[PC] Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack $2.29 (Was $9.29) @ GOG

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Ljdhau on 19/11/2022 - 22:34 gog.com (344 clicks)
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Absolute steal for this piece of 4X Sci-Fi gaming history. Spiritual successor to the Civ series. Rated 9.5/10 on IGN.

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.

Mankind begins its most monumental task – the colonization of space. A crew of internationally renowned scientists and security strategists, with wide-ranging convictions and diverse ethics, embarks on a mission that will change the world. One Planet. Seven unique factions. Which will you lead? Each faction has its own agenda, each leader a final goal. You must play to each strength and exploit each hidden weakness in your quest to rule the future.

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  PowerB on 19/11/2022 - 23:04

  I've only played Civ 5 and Civ 6 (love them both) and had fun with Beyond Earth - has this game aged well? I suppose for $2 its worth a try.

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    senectus on 19/11/2022 - 23:48

    hell yes.

    I still play this game!

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      Kommodore on 20/11/2022 - 01:35

      +1

      It has not aged well, I love old isometric
      sprite graphics they usually hold up well like Age of Empires, but this game is hideous. The UI and controls are not intuitive and require lots of learning and are frustrating to use. The game mechanics are complex and require a lot of background reading/research too.

      Someone coming from newer Civilisation games will not be able to easily play it still. That was my experience, I gave up on trying to play it and just watched a YouTube series play through.

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        jdhau on 20/11/2022 - 16:40

        The game is old and is showing its age, but there are patches available to ameliorate some shortcomings int he AI, bugs and expoits. It's got a learning curve for sure but is a very rewarding game with a lot of depth once you get the mechanics.

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  OxfordMD on 19/11/2022 - 23:56

  +1

  Awesome. Saves me having to buy a cd drive and install is off the CDs.

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  Manny Calavera on 20/11/2022 - 00:11

  Is there a HD reskin?

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    jdhau on 20/11/2022 - 16:37

    No but there are unofficial patches that bring certain aspects a bit more u pto date, as well as fixing old bugs and crashes.

    See https://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Installation

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  fenric on 20/11/2022 - 03:44

  +1

  Don't go….the drones need you….

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    jdhau on 20/11/2022 - 16:38

    +1

    They look up to you

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  [Deactivated] on 20/11/2022 - 08:46

  +4

  Does this require you to answer the first word on page 45, sentence 2 of the user manual randomly as an anti piracy check?

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    jdhau on 20/11/2022 - 16:37

    No

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  ForTheGreaterGood on 20/11/2022 - 10:57

  Terraform Complete

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  glassyan on 20/11/2022 - 11:27

  Great game for its time, but as people mentioned above I am not sure it's a game you want to start playing in 2022; this game belong in an era where you have to accept certain shortcomings such as its AI and the learning curve.

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    jdhau on 20/11/2022 - 16:38

    There are various patches that bring aspects like the AI a bit more up to date:

    https://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Installation