13-02-2002 05:56									#1
	Modify Tech Datalinks? Suffering from ads?

Is it possible to modify the datalinks info? I'm thinking of modifying stuff in the tech datalinks section.

	13-02-2002 11:04									#2
	Remove this text

It's possible. Edit the following files.

blurbs.txt (SMAC)
blurbsx.txt (SMAX)
techlongs.txt
techshorts.txt

	13-02-2002 21:31									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I was looking to modify the tech tree box information - that doesn't seem to be in any text files. Am I correct? Things are missing for instance: energy restrictions, fungus resources.

	14-02-2002 01:52									#4
	Got spare money?

Those are hard-coded references. Can't change them. The game looks them up for each gamestart in alphax.txt, but it only looks for certain things: facilities, SP, weapons, chassis, SE choices, etc.

	14-02-2002 03:40									#5
	Remove this text

Those you can change from alpha.txt and alphax.txt, however you're limited to just the few options that you can put in with the binary codes they've done.