SMAC (Alpha Centauri) exhibition game - Page 2

Alethios

New Zealand2765 Posts

June 15 2011 23:05 GMT

#21

Great thread man. I ended up digging out my old disks and playing a hundred turns or so.

Looking forward to your next post.

KaiserReinhard

United States554 Posts

June 16 2011 02:29 GMT

#22

I approve of this, actually started playing this again like a week ago, it's funny to see a sudden resurgence in popularity of this game on TL.

Currently in the middle of a game myself where I control half the world (as University) on a large map and have Lal, Yang, and Miriam as my minions after my mighty armies conquered them. Santiago is confined via my naval blockade to a small island, so isn't a threat, but Diedre, fearing my rise to power, has just declared war on me. I've given my minions all my tech so hopefully they can keep her distracted while I get in position to destroy her.

It's really amazing the different scenarios and stories that play out when you play these civ games.

6xFPCs

United States412 Posts

June 16 2011 04:16 GMT

#23

Short update tonight, I got home late and plan on heading to the gym in a little bit. Yes, NaDa is an inspiration to us Asian gamers.

MY2150

Remember when I said something almost-weird about 25 turns before Miriam isn't easily rollable? Well, turns out she has plasma armor. She went from 1 def to 3 def! Or rather, she will once she can prototype one, and notice how my rover is already at the front door. It's business time--and I made sure to wear my business socks.

...I know.

MY2151

The assault begins! The particle impactors sing out over the arid plains, and vendetta is declared!

We take three Believer cities immediately, including the capital. The remaining two were where the western rovers are (the top base having just been established). Miriam pleads for a truce, even offering 3 def tech (plasma steel), but we are not satisfied. WIth New Jerusalem already defended by a 2 def synthmetal garrison, there is no hope for The Lord's Gift. The University will settle for no less than the Uranium Flats, and the Believers have yet to prototype a plasma garrison. They will not have the time. They will capitulate, and become our pet faction. This is inevitable.

MY2152

Do you hear that, Miriam? That is the sound of your doom, blazing across the hills.

MY2153

Three mind worm attacks from the east, out of nowhere! How odd, but I doubt it's anything significant, as it's too early for environmental damage and a planet response.

Our scout foil out on the western ocean also triggered some mind worms from a goodie pod, but it survived thanks to its trance upgrade (+50% vs psi attacks, e.g. mind worms). It did net us a free rec commons at Monitoring Station from another pod, so it's paid for itself.

Oh and the assault continues. The Believers have been pushed out of the uranium flats, and they still don't have plasma armor, but they're getting close.

MY2156

Victory! Miriam submits when Throne of God falls. I didn't even need that last round of rovers, but they probably helped convince her to give up. We accept her surrender, taking all her technology (just the one 3 def tech) and all her energy credits (14, bleh). But now, we have a nice situation where one of the best military factions is bound to our service. Maybe later we'll give her some attack techs and set her loose, since she gets a +25% boost when attacking.

I peruse our captured bases, and it turns out the command centers (+2 morale to ground units built in that city) survived in New Jerusalem and Throne of God. I will begin making probe teams from those bases once the captured base unhappiness goes away.

A quick check for our next victims. Santiago has managed to get gatling lasers (5 atk); Gaians have highest wealth after our rover-buying spree. Let's see what a little intimidation can do...

Or Santiago can offer me 5 atk for a nice price. Sure.

Oh hey Deirdre. Yes, I'd like that money now. Oh good, you DO remember that loan I gave you.

The others are less eventful. Morgan won't budge when I demand his latest base. We'll take it later anyway. Lal gives up a measly 25. He'd better watch out. Well, watch out for me as well, Hive forces are already at 4 atk and their bases aren't far away. So, you know, he's probably already watching out. For the Hive? Yeah.

Status after my intimidation checks?
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athief

United States85 Posts

June 16 2011 04:32 GMT

#24

Always a good status. Officially reinstalling now, so when I get thrashed in BW I can go to something turn-based.

Great thread, thanks.

ccou

United States681 Posts

June 16 2011 04:56 GMT

#25

Mind worms, mind worms, mind worms, "OMG the sun is coming through the windows... I better get ready for classes"

Manit0u

Poland17166 Posts

June 16 2011 14:48 GMT

#26

Ahh, another title I need to re-install. As much as I loved Civilization series the politics, socio-economical factors, research, unit upgrades, terraforming and basically everything except graphics is better in SMAC.

Excalibur_Z

United States12220 Posts

June 16 2011 19:50 GMT

#27

Don't forget to update your OP with new links every time you update! It's a lot easier than scrolling through long pages.

michaelthe

United States359 Posts

June 16 2011 19:59 GMT

#28

/follow
/subscribe
/check back now and then for updates

I liked this game better than Civ 4/5 for some reason, I think making custom units appealed to me a lot.

Good writeups and Screenshots, Ill defiantly be looking for more!

Wesso

Netherlands1245 Posts

June 16 2011 20:19 GMT

#29

Great thread! the politics in this game were great and reading about you playing makes me realize how much I sucked when I used to play this

Jyvblamo

Canada13788 Posts

June 16 2011 20:34 GMT

#30

This is awesome, never let SMAC die!

Elektrobear

108 Posts

June 16 2011 23:53 GMT

#31

Play more, I'm addicted to your posts. It's either that or actually start up the game and try and learn it myself!

6xFPCs

United States412 Posts

June 17 2011 14:11 GMT

#32

Even shorter update. Very sorry, been busy with work, and I'm up early for work as well. I just didn't want to leave you guys with nothing for your Friday workdays.

Oh and a little extra, hopefully save files work between mac and pc... Try your hand at smashing the Believers! This file has the first few rovers out, but out of position (i.e. you can't just steal my special tactics).
University, MY 2146 (before believer war)
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MY2157

Three bases riot! The sudden influx of bases pushed our inefficiency-unhappiness pretty far, it seems. I move the sliders to 40-10-50 (40% energy goes to econ, 10% to psych/happiness, 50% to research).

We get the knowledge tech, I immediately switch social values to Knowledge.

MY2158

Hive has moved into #1 military. Not surprising, he naturally has the ability to support a large military, and he has 4 attack units as well. We may have to deal with him sooner rather than later, as Lal seems to be faltering. A quick look over their bases shows me that Lal actually has several probe teams, plus perimeter defenses at his critical bases. Maybe he is doing alright, I think to myself. Then I see that the only unit he has sitting in his capital is a scout patrol.

MY2159

We've found the New Sargasso Sea, a fungus-infested area of water into which a large number of goodie pods have drifted. Hopefully our trance sea foil will make it past this isle of the deep (sea-based mind worm) to grab a few.

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Several factions are starting secret projects ("wonders", for the civ fans). Each one of those is pretty much the best one for the faction building it, except perhaps Morgan's choice of the Weather Paradigm. Hive with Command Nexus (free command center at each base) is a serious military force, though, and Gaians with HGP (+1 talent/happy citizen each base) can make for some scary expansion.

JohannesH

Finland1364 Posts

June 17 2011 14:44 GMT

#33

For anyone starting to play this now, I recommend getting this AI patch:

http://apolyton.net/showthread.php/195007-SMAC-444-(AI-experiment)

kongor

Canada38 Posts

June 17 2011 15:05 GMT

#34

Another "I like this" post =)

I played this way back when, can't remember exactly. I see now that I played like a total noob: you've got so many tactics/strategies, oh my word! I remember now that I treated this game like a sci-fi SimCity, playing the Peacekeepers and terraforming the world. Fun =)

Great write-up and pictures 6xFPCs, keep it up as well as you can if you're still enjoying it, cause I sure am =)

6xFPCs

United States412 Posts

June 18 2011 02:11 GMT

#35

Hey guys, first off, thanks for all your support. I highly recommend that you guys start up your own games; if you need help or tips, feel free to post here or in the Alpha Centauri thread, or even PM me. If you state your faction and give a quick description of terrain and AIs around you, and I can point you in the right direction.

Anyway, I played through another 20 turns (2159-2179). I recorded it this time, to see if things would go faster, and am currently splitting it into smaller files for youtube upload (four parts). Why? I want to speed up how fast this thread can progress, otherwise it'll be a month before this one game finishes, so I wanted to see if it would be faster if I just talk my way through it in a video.

Well, it turns out I am terrible at multitasking. Even as a reportedly intelligent being, it was difficult to simultaneously think and talk--who knew? I'm sure I will get better as time goes on, but on the post with the video (soon to come, laptop is slow at splitting video), I will put up a poll so you can tell me which you prefer, video or narrated screencap (i.e. what I've been doing).

I am leaning towards screencaps right now because I can take my time writing things and make sure what I say is actually intelligible. Plus, it'll be faster for you guys to read through, as I can summarize and skip and add info as needed. But since I didn't screencap as I took video this time, you'll have to deal with it this once. Everything is worth a try, even Transcendence victory as Believers.

tl;dr I will have youtube videos up for MY2159-MY2179 soon (not to be confused with Blizz' "Soon").

p.s. Gaians finished a secret project! Hive is stomping through Lal, and his army is growing! Two factions are down to just one city! These are two decades you CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS!!
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Dun dun... dun.

p.p.s gosh youtube is slow.

6xFPCs

United States412 Posts

June 18 2011 02:50 GMT

#36

Poll: Do you prefer video or screencaps for SMAC game coverage?

I prefer screencaps, I may or may not read this thread at work. (20)

69%

I prefer video, this isn't the 1998 Battle Report on Zileas' victory over Straus. (6)

21%

I don't care, I'm pretty sure we'll smash face and eat cake either way. (3)

10%

29 total votes

Your vote: Do you prefer video or screencaps for SMAC game coverage?

(Vote): I prefer video, this isn't the 1998 Battle Report on Zileas' victory over Straus.
(Vote): I prefer screencaps, I may or may not read this thread at work.
(Vote): I don't care, I'm pretty sure we'll smash face and eat cake either way.

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Excalibur_Z

United States12220 Posts

June 18 2011 06:00 GMT

#37

Those videos were cool but they were only cool because I actually had the time to sit through them haha. Pretty insightful but I think screenshots and text is still preferable. That's just me though.

Alethios

New Zealand2765 Posts

June 18 2011 08:34 GMT

#38

Great stuff as per usual. The videos were enjoyable, but I think I like the write ups a bit better, as they allow me to read casually while working on other things. Either way, I appreciate the effort you're putting into this. Keep up the good work!

Manit0u

Poland17166 Posts

June 18 2011 08:51 GMT

#39

Great job man. But I have to agree with Excalibur and Alethios here, screencaps are better. Mostly because it's faster and you only post the highlights and key moments, skipping all the tedious stuff.

Lunaticman

Sweden1097 Posts

June 18 2011 10:16 GMT

#40

Can you somehow play this game in windows mode?

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