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slappy is offline slappy
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Dec 2004
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There's a poll over at firaxis.com

http://www.firaxis.com/community/polls.php

If you haven't already, go vote for SMAC2!

It's currently in the lead, but not by much.

Ka Plewy is offline Ka Plewy
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I voted for it.
I just don't want to see happen to it what happened to Civ3. Less complex, so the AI can keep up is wrong.

reznod is offline reznod
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May 2004
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I voted, but I hope they plan on making it a PC game. I remember playing Civ on the SNES that was a horrible experience.

Cataphract887 is offline Cataphract887
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smac is in the lead by a long ways,but does the results of that poll actually mean anything?

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All I can tell you is that I was reading an interview with Sid on the site where he mentioned that he still gets email asking for a new SMAC game. At the bottom there was a link to email him with comments etc and I sent a mail adding my sentiments that he should do a new SMAC. The next day I heard back from the webmaster pointing me to this poll. Hopefully there's some chance Firaxis and Sid are paying attention.

Darsnan is offline Darsnan
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Dec 2001
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There's a poll over at firaxis.com
If you haven't already, go vote for SMAC2!


Thanx for the link, slappy - I'll vote as soon as I get home from work!


In the meantime why maybe I'll use my company's LAN'd test computers to cast a few "extra" votes for SMAC(X).....


D

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you can just delete the cookie for firaxis.com and do it again ^^

Senethro is offline Senethro
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Voted.

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45 % at present, way in the lead thus.

Alex is offline Alex
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Mmm, I don't know... I wonder how good SMAC 2 could be without Brian Reynolds on the lead... I know that he doesn't seem interested in doing TBS games anymore, but if he could make a deal with Firaxis and lead the design team, then I think that SMAC2 could be an awesome game.

This is why I haven't voted yet. I'd rather not see a sequel to SMAC than to see a lousy one.

Zoetrope is offline Zoetrope
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Sep 1999
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But does Firaxis have the talent to _improve_ on SMAC/X? With Reynolds, and IIRC Train et al, having left, SidCo haven't done anything appropriately innovative in strategy since the original Civ, unless they plan on modelling SMAC2 on Antietam!

My #1 wish is that the AI coordinate attacks, at least by accumulating units, then rushing with them, rather than sending them one at a time to the slaughter.

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Voted for SMAC and posted a link on the SMAC forum at CGN.

Firaxis has, in the past, taken into account cogent suggestions from Apolyton (and other gamer forums). If they decide to remake SMAC, we can expect that our input will be seriously considered. The original SMAC development team used to post on this forum all the time.

If you're pessimistic about the prospects for a new version, you can always read the comments from those of us who buy the game. Then decide whether you want it.

Barinthus is offline Barinthus
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thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
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The original SMAC development team used to post on this forum all the time.


IIRC, we didn't have a SMAC forum after the game had come out. I was at OWO (or wherever the Firaxis SMAC forum was at) though, so I could be wrong.

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IIRC, we didn't have a SMAC forum after the game had come out. I was at OWO (or wherever the Firaxis SMAC forum was at) though, so I could be wrong.


I was thinking of something like the following thread from the archives:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...=&threadid=7063

I see postings from Jeffrey Morris and Tim Train, also from some guy named Urban Ranger!

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thanks for bringing this to our attention!


No problem! I hope we make a strong enough showing to get them thinking.

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quote:
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I see postings from Jeffrey Morris and Tim Train, also from some guy named Urban Ranger!


Oh, that was after Alpha Centauri came out, and Firaxis decided to shutdown their forum.

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Dec 2003
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I voted.
Current results:

quote:

[b]50% Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri[b]
1% Sid Meier’s Sim Golf
4% Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!
22% Sid Meier’s Colonization
2% Sid Meier’s Covert Action
2% Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon
0% Gunship
1% F-19 Stealth Fighter
2% Red Storm Rising
3% Silent Service
11% I don’t care about remakes, give me something new!

Sikander is offline Sikander
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I voted for Colonization, as it's more due for a remake than SMACX.

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Traitor! The fanboy in me prevents me acknowledging anything else as worthy.

(btw, I've never played colonization. Whats it like?)

livid imp is offline livid imp
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After my vote it is up to 52% this morning (May 4th) with a rock'n 30 point lead

Furthermore, I vote we knight slappy for bringing this to our attention, and make the traitor Sikander his squire/shoe-shine boy for his blasphemous remarks.

I was also happy to note how many people understand gameplay is what it is all about.

quote:
4. Graphics or Gameplay?
Percent Answer
3% It’s gotta be pretty
54% Balance is the key
43% Who cares about graphics?

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Ok, I decided to vote for SMAC2... I've always wanted a sequel to SMAC, and this desire overcomes any doubts I may have about who is going to create it...

Ka Plewy is offline Ka Plewy
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I was also happy to note how many people understand gameplay is what it is all about.

If they do it right, they'll make the graphics moddable, and if someone wants to go crazy on the graphics, they'd have the ability to do so.

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Aug 2004
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Uhh... tough call for me...

A new Covert Action... what a great idea!
Could finally be an Ego-Shooter with much much more strategy, travelling etc. Less "just shoot like hell" and more tactics/thinking, riddle solving, car hunting, observation etc. (More brain, less pain ).
Basically (perfectly) balanced like the good old original game.
And if it would have a MP modus and be well done... WOW!

Colonization would be nice, too. But I hope the FreeCol (or what ever it is or will be called) will do.
ACAX... of course, but more a better/newer version and no re-make.

Really tough for me... I've chosen Covert Action... sorry

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SMAC in the lead with 55%...

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Traitor! The fanboy in me prevents me acknowledging anything else as worthy.

(btw, I've never played colonization. Whats it like?)


It's really dated now, and even then suffered with little support. But it had some really cool concepts, like population points which were mobile and had individual skill sets and functioned as workers, settlers or soldiers. You could build schools, colleges and universities and train your generic population units to become more specialized, which made them more productive in their chosen field.

There were numerous things your workers could produce, and moderately complicated steps for producing more complicated things like muskets, cannon, ships. Economically the game was head and shoulders above any of the Civilization games. A builder's paradise, though like every game in the entire Civ universe, still a pretty poor wargame.

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I voted for Simgolf

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How appropriate, Dissident.

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I voted for Simgolf


We have found a witch, may we burn her?!?

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58% with a 39 point lead over Colonization.

I wonder how many are direct from Apolyton.

I was annoyed that I had to choose a favorite gameing platfor aside from the PC. I have played exactly one game on something besides a PC, and it was at a friends house.

 
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