After Sid and Brain Reynolds dropped out of Microprose to join Fraxis. Since Microprose still owned rights to the Civilzation series, they decided to make a science fiction game. as always with almost all games that Sid created this is a great game.
The forget is this? Alpha Centarui (Which we will abbreviate to SMAC for the sake of speed) is set in the distant future in which a colony ship is sent to Alpha Centarui (Later called "Planet"). During the trip to planet, a engine failure causes the entire population to awake and a group of assassins to kill the captain of the ship. After the assassination, the population splits into seven different factions each with a idea.
What makes this different from other Civ games? Mind worms and the workshop.
Mind Worms? Nightmare monsters, they get mad with the more eco-damage you cause.
Workshop? Basically that one thing in Warzone 2015, you can build anything you have researched.
What are the factions?Sparta FederationYour high grade, paranoid, military faction.
Colonel Santiago
Likes: Power social idea.
Hates: All the other social ideas.
Gaia's StepdaughtersHippies who are naked.
Lady Deirdre Skye
Likes: Green economics.
Hates: Free market.
University of PlanetRussian intelligence
Prokhor Zakharov
Likes: Knowledge social idea.
Hates: Fundamentalism government.
The Peacekeeper ForcesUnited space nations.
Commissioner Pravin Lal
Likes: Freedom! Democracy government.
Hates: Police State government.
The Human HiveNorth Korea IN SPACE!
Mao Zedong Chairman Sheng-ji Yang
Likes: Police State government.
Hates: Democracy government.
Lord BelieversThe church.
Sister Miriam Godwinson
Likes: Fundamentalism government.
Hates: Knowledge social idea.
Morgan IndustriesLods of emonie!
Nwabudike Morgan
Likes: Free Market.
Hates: Green economics.
So how do I shoot win?Conquest: WAR!
Economic: Get a metric-stuff ton of money (Morgan is recommended for this) and then go to to HQ screen and click "Corner Global Energy Market".
Diplomatic: Convince more than 3/4 of the factions to vote yes in in the council option "Vote me as supreme leader" (Lal is recommended for this).
Transcendence Build the "Ascent to Transcendence" Project.
Alien Crossfire? A expansion pack to SMAX that adds a lot of stuff like
NEW FACTIONSCult of PlanetPeople who likes to have lovey time with the planet.
Prophet Cha Dawn
Likes:Fungus.
Hates:Wealth social idea.
Cybernetic ConsciousnessPete friend [145.2]Says"AI IS ROUGE"
Aki Zeta-5
Likes:Cybernetic Future society.
Hates:Fundamentalism government.
Data AngelsThe internet in a nutshell.
Sinder Roze
Likes: Democracy government.
Hates: Power social idea.
Free DronesSlaves, built the Pyramids!
Foreman Domai
Likes: Eudaimonic future society.
Hates: Green economics.
Nautilus PiratesYARR HARR FIDDLE DE HEE!
Ulrik Svensgaard
Likes: Power social idea
Hates: Nothing!
ALIENS!Manifold CaretakersHippie Space Alien
Lular Hminee
Likes:Planned economics.
Hates:Nothing!
Always at a vendetta at the Usurpers.
Maniford UsurpersSpace America!
Judaa Marr
Likes: Planned economics.
Hates: Democracy government.
Always at a vendetta at the Caretakers.
New way to win the game (Alien Only)Summon da fleet.
BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY AIRING SMACWhere do I buy this? You can buy it from
GOG (No SMAX) or the laptop collection (Has SMAX).
