23-01-2005 12:11									#1
	Newby Here - Have Bought Planetary Pack Help Me :) Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Hi

I'm a newby here.

I just bought a new sealed copy of Planetary Pack.

My PC is Althon 2500+ xp pro.
ati-radeon 64 ddr
512 ddr
80 G
And nothing truly special.

I would like to know if I'm going to have problem with it hehe...

And why is the firaxis website not offering more support for alpha centauri ? No download work on the site and there is no way to know if that game can be adapted to windows XP.

Is alien crossfire working too ?

I cant wait to have them and try it. But while I'm waiting maybe someone can help me to resolve eventual problem, so when I got It, I can spend all my time to play.

Thanks.

	23-01-2005 12:35									#2
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Your system should work fine. I've got an athlon system, Win2K and have never had any problems playing alien crossfire.

	23-01-2005 12:48									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Blake Your system should work fine. I've got an athlon system, Win2K and have never had any problems playing alien crossfire.

But you dont have windows XP

this is what may cause problem


I Cant wait to play this game.

I know this game since he exist but never played it. I finnally decided myself when I was buying Civilization 3 complete on Ebay, to get the conquer expansion and replace my play the world beta, I saw a mention : try other title : Alpha Centauri, then I click and start looking that game on firaxis web site.

Sad to see that they no more upgrade or do anything with that, even web site support.

But the pictures and the things I've read in this forum convinced me lot.

Now I can wait to play that.

As an oldshool civilization and colonization fan, as the other following titles, I think I will really enjoy this missing one in my collection.

I'm gonna spend lot of hour on SMACX alternate with the civilization 3 complete I'm waiting too.


Hehehe

	23-01-2005 14:29									#4
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It's very, very, very rare that Win2K can run something that WinXP can't, they are damn near equivalent, WinXP just has a few more features for running old games better, like Master of Orion 2 and anything that uses Vesa drivers.

WinXP runs SMACX fine.

Ofcourse you might want the Alien Crossfire Patch 2.0, for the bug fixes and stuff.

	23-01-2005 16:52									#5
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Isn't there a windows XP patch floating around somewhere?

	23-01-2005 21:29									#6
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There is I think you can still find it on the firaxis site, if not I'm sure some ac sites will still carry it.

Welcome to the AC fold! Most of us find this game better than Civ 3 when you feel ready join a few online games they are much much more fun!

	23-01-2005 23:51									#7
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I see a good atmosphere here.

I found the good place to discuss with fan of Sid Meir's games.


Excuse my english, since I'm from Québec I usually speak french



I will have SMAC/X in like 7-10 days.

while I'm waiting I'm looking stuff about this great game.

That seem so cool, cant wait to have it and play it.

This game look like THE GAME I always wanted to play



Is that normal that the firaxis website dowload for SMAC/X patch dont work ?

Think this game is discount... (abandonned)

	24-01-2005 07:36									#8
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ManOWar2, welcome to the forums.

Check the Apolyton Directory if you're looking for patches, as Blake has pointed out.

Also, check over this forum for some good strategy articles on SMAC, there are lots of info around here, including the forum archives.

Have fun!

	24-01-2005 07:50									#9
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the game is a bit old now, the firaxis website probably won't have good support. http://smac.2be.cc/tools.html. this site has a patch, I'm not sure if it's the right patch. But more importantly, they have Vel's strategy guide.

	24-01-2005 08:18									#10
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This forum provide great support.

I gotta wait 1 week at least to have the game.

Damn, If I keep reading on this forum, I'm gonna get crazy. The more I read, The more I want to play SMAC/X.


Thanks

	24-01-2005 16:36									#11
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I think you'll love the game. As an old gamer myself (Pirates, Civ 1, Civ 2, Railroad Tycoon, Colonization etc. ) I have to say that SMAC/X has given me the most pleasure of any game. It has so many different ways to do things that it remains interesting for years. Enjoy.

	24-01-2005 17:26									#12
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Also, if you want to learn tricks and strategies fast (in case you're completely new to the game) I recommend signing in on one of the teams in the Democracy Game. At present 4 teams of players hone their skills against each other, and all questions are welcome whatever team you choose (preferably pick one which you like).

	24-01-2005 21:55									#13
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Links? You want SMAC links?

I got your SMAC links right here:

http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/234484/links.html

Since the Firaxis site went AWOL I've been collecting whatever I can still find onlne. Enjoy!

GFC

	24-01-2005 22:11									#14
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Thanks guys, that's nice.

I'm very interested in signing in a group of multiplayer gamers.

That will be so nice

I will do it.

	24-01-2005 22:18									#15
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Links? You want SMAC links?

I got your SMAC links right here:

http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/234484/links.html

Since the Firaxis site went AWOL I've been collecting whatever I can still find onlne. Enjoy!

GFC

	24-01-2005 22:40									#16
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heard you the first time .

delayed double post I take it.

	25-01-2005 14:09									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident heard you the first time . delayed double post I take it.

Um... I guess.

I only hit the button once.


Weird.


GFC

	25-01-2005 19:33									#18
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quote: Originally posted by ManOWar2 The more I read, The more I want to play SMAC/X.

You can still download that original 100 turn demo version at many sites (incl. 'Poly) and mess around just to get a flavor of the game

And while you're waiting for the game to arrive, here's the SMAC manual

and here's the SMAX manual to read

	25-01-2005 19:57									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Googlie You can still download that original 100 turn demo version at many sites (incl. 'Poly) and mess around just to get a flavor of the game

Hmm - most just have a link to the now defunct Firaxis page.

here's one that's still active, altho you need to register with Gamespot first to get it

	25-01-2005 21:04									#20
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I think Blake missed the(very old point) a little. This game runs fine on the FAT system OSes, but the XP, etc systems need a patch.
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This game may be 6 years old, but it does not mean Civ 3 offers the same depth or fun. It actually should, but it doesn't.

	26-01-2005 03:31									#21
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Hehe ok.

I dont want to download the DEMO. I want the surprise

Some people tell me on XP it work fine.

Some other people tell me it dont work.


What can I believe ?

The XP patch still only for SMAC ?


Thanks.

Ive downloaded tboth SMAC and SMACX lastest update.

I also got the XP patch for SMAC.

But found nothing about SMACX....

Thanks again for all those reply.

This is a very nice forum, with nice people, think I'm going to have lot of fun when I'll join a democracy team and start playing online with experimented people. Those games going to be crazy. haaaa I cant wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

	26-01-2005 04:06									#22
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ha and, my Windows is XP pro, sp2 (had it long before it was even realeased ) and all other update.

	26-01-2005 07:38									#23
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I have SMAC/X Planetary pack on both XP Home desktop (3.2Ghz) and XP Pro notebook (1.0 Ghz), both work fine. Use "Complete Install" so no CD is needed to play, then apply Smac 4 patch, then SMAX patch, then WinXP patch and all is well.

Welcome to Chiron!

	26-01-2005 14:00									#24
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smacfan, I have been trying to get my copy of the planetary pack to run for well over a year now, and I just did everything you said - I still get the terranx.icd error.

	26-01-2005 14:09									#25
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and I just figured it out!! OVER A YEAR OF PATCHING, SCREAMING, AND TEARING MY HAIR OUT LITERALLY I FINALLY DID IT!!!!! I CAN ONCE AGAIN PLAY ALPHA CENTAURI!! WOOHOOO!!!!

I just applied all the patches IN THE EXACT ORDER smacfan gave, AND THEN I did this:

terran.exe I set to run in Windows 98/ME emulation mode, in 256 colours, no visual themes, and no advanced text services.

terranx.exe I set to run in Windows 2000 emulation mode in 256 colours, no visual themes, and no advanced text services.

I also added the old 'forceoldvoxelalgorithm=1' option to my AlphaCentauri.ini file and now I AM PLAYING SMACCPP AGAIN AFTER OVER A YEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO!! W00T!!

	26-01-2005 18:38									#26
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I should have also mentioned the 'forceoldvoxelalgorithim=1' option foir the INI file, which I did have to use on my P4 3.2Ghz desktop but is not needed on my P3 1Ghz notebook.

I did not need to set compatibility mode on either of my systems to get SMACPP to work, but I run in 1024x768 32-bit color on both systems (old eyes need larger text and icons). I don't use either visual themes or advanced text services, other than whatever WinXP defaults may be.

I guess I should also note that I usually apply all WinXP "critical patches" fairly soon after they are released. I have SP2 on both systems. Also I have DirectX 9.0c on both systems.

If it matters, I always use the "axstart.exe" method to start my games, this is the icon labeled "Run Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack" when you have finished installing.

Congratulations on being "back in the saddle again"!

	27-01-2005 03:22									#27
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nice thing.

I think I will run the game easy since 90% of people say me I can.

I patch my windows XP pro lot too.


I'm sure it will work.

If I can play the Original X-COM on windows XP I'll be able to play centauri.
It needed fix and I was able to do it. (I'm not programmer, only studied 4 months in electronics, but had a Pc at 6 years old at my house so I can do basics things myself ; I'm 22. It was a PC that you had to plug on TV because computer screen were not available everywhere. haha

	27-01-2005 07:21									#28
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http://www.generationterrorists.com/quotes/smac.html

	27-01-2005 11:31									#29
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You can get a 2000/XP patch here .

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy...=Alpha+Centauri

I haven't used it as mine runs fine on XP.