Alpha centauri

Bacon_BitsBacon_Bits Join Date: 2002-02-05 Member: 167Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Hey</div>I was pawing through my old games (I'm in one of those times where all my current favs are boring the s*** out of me)  and I pulled out alpha centauri, updated it and its pretty fun, anyone here wanna get a game going? hopefully even more than one person?  well post if you wanna play (I run version 4.0) and we'll get in touch
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  • sharpsword6sharpsword6 Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1166Members
    <span style='color:"red"'><b>****NUKEAGE***</b>

    For the love of god, calm down.</span>



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  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    alpha centauri was great, i never had the game tho, only played the demo ^_^ sharp wtf's your problem ?
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  • Bacon_BitsBacon_Bits Join Date: 2002-02-05 Member: 167Members
    this is off topic sharp...calm down, I don't know who plays alpha centauri thats the point of the thread

    P.S. I know people but none of my friends in real life play Alpha Centauri, and I thought it would be an appropriate game to ask people in this crowd if they played... and to infector you do need the full version, but it's dirt cheap at stores, the babbages near me still had 3 copies (not from initial release but from a greatest hits release) and they were $5 so it's not spensive, and very worth it
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Whao Alpha Centauri is cheap nowadays? I played a demo, and it seemed worth picking up.
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  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    I'm a huge fan of sid meier, but I've never tried alpha centuri, even though I know I have it somewhere  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Alpha Centauri is one of the best games ever made in my opinion, but ohhh so singleplayer.
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  • GazaarGazaar Join Date: 2002-03-31 Member: 366Banned
    Made by Sid Meier huh?  I'd be afraid to play it because halfway through I'd be frantically looking around for a timer of some sort wondering if it's going to suddenly end before I can have any fun.  Sid has some sick fetish with time and ending games before the fun  starts i.e. his civilization games.  I dunno what you said sharp but judging from the other's reactions it was pretty messy.
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  • EosEos Join Date: 2002-06-08 Member: 738Members
    Maybe I should bye Alpha Centuari.... <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • Bacon_BitsBacon_Bits Join Date: 2002-02-05 Member: 167Members
    yes you should then come play
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  • humbabahumbaba That Exciting Tales From the Frontline Guy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 86Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I own it, but I cant patch it without getting a weird VXD error that messes up my whole computer, and I don't own the HL cd anymore . . .so, which takes priority, NS, or alpha Centauri. NS.
    However, I will say this, Alpha Centauri is easily among my top 5 or 10 games, Im a huge fan of Sid Meir (though I hated cv 3 cause modding the game was my thang and civ 3 wasnt very friendly toward that). I highly recommend Alpha Centauri. Best Race: Human Hive. Go right for mind control and make them YOUR ZOMBIE SLAVES!
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Bah. The Pacifists are <b>waaaaay</b> better.
    Let's watch how Yang plays with his new particle cannon while pacifist antigravs send humanity straight into Transcendence!
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  • humbabahumbaba That Exciting Tales From the Frontline Guy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 86Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Psshhaw, tis hard to transcend when your bases are being mind controlled and hordes of weak, brainless minions are bearing down on your Capitol. Of course, I also have no qualms about committing atrocities, so . . here comes Mr Planet Buster, with his friends Nerve Gas and Nerve Stapling. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • Bacon_BitsBacon_Bits Join Date: 2002-02-05 Member: 167Members
    I'm the science d00ds, I just research good defense and Isolate myself
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  • NovakoalaNovakoala Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 962Members, Constellation
    I usually choose a random faction... the only faction I don't like is the Spartans (they're crud).

    The only really irritating bit in Alpha Centauri is when you manange to research a new type of reactor... then you have to spend the next ten minutes approving/disapproving spending money on upgrading each individual unit. And the graphics weren't exactly ground breaking.

    I loved the satillite combat... I used to love seeing enemy sats burn up in green flame.

    I wonder if I can find the CD again.
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