01-09-2005 18:35									#1
	Alien Crossfire vs. the Planetary Pack Increase the size of your Attachments

If I already have Alpha Centauri, and I would like to get Alien Crossfire, then is there any difference, game-wise, between buying Alien Crossfire on its own and buying the Planetary Pack (which features both Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire)?

	01-09-2005 19:02									#2
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as far as i know there is no difference

	01-09-2005 21:27									#3
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With the planetary pack you'll have an application that launches first and asks you which game, Centauri or Crossfire, you want to play. It then launches Terrain.exe or TerrainX.exe, whichever you selected.

Also, You'll need your CD to play. Though I have reinstalled the full version of the original SMAC over it and it still lets me play, I don't have Crossfire so I still need a CD for the expantion.

Otherwise the planetary pack is identical to the Single retail game in everyway. It you want it go for it.

	01-09-2005 21:50									#4
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quote: Originally posted by wgabrie With the planetary pack you'll have an application that launches first and asks you which game, Centauri or Crossfire, you want to play. It then launches Terrain.exe or TerrainX.exe, whichever you selected.

You also get this option with the Crossfire-only product.

quote: Also, You'll need your CD to play. Though I have reinstalled the full version of the original SMAC over it and it still lets me play, I don't have Crossfire so I still need a CD for the expantion.

Both products require you to have the CD in the drive to play Crossfire.

Good luck in finding any copy of Crossfire at a reasonable price. Your best bet is to find a copy of something called the "Laptop Collection". This contains both Alpha Centauri and the Planetary Pack, plus other games.

	02-09-2005 02:11									#5
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Thanks for the info, guys.
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quote: Originally posted by Petek Good luck in finding any copy of Crossfire at a reasonable price. Your best bet is to find a copy of something called the "Laptop Collection". This contains both Alpha Centauri and the Planetary Pack, plus other games.

Yeah, this topic is sort of a moot point, considering I have yet to find enough money to afford SMAX in any form..."Laptop Collection" is news to me though, thanks for mentioning it; could you give any more details about it (which countries it is/was distributed in, and by who)?

	02-09-2005 05:38									#6
	Got spare money?

supposedly its available at walmarts around US but i havnt seen it there.

or you could just check your pm's in a minute

	02-09-2005 05:58									#7
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The Laptop Collection was Published by EA - Electronic Arts. All I know is that it was produced in America. There are used copies on Amazon.com they run from $73 USD. I don't know how accessable they would be to someone outside the U.S. though.

	02-09-2005 06:08									#8
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Yeah it is a shame the Full Laptop Collection wasn't published further afield, especially in Europe. Especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. I still see SMAC only budget versions but not SmaX.