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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.
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/4/48/Colonel_Coraz%C3%B3n_Santiago.jpg)
Colonel Santiago
Likes: Power social idea.
Hates: All the other social ideas.
Gaia's StepdaughtersHippies who are naked.
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/7/79/Lady_Deirdre_Skye.jpg)
Lady Deirdre Skye
Likes: Green economics.
Hates: Free market.
University of PlanetRussian intelligence
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/e/ef/Academician_Prokhor_Zakharov.jpg)
Prokhor Zakharov
Likes: Knowledge social idea.
Hates: Fundamentalism government.
The Peacekeeper ForcesUnited space nations.
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/6/6a/Commissioner_Pravin_Lal.jpg)
Commissioner Pravin Lal
Likes: Freedom! Democracy government.
Hates: Police State government.
The Human HiveNorth Korea IN SPACE!
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Mao Zedong Chairman Sheng-ji Yang
Likes: Police State government.
Hates: Democracy government.
Lord BelieversThe church.
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/e/e5/Sister_Miriam_Godwinson..jpg)
Sister Miriam Godwinson
Likes: Fundamentalism government.
Hates: Knowledge social idea.
Morgan IndustriesLods of emonie!
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/a/a6/Nwabudike_Morgan.jpg)
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.
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Prophet Cha Dawn
Likes:Fungus.
Hates:Wealth social idea.
Cybernetic ConsciousnessPete friend [145.2]Says"AI IS ROUGE"
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Aki Zeta-5
Likes:Cybernetic Future society.
Hates:Fundamentalism government.
Data AngelsThe internet in a nutshell.
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/f/f3/Sinder_Roze.jpg)
Sinder Roze
Likes: Democracy government.
Hates: Power social idea.
Free DronesSlaves, built the Pyramids!
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/a/ad/Foreman_Domai.jpg)
Foreman Domai
Likes: Eudaimonic future society.
Hates: Green economics.
Nautilus PiratesYARR HARR FIDDLE DE HEE!
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/4/4d/Ulrik_Svensgaard.jpg)
Ulrik Svensgaard
Likes: Power social idea
Hates: Nothing!
ALIENS!Manifold CaretakersHippie Space Alien
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/3/34/Lular_Hminee.jpg)
Lular Hminee
Likes:Planned economics.
Hates:Nothing!
Always at a vendetta at the Usurpers.
Maniford UsurpersSpace America!
![](http://images.wikia.com/sidmeiersalphacentauri/images/0/0c/Judaa_Marr.jpg)
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).