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Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by quotemstr »

card_zero wrote: post #23
Quarrelsome wrote: post #15

my favourite game of all time. However without the "plot" and the voice acting I wouldn't rate it anywhere near as highly. The "meat" of the plot was the audio snippets that would pop up whenever you researched a tech, built a facility for the first time or finished a secret project. Most of them were quite fascinating and had a haunting beauty to them [0]. The way that Chairman Yang half-laughs when discussing the g…

It could be interesting to have a first person 4x, where the player is a unit in the game (the leader) and only has local information. Up until the information age it would be mostly played by letters delivered on horseback. Perhaps also state visits and talking to other nations' diplomats.

MOO3 was a bit like that and failed so badly is killed the franchise

Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by forgotusername6 »

nocoiner wrote: post #30
Quarrelsome wrote: post #15

my favourite game of all time. However without the "plot" and the voice acting I wouldn't rate it anywhere near as highly. The "meat" of the plot was the audio snippets that would pop up whenever you researched a tech, built a facility for the first time or finished a secret project. Most of them were quite fascinating and had a haunting beauty to them [0]. The way that Chairman Yang half-laughs when discussing the g…

I have “human behavior is economic behavior” permanently etched into my brain.

I also have that though my favourite quote is Lal and I've recited it in public as if it came from a real person. "Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master".

Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by LargoLasskhyfv »

d_silin wrote: post #42

The little clone of Civilization still up and available! http://c-evo.org

I rarely play games anymore, but on the rare occassions I do, I prefer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeciv / https://freeciv.org

It's playable in all sorts of ways (against AI, Humans, real-time, long-turn) via https://www.freecivweb.com in the browser, without having to install anything.

There are many different rule-sets now, the most modern and balanced seems to be

https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Multiplayer_II_Dragoon_Summa...

https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Design_Log.mp2d

https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Multiplayer_II:_Dragoon,_Gam...

Be warned, it can be a massive time-sink!

Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by NooneAtAll3 »

toast0 wrote: post #22
wing-_-nuts wrote: post #2

If gog ever manages to get the rights to rerelease civ II, I'd gladly pay $80 for a copy I could just click and run on windows and linux. Yes, there are copies on abandonware sites, but the sound is almost always jank, the soundtrack is gone and the advisors don't work (they really added a lot of character to the game!). The nostalgia of childhood is broken. I've tried everything, up to and including running win 3.1…

I'm sure it's not worth the effort, but I would love to see remakes of these games. The simplicity of early Civs with a modern, fully baked interface. Maybe with hexes instead of squares if that doesn't break the game. FreeCiv exists, but it doesn't feel modern either.

I honestly don't get the love for hexes

Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by ethan_smith »

b112 wrote: post #8

I recall a C64 game(or Amiga, but I'm fairly sure C64) where you settled the solar system. The Moon, Mars, Venus, Titan, etc. You even had to genetically engineer your colonists, so they could withstand the environments. Fun game, but I can't find it via Google. If anyone knows this game, please share. I'd love to play it again.

The game you're describing sounds like Millennium 2.2 (released as Deuteros in North America), a 1989 title where you colonize the solar system and genetically modify colonists for different planetary environments.

Re: Alpha Centauri

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Post by jdougan »

Quarrelsome wrote: post #15

my favourite game of all time. However without the "plot" and the voice acting I wouldn't rate it anywhere near as highly. The "meat" of the plot was the audio snippets that would pop up whenever you researched a tech, built a facility for the first time or finished a secret project. Most of them were quite fascinating and had a haunting beauty to them [0]. The way that Chairman Yang half-laughs when discussing the g…

I think, over the years since it was released, I've purchased SMAC about 5 times.
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