How many folks still playing?

[ForesterSOF]

I bounce between SMAC, SMAX, GalCiv and GalCiv Altarain Prophecy

[Heresson]

I'd play AC, but my cd got injured and I can't.

[Lazerus]

Smax and AoK - conquerors. Strategy defined.

[Heresson]

I've just participated in an internet auction - perhaps I'll have a new cd soon

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Dissident
I would love to have the ability to have customized unit in modern times in Civ games. Especially with regards to tanks. At least have the option to go for swifter less armoured tanks vs. heavier/slower tanks with stronger guns. Also I think aircraft could have some different options for them as well.

There was a Civ II modpack that came out shortly after its release that had a few interesting additions to units:

Zeppelin, SFl, 1, 4.,6, 0a,1d, 1h,1f, 4,0, 0, Cmb, 000000000000001
Biplane, Rad, 1, 6.,1, 3a,1d, 2h,2f, 6,0, 3, Fli, 000000000010001
Dive Bomber, Sth, 1, 8.,1, 8a,1d, 2h,2f, 8,0, 0, Rad, 000000000000001
Storm Trooper, nil, 0, 1.,0, 8a,6d, 1h,1f, 10,0, 0, U1, 000001101000111
Heavy Armor, nil, 0, 3.,0, 12a,6d, 4h,2f, 10,0, 0, U3, 000000000000000

(Admittedly they were predesigned units, and not customizeable like SMAC, but still added gameplay value to that classic)

It also replaced fundy with fascism as a government choice (I believe that it was called the "Fascism Mod")

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Heresson
I'd play AC, but my cd got injured and I can't.

If the game is still on your harddrive, you can download the nocd crack that lets you play without the CD. I'd venture to suggest that the majority of us do that.

[Heresson]

It;s impossible.
I've changed computer since I've played the game last time.
But I'll buy the new (used) cd, with 4 other games, for 15 zl only, which is sth like 4 dollars.

[Sntml]

SMAC is unsurpassed.

Agreed with Alex and Lazerus!

How many times i wanted to answer on this great forum for last few years.. Mostly reading something encouraging about my beloved Morganites faction from CEO Aaron (respect to him) .

And now, after this years of playing (last two years SMAC is only game i play), after creating my tiny Russian SMAC community, i want to say: SMAC is unique. Not only as TBS game of great copmlexity, but, not less important for me, as product of estatic qualities i never seen before and after it's release. When i have read "jorney to Centauri" i was so pleased with deepness of psychological insight with which author tells the game story! It's like a good theatrical performance!

Hailz from Russian SMAC players!

[Commy]

When you can get the Americans, Russians, and Chinese to all agree on the same thing, it has to be good...

[Earthling7]

Re: SMAC is unsurpassed.

Originally posted by Sntml
When i have read "jorney to Centauri" i was so pleased with deepness of psychological insight with which author tells the game story! It's like a good theatrical performance!

I was clearing out the attic the other day and guess what? I found my old printouts of the story posted on the SMAC site before the game was released. It was such a perfect way to get people excited about the game. By the time it came out and I played it, I knew exactly what had happened on the way to AC.

Brilliant!

And to answer the question. I seem to come back to it. I don't play it for months. Then I re-install it and I'm off. Then no AC for months. But I keep going back to it.

[Totanus]

I am new to this forum... as a fan of CIV I and II, I was somewhat disappointed with CIV III so I play Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire more than the CIV serie. It's very unfortunate the good player interface introduced in SMAC was no inspiration for CIV III.

[IdaGno]

Originally posted by Barinthus
SMAC/X have a permanment home on my hard drive, suffice to say.

QFT, as they say, & been that way since 1999. I've hundreds of games & this is the only addiction in the mix. If I could have only one game, this would definitely be the one. I always have at least six single player games in process.

Still playing? I don't know how to quit.

[livid imp]

Originally posted by Googlie
There was a Civ II modpack that came out shortly after its release that had a few interesting additions to units:

Googlie, was that the "Fantasic Worlds" add on? The CD that had the Master of Magic Jr. and the Dinosuar conversions?

[Hydro]

I play SMAX daily as MP, and specifically role-playing multiplayer. Currently I have 2 role playing MP games going. (Googlie set up one of them for 3 humans vs 4 pacted AIs – we may be doomed, but Googs won’t tell. Is it a bad sign when he cackles maniacally?) Normally the MP games last a quarter to half a year at a turn a day, but when I’m on a roll I can get three or four MP turns done a day, on weekends at least. Right now I am on PBEM #12. Most of these have been posted in the SMAX Fiction forum, but I’ve been more delinquent than usual getting my butt in gear to update the threads.

Occasionally I dive back into SP on a lark or to experiment, particularly with factions that play differently than I am used to playing.

The only thing that would get met to stop playing SMAX is (as already mentioned) SMAX2. That assumes, of course, they do a good job of it, which would probably require BR to lead the show.

Hydro

[Xian]

Been playing since 1998, been on this ssite since 2000, greatest game of all time imo

I have a copy on every computer ive ever owned