SMAC/X 5.0/3.0 Patch

[SorvinoBackhand]

Does anyone have any idea at all ever if they even considered another patch, especially since the game needs its so badly? Just curious.
[This message has been edited by SorvinoBackhand (edited October 24, 2000).]

[Fitz]

They said they considered it originally, but then nothing was heard for a long while. Eventually someone sent an email to Firaxis, and the reply was 'We have no plans for further patches?'

[Sarxis]

That's right: word from two separate Firaxis PR people is that there will NOT be any new patches for SMAC[x].

So they can keep any new games that they THINK they will be selling my way...

[Basil]

Rumour has it that Loki's port of the game to Linux will contain about 100 bug fixes. Whether that'll actually be true, I have no idea, and of course you'd have to pay again and it'd require a different operating system. But, if true, it *could* be considered SMAC-X 3.0.

[Provost Harrison]

Well it would indeed be a shame if they didn't release another patch to eliminate some of the existing bugs; they must know what every remaining bug must be. Let's just hope they wouldn't introduce any new ones...

[mark13]

Yeah, I'd be all too happy to shell out £20 for SMAC, and god-knows-how-much for Linux, in order for the holy grail of bug fixes.....

But no, any bugs will be fixed in SMAC 2 if, of course, it ever comes out.....

[Provost Harrison]

I would like to see SMAC 2, as I have found SMAC an invigorating product of the civ-genre. In many ways, it does allow more creativity than Civ in terms of game design as history is defined...

[DaRanger]

I to would like to see some Bug Fixes and Official Addon's for the Game.

[Basil]

"God-knows-how-much" shouldn't be very much, as you can get Linux for free . You'd probably want to buy it on a CD though; if prices in the UK are similar to what they are here it'd be maybe £20.

The real constraint is finding disk space for it and figuring out how to use it, not the price.

It wasn't a totally serious suggestion.