GOG - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Crusader: No Remorse released (~$6)

[wanderer27]

There was some interest on these being re-released - so here it is:

http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/

The downside is it doesn't look like AC is the expanded version.


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[KaOTiK]

Thanks for the heads up. AC is now mine again.

 

[terry107]

AC = instabuy.

 

[Schadenfroh]

SMAC is the one of the best Sid Meir game ever created, Civilization 4 comes close.

Full unit customization for the win!

 

[mooncancook]

I still remember Crusader: No Remorse. It was one of the best looking games for its days, and made console graphics look like crap in comparison. The control was difficult though, and I never finish the game.

 

[Dankk]

Alpha Centauri? The best $5.99 you will ever spend.

Edit: No Alien Crossfire though. Kind of similar to how Dungeon Keeper doesn't come with the "Deeper Dungeons" expansion. While they're still awesome deals, this tells me that GOG kind of made a shitty deal with EA and they'll be selling the expansions separately. You know, because it's EA, and they'll try to milk everything for more money.. even with their older games.

 

[CPA]

Awesome.

AC comes with the manual. Remember when Sid had the best and BIGGEST manuals for his games. I missed those 300 page books.

 

[KaOTiK]

Awesome.

AC comes with the manual. Remember when Sid had the best and BIGGEST manuals for his games. I missed those 300 page books.

haha I remember some games coming in binders, instead of boxes (especially those Janes games)

 

[CPA]

haha I remember some games coming in binders, instead of boxes (especially those Janes games)

Janes was less of a game and more of a training simulator

 

[Craig234]

If we own the original CD for these, do those work on Win 7 or do we need the gog versions?

 

[JD50]

Are there any more recent games that play like SMAC? I've seen GalCivII recommended, anything else?

 

[KaOTiK]

If we own the original CD for these, do those work on Win 7 or do we need the gog versions?

GOG version. That is what they do, they take these old games and make them work on our new OS's

 

[Maximilian]

If we own the original CD for these, do those work on Win 7 or do we need the gog versions?

Works for me. Might have to do some of the usual tweaks though like forceoldvoxelalgorithm = 1

 

[Nintendesert]

Only had issues with the opening movie and it being green lines, but the gameplay was great. I missed this game. It was a great buy!

 

[TheVrolok]

AC.. what a fantastic game.

 

[paperfist]

Alpha Centauri? The best $5.99 you will ever spend.

Edit: No Alien Crossfire though. Kind of similar to how Dungeon Keeper doesn't come with the "Deeper Dungeons" expansion. While they're still awesome deals, this tells me that GOG kind of made a shitty deal with EA and they'll be selling the expansions separately. You know, because it's EA, and they'll try to milk everything for more money.. even with their older games.

I didn't look into it much but it seemed like on the gog forums there were some posts explaining how to unlock Deeper Dungeons as the files needed already come with the game.

Are there any more recent games that play like SMAC? I've seen GalCivII recommended, anything else?

Call to Power II http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/call_to_power_2

 

[ParadoxDenmark]

Really wish they'd make a new AC, like they've been doing with Civ (except Civ5!)

 

[Via]

I still treasure my AC + expansion Cds.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I didn't look into it much but it seemed like on the gog forums there were some posts explaining how to unlock Deeper Dungeons as the files needed already come with the game.



Call to Power II http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/call_to_power_2

Call to Power 2 was a great game.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Tempting, I played the hell out of AC

 

[GoodRevrnd]

So confirmed this does not include the expansion?

Also I think this game would be difficult to play without the printed out 3'x5' tech tree.

I remember one of my favorite things to do was to send a terraforming ship off the coast of a city that didn't have the submersible living structure and just sink the whole thing, cost be damned!

 

[paperfist]

So confirmed this does not include the expansion?

Also I think this game would be difficult to play without the printed out 3'x5' tech tree.

I remember one of my favorite things to do was to send a terraforming ship off the coast of a city that didn't have the submersible living structure and just sink the whole thing, cost be damned!

Nope doesn't include the expansion. From the gog forums they stated they are working on bring the game expansions over, but it's an EA thing.

 

[datalink7]

YES YES YES!!! SMAC is where my user name comes from.

 

[paperfist]

Here's the tech tree: http://www.game-point.net/misc/smacx-fixed-techtree-big-1.pdf

And an unofficial patch that fixes AI stuff, bugs and crashes http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=240

 

[Slew Foot]

SMAC was OK, but I never really got the storyline of how the fungus was out to get you at first and then it became a great resource at the end. Though I was small when I played it, and havent touched it since.