 1999. In the following year, Aspyr Media and Loki Software ported both titles over to Mac OS and Linux.
Set in the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet Chiron ("Planet") in the Alpha Centauri star system. As the game progresses, Planet's growing sentience becomes a formidable obstacle to the human colonists. Alpha Centauri features improvements on Civilization II's game engine, including simultaneous multiplay, social engineering, climate, customizable units, alien native life, additional diplomatic and spy options, additional ways to win, and greater mod-ability. Alien Crossfire introduces five new human and two non-human factions as well as additional technologies, facilities, secret projects, native life, unit abilities and a victory condition.
The game received wide critical acclaim, being compared favorably to Civilization II. Critics praised its science fiction storyline (comparing the plot to works by Stanley Kubrick, Frank Herbert, Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov), the in-game writing, the voice acting, the user-created custom units, and the depth of the technology tree. SMAC also won several awards for best game of the year and best strategy game of the year. However, despite the good reception, the game had the lowest sales of the Civilization series.
The game is available for $6 on GOG (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri), for XP and up, as well Mac OS X (10.6.8 or newer).
If you're interested, post saying if we should play the base game or Alien Crossfire, as well as what faction you'd want.
Votes for SMAC: 4
Votes for AX: 1
Miriam - Believers: Cruise Control
Yang - Hive: Vivi22
Zak - University: Pike
Morgan - Morgan Industries:I'm my own MILF
Diedre - Gaia's Believers: Psychotic
Santiago - Spartan's: BOT (Citizen)
Lal - Peacekeapers: BOT (Transcendant)
Nautilus Pirates - Psychotic
I say we go base game, and dibs on Miriam and the Lord's Believers.
If you don't know about Alpha Centauri you should:
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC) is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly created developer Firaxis Games. Electronic Arts released both SMAC and its expansion, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (SMAX), in 1999. In the following year, Aspyr Media and Loki Software ported both titles over to Mac OS and Linux.
Set in the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet Chiron ("Planet") in the Alpha Centauri star system. As the game progresses, Planet's growing sentience becomes a formidable obstacle to the human colonists. Alpha Centauri features improvements on Civilization II's game engine, including simultaneous multiplay, social engineering, climate, customizable units, alien native life, additional diplomatic and spy options, additional ways to win, and greater mod-ability. Alien Crossfire introduces five new human and two non-human factions as well as additional technologies, facilities, secret projects, native life, unit abilities and a victory condition.
The game received wide critical acclaim, being compared favorably to Civilization II. Critics praised its science fiction storyline (comparing the plot to works by Stanley Kubrick, Frank Herbert, Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov), the in-game writing, the voice acting, the user-created custom units, and the depth of the technology tree. SMAC also won several awards for best game of the year and best strategy game of the year. However, despite the good reception, the game had the lowest sales of the Civilization series.
The game is available for $6 on GOG (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri), for XP and up, as well Mac OS X (10.6.8 or newer).
If you're interested, post saying if we should play the base game or Alien Crossfire, as well as what faction you'd want.
Votes for SMAC: 4
Votes for AX: 1
Miriam - Believers: Cruise Control
Yang - Hive: Vivi22
Zak - University: Pike
Morgan - Morgan Industries:I'm my own MILF
Diedre - Gaia's Believers: Psychotic
Santiago - Spartan's: BOT (Citizen)
Lal - Peacekeapers: BOT (Transcendant)
Nautilus Pirates - Psychotic
I say we go base game, and dibs on Miriam and the Lord's Believers.