You guys here play with the expansion?

[BigJMoney]

Teh message subject pretty much asks the intended question... and if you guys do play with the SMAC expansion, does anyone know where it can be found?

Thanks,

=$= Big J Money =$=

[Minute Mirage]

I'd think the majority has the expansion. It's not easy to find legally, the best possibility might be Ebay. Note that the Planetary Pack, which is what I have, includes both the original SMAC and Alien Crossfire. The expansion can also be gotten as abandonware, though I haven't tested its functionality.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Yes. It's well worth it, in my opinion.

[Jamski]

Yes, but on ebay it will cost you about $70 or somethng silly. There's a site that we cannot mention, that has it as abandonware to download, which is fully functionable.

-Jam

[Chaunk]

I thought we could mention the site, just not where the site was?

C

[Mead]

So why can't you get it legally?

Does anyone know who owns the rights to the game?

Does anyone know why it is no longer for sale?

It seems strange that SMAC is still available for sale but SMAX is not.


Mead

[Ecthy]

I HAVE SMAC-X... it came for cheap money in a combined package.... SMAC and Alien Crossfire...

I never play SMAC-X though, the standard SMAC with all updates usually suffices...

[Jamski]

I think Firaxis have the rights, but thes simply don't produce it anymore. Who KNOWS why?

-Jam

[Ecthy]

I'm sure you can get a copy in your local store...

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Jamski
There's a site that we cannot mention, that has it as abandonware to download, which is fully functionable.

That site which Tassadar did not mention in our rec commons?

[Ecthy]

Jamski, can you send us a PM?

[lord of the mark]

SMAX is a little beyond the grey area of abandonware. Firaxis is definitely still in business, and and pretty clearly has not released it into the public domain.

I dont know why they havent released a shovelware version - anyone have any idea why? Anyone ever ask them? There was talk of a petition some time back - did it go anywhere?

[Chaos Theory]

Firaxis is not selling SMAX. All remaining copies of SMAX have been purchased, apparently, so the retailers are not selling SMAX. Therefore, getting SMAX for free deprives Firaxis and retailers of nothing at all. Whether or not this is legally piracy, it's unambiguously just.

[Sarxis]

If a farmer decides he doesn't want to sell his corn, then its ok to steal it from him?

Not saying I wouldn't, but its still stealing.

[Alinestra Covelia]

If a boyfriend spends all his time in front of the computer playing SMAX, is it okay for the girlfriend to play away from home?

Not that that's going to happen, or has happened, or in fact is happening right now...