Alpha Centauri can be thought of as the continuation of the Civilization game series. In the game, a spaceship was sent to colonize the Alpha Centauri system. However, the spacecraft carrying the settlers is damaged shortly before its arrival, forcing the settlers to divide into seven rival factions characterized by different ideologies and whose objectives and capabilities differ.
Continuously , human progress on planet Earth has been attacked by war, starvation, contamination and destitution. In a last exertion to give mankind a new beginning, the U. Forty years pass without episode to transport or team. With the Unity just days from planetfall, a center glitch stirs the team rashly. You can read our online store guide. MyAbandonware More than old games to download for free!
Browse By Developer Firaxis Games East, Inc. Perspectives Isometric, Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera. Captures and Snapshots Windows.
Write a comment Share your gamer memories, give useful links or comment anything you'd like. Any Windows Mac. Send comment. Eventually, as you expand your territory, you will come into contact with other factions -- or more accurately, they will come into contact with you.
This grid-based game is not all diplomacy, however; using your bases to research new technology or build military units can also help deter other factions from threatening you.
It is also necessary to harvest resources from the planet. Planting forests or kelp farms and mining minerals are just a few ways to bolster your empire. Dealing with the other factions should not be your only concern. A large percentage of the planet is covered in a red Xenofungus on land and its water equivalent, Sea Fungus, that can cause further problems in developing squares. Less friendly planet inhabitants include the Mind Worm, a little parasitic carnivore that can burrow into a human brain and devour it.
There is also an ocean equivalent to the Mind Worm, the Isle of the Deep, and the airborne cousins, the Locusts of Chiron. There is a seemingly endless amount of research that can be done to better your faction. Science, military, social and economic discoveries can be made by researching, just to name a few. There are four ways to win Alpha Centauri. If you can win three-fourths of the votes from the other faction leaders to elect you as the Supreme Leader of the planet, you will have won via the diplomatic route.
Economic victory is accomplished by cornering the Global Energy Market. The highest form of victory is the Ascent to Transcendence, the next step in the evolution of humanity.
The final way to win is the good old-fashioned Conquest method, by eliminating all other remaining factions. There are also secret projects which may be conducted, like genetic experimentation of various types to alter your population for the better. These projects take the place of Civilizations' "Wonders of the World," but lack the grandeur of those austere structures. The interface has also been improved, being much more comfortable and stylistic than the rather utilitarian interfaces of the Civilization games.
Units are now moved via the mouse rather than manually moving them with the keypad. In addition, to ease your micro-management pains, there are now outpost governors, sort of ready made development plans for either discovery, exploration, construction, or conquest. This helpful AI does an admirable job of managing things in the absence of your expert leadership. Graphically the game is decent, but certainly not spectacular or compelling.
The feel is very similar to that of the Civilization games with the exception terrain elevation and a lot of red earth.
Sound is also well done. There are a few quirks in the formula, though. The other factions may be diplomatically irrational at best, utterly insane at worst. They have a habit of proclaiming that their units will crush your army when your forces could eat anything they send at you for lunch.
Then they will most likely call you up and offer a technology trade. This is just an example of the underwhelming enemy diplomacy. The multiplayer is also a little odd. Although this type of game might seem logical for multiplayer, it requires a lot of patience due to its turn-based nature.
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