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Started by MetalGuru
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:11
GOG's Alpha Centauri now includes Alien Crossfire
Author: MetalGuru
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:11
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:11
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And its priced at $3. You heard that right, three US dollars for the original game plus expansion. Is it Christmas yet? http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri
Re: GOG's Alpha Centauri now includes Alien Crossfire
Author: David Lamb
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:24
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:24
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On 24/12/2012 6:11 PM, MetalGuru wrote: > Is it Christmas yet? As of the time of your post, (1800-and-some zone -5) it was already christmas in much of the world. Everywhere east of Greece IIRC, which I probably don't.
Re: GOG's Alpha Centauri now includes Alien Crossfire
Author: PW
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:29
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:29
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On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:11:32 -0500, "MetalGuru" <fake@mail.com> wrote: >And its priced at $3. > >You heard that right, three US dollars for the original game plus expansion. > >Is it Christmas yet? > >http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri > > > Might have to get it, but it came out in 1999. Icky graphics I guess.
Re: GOG's Alpha Centauri now includes Alien Crossfire
Author: Spalls Hurgenson
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:46
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:46
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On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:29:43 -0700, PW <emailaddyinsig@ifIremember.com> wrote: >On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:11:32 -0500, "MetalGuru" <fake@mail.com> wrote: > >>And its priced at $3. >> >>You heard that right, three US dollars for the original game plus expansion. >> >>Is it Christmas yet? >> >>http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri >> >> >> > >Might have to get it, but it came out in 1999. Icky graphics I guess. It's a turn-based strategy game utilizing tiled maps. It's lacking the bells'n'whistles of Civilization 5 but really there's only so much you can do with the genre. Various hacks let you bypass the 1024x768 resolution as well. Anyway, who plays 4X games for the graphics? It's the gameplay that matters, and that AC has in spades.
Re: GOG's Alpha Centauri now includes Alien Crossfire
Author: Peter Huebner
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:32
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:32
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In article <cmnod81fhn5ju0hm2vjvf4os2fdedh9r1f@4ax.com>, spallshurgenson@gmail.com says... > > On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:29:43 -0700, PW > <emailaddyinsig@ifIremember.com> wrote: > > >On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:11:32 -0500, "MetalGuru" <fake@mail.com> wrote: > > > >>And its priced at $3. > >> > >>You heard that right, three US dollars for the original game plus expansion. > >> > >>Is it Christmas yet? > >> > >>http://www.gog.com/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri > >> > >> > >> > > > >Might have to get it, but it came out in 1999. Icky graphics I guess. > > It's a turn-based strategy game utilizing tiled maps. It's lacking the > bells'n'whistles of Civilization 5 but really there's only so much you > can do with the genre. Various hacks let you bypass the 1024x768 > resolution as well. > > Anyway, who plays 4X games for the graphics? It's the gameplay that > matters, and that AC has in spades. Could not agree more: Alien Crossfire is one of the best futuristic 4x games ever, except for the airplane bug. They fixed it at some point, and then they broke it again with the last official patch I downloaded. I understand there's a user-written patch out there some place that takes care of the problem. -P.
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