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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

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4.8/5

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4.8

767 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

( 767 Reviews )

4.8

767 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: October 11, 2013

Kalfear

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Games: 228 Reviews: 7

Loved this game

This is #3 on my all time Civ series games there is aspects to this civ game that I wish carried forward into the modern Civ V series (such as underwater cities as one) Great game and must play for any Civ fanatic


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Posted on: February 5, 2016

Can play Alpha Centauri again!

Haven't played SMAC yet because I've just bought it and it's still installing on my PC (might be done when I've written this), but I'm so happy I bought it today! I've played SMAC for months with over 1000 hours total, until my old XP machine broke down and it wouldn't run anymore on my Win7 machine. Good that GoG has classics like this and that they make sure they run on modern day machines - I can finally play one of my most beloved sim games again!


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Posted on: June 10, 2016

maximkorobov

Verified owner

Games: 22 Reviews: 1

Civilization v2.5

Based on Civilization 2 isometric engine, this game is awesome becase of: - Dedicated story; - Great map idea - special places with bonuses, "planet life", terraforming; - Unique diplomacy. Love to play this game 2-3 times a year. For those who love SMAC soundtrack there is fan art album - Sounds of Alpha Centauri by FS2R: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id797656964 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Fs2r_Sounds_of_Alpha_Centauri?id=Bwpeudcqhujladotas4kigj5dsi MP3: https://maximkorobov.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-alpha-centauri


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Posted on: June 25, 2016

mebailey

Verified owner

Games: 2 Reviews: 1

Brilliant

By far my favourite strategy game. Doesn't have the slick graphics the new games have but the gameplay is great. Well done for making this available again.


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Posted on: June 25, 2016

koppadasao

Verified owner

Games: 5 Reviews: 2

Still playable after all these years.

Bought this as it was said to be compatible with macOS, unfortunately it was shipped with Wine, which doesn't work well on my mac. However, the Windows version runs perfectly on Win10 under Parallels Desktop on my Mac. As for gameplay, it will still provide hours of enjoyment. I can see no reason for you not to buy this classic, if you are a nostalgic Windows user. There is also no reason why you shouldn't buy it if you are a Mac user running Windows under a virtualization platform.


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