Urge to play SMAC rising

Jon Miller · May 6, 2012, 08:41

I haven't played SMAC in years, although I do think I have the game on CDs at my mom's house.

Currently I just have OS X. Is there a way I can purchase and play SMAC easily/cheaply? Unlike most games without a base IP, it did a good job of capturing me (like EVE, but unlike say Rift). It was also a very fun game, and not too similar to the similar games that came before/since.

I see that there were versions for Linux and OS 9, but neither are really similar to OS X and both are hard to acquire now.

Will they ever make a SMAC 2?

JM
(I also joined forums for the first time to talk about SMAC, the owo forums.)

BlackCat · May 6, 2012, 12:12

cheap/easy but windows only

CEO Aaron · June 7, 2012, 11:11

Just remember how bad the AI is, the urge will subside.

gdijedi7 · June 13, 2012, 23:40

Does it play in Windows 7? I've been wanting to play it again, too.

BlackCat · June 14, 2012, 11:49

Yep, the planetary pack works fine under win7.

gdijedi7 · June 14, 2012, 18:46

Woot!

The Expansion pack wouldn't work when I tried it on XP, but the original one did.

gdijedi7 · July 11, 2012, 23:37

Is it just the Planetary Pack that works, or would Alpha Centauri Complete work? The Amazon page says it does, but I'm not sure I should trust that.

CEO Aaron · July 12, 2012, 14:35

Originally Posted by gdijedi7

Is it just the Planetary Pack that works, or would Alpha Centauri Complete work? The Amazon page says it does, but I'm not sure I should trust that.

Alpha Centauri Complete is a post-Planetary Pack release, so it SHOULD work. I'd be surprised if it does not, as the sale page includes Windows 7.

gdijedi7 · July 12, 2012, 16:17

I thank you very much.

$5.00 is much better than $30 or $50, but I've been wanting to play it a lot lately.

Main_Brain · July 16, 2012, 09:08

Got the "Sold out Software" Edition of Smac+Smax. Works on W7 without Problems

the GoG Version sadly misses the Expansion :/

gdijedi7 · July 20, 2012, 19:51

Probably silly question: What is GoG?

Have Sold Out Software's Alpha Centauri Complete coming, much to my excitement. Glad to hear it does work. I was, however disappointed to find read the Spartans win the war in the first book, which I just found out existed. Cost me less than $2.00, so I got it, though the sequels are considerably more expensive.

Lord Avalon · July 21, 2012, 20:45

Good Old Games (or gog.com) has SMAC, not the expansion.

Matt the Czar · October 9, 2012, 20:51

I got my copy on amazon for $2.99. Sold Out Software. Less than an Ice Cream Cone.

My secret plan: buy a copy for all my friends for Christmas.

Edit: $6

bruntfca · November 7, 2012, 11:31

Originally Posted by Matt the Czar

I got my copy on amazon for $2.99. Sold Out Software. Less than an Ice Cream Cone.

My secret plan: buy a copy for all my friends for Christmas.

Edit: $6

I got mine, including Alien Xfire from Sold Out Software too, very good deal. Currently running unders Windows 8 64 bit, no problems at all, just clicked game and it worked.

Buster's Uncle · November 8, 2012, 21:27

It's odd that no one talks about SOS selling X much anymore. I'd been reminded about GoG a lot recently, due to the sale, but I'd completely forgotten about Sold Out.

CEO Aaron · January 16, 2013, 17:12

So I can verify that I've got my SMAX running on Windows 7. I'm now in a game playing as Sparta on an archipeligo. It's good to be back.

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