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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

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4.8/5

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4.8

766 Reviews

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Description
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 convi...
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4.8/5

( 766 Reviews )

4.8

766 Reviews

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Product details
1999, Firaxis Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB...
Time to beat
25.5 hMain
39 h Main + Sides
84 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles
Description

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. 

Key features: 

  • Great spin-off of the legendary Civilization series, in a refreshing sci-fi setting
  • Design your own units. Balance their speed, power, and toughness to suit your current tactical needs
  • Seven factions to chose from, each with its own artificial intelligence model that creates a very suggestive feeling that you’re up against real people

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ © 1999 Electronic Arts Inc.

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System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
25.5 hMain
39 h Main + Sides
84 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1999-01-31T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
490 MB

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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (13 November 2024)
  • Added a second executable for launching PRACX, offering additional functionality and customization
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
  • Added Cloud Saves support
Update gog-14 (12 February 2016)
  • Fixed an issue with saving. The game should now save & load properly
  • Fixed an issue where the game's configuration settings (graphics, audio, etc.) would not be saved. They should work as intended now
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Posted on: December 31, 2018

avatar321

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Games: 48 Reviews: 7

So outdated

Paid $1.49, and not worth it to me. I remember not finishing this game, but it is so outdated, there isn't joy in it for me. Pass unless you have a burning need for this specific game.


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Posted on: June 13, 2011

tksolway

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Games: 95 Reviews: 1

Would buy, except...

I still own most of the games on GOG, but I still purchase them, simply because its easier to find this than the original discs, but also to support this great site. However, I won't be purchasing this one until Alien Crossfire is added. The Original game was great, but the Expansion really finished it off, and made it the classic it is.


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Posted on: June 9, 2011

Furril

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Games: 30 Reviews: 1

I just came

I put a hole in my monitor, voted 1 for that, and 5 for the game. So a three overall.


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Posted on: July 14, 2021

JMayer70

Verified owner

Games: 504 Reviews: 211

Great game! But so FULL of BULLSHIT!

I love the game, I think it is better than the original Civ series! But the self pretentious tw@ clever dick oh were so superior because we're "syuncetizts" BS! Literally, it made me want to puke. The barrage of tw@tery in the techtree comments, both historical and fictional, were like being stuck all night in a lift with Hawkins, Dawkins, Darwin and Hitchens with Stephen Fry smugly sychophanting to them over the lift intercom! Yeah I get it "syuncetizts"! Were all "gene bags", "DNA replication machines", "have no free will", "just biochemical processes", "brain automatons", "nothing but resources", "drones", "insects", "biofodder" yada yada yada. But don't complain! We should all leap and whoop for joy! How dare we wish for something more than such bountiful rich, er..... nothingness! We're the lucky ones! We're the ones curs..... I mean blessed with actually existing unlike the quadrillions who have never had that chance! Is that not so Dawkinses? Atheist BS, antitheist BS, evolution BS, genetic BS, "brayn un beehayvyor" BS, psych BS, neuro BS, philosophic BS, ersatz "syunce friendly spiritual" BS, "Nu meening ov lyf (ie NO meening) BS, enviromentalist BS, leftist BS, pacifist BS, communist BS. This game has the lot in shovel fulls! A very few of you will know exactly what I mean, sympathize, and might even hit the "yes" button under this review. The rest of you "syunce hedz" and "geeks" will just have apoplectic fits smashing the "no" button, phoning their friends to also hit the "no" button, and arrange to click farm the "no" button, and do so with all my other reviews, and hunt out and troll all my forum comments. That's what the spiteful "anti-spiritual" leftist cancel culture brigades do thes days, is it not? Shame because the game is excellent, except a few clunky UI moments, and the awful way the unit design library works!


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Posted on: June 9, 2011

acb2k9

Verified owner

Games: 269 Reviews: 1

AMAZING!!!!

I haven't actually played it yet, but in fine GoG tradition I'm going to rate it 5 stars anyhow. BUY IT NOW!


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