Hi!

I bought a Alpha Centauri complete edition with Alien Crossfire.

Now i found this website:

http://alphacentauri.us/stuff01.html

and load the patch 2.0 (there exists two versions of patch 2.0 (Year 1999 & Year 2000),
the last one is the right version.The website wil describe why.

My problem is:

How can i install the patch right!?

1. DL the Patch & extract files
2. extract again the files (31 files)
3. then is use a tool called Speedcommander (like Total Commader)

Do i have to copy ALL the files into the main directory of Alpha Centauri ?

called:

C:\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Because not all files exists! And i did not find them in subdirectorys!?


The second problem is:

Why is the org. file terran.exe dated 20.09.1999 (!)

and the replace-file of the patch is dated 08.06.1999

Its a bit strange because all replacement files have a newer date.


What should i do ?

Thank you for your help!
AC is a great game!

Edit:

whats up with the SMAC_Win2000_XP_Compatibility_Update_v1.03f Patch ?

Needed? Maingame only or Crossfire too?

My copy of the Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire bundle arrived in the mail today and I didn't realize there was a patch available for it. I'll look into this... but for now, I have a pretty simple question:

Is it possible to create a game with a mix from all 14 factions? It seems like if I pick one of the new factions, I only encounter other new factions. The two groups seem divided.

Dumb question: how can you tell which version you're running?

Just played for a good 3 hours and the game crashed...

Playing with the Alien Crossfire expansion by the way.

There is three patches to apply.

http://www.civgaming.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7511[/url