[Kosh]

Personally, I liked this game more than Civ. Maybe it's just because you can get air power and missiles much earlier, so they can make a huge difference sooner, or maybe because it's a view of things to come.


Anyone remember this gem?

[Ghostavo]

I liked messing with the game's climate. Terraforming was the best thing in the game.

[NGTM-1R]

Very good game, available from some abandonware sites I think, but get the expansion if you can: that requires hunting through Ebay or the like.

[Cthulhugoat]

Awesome game, a shame I never went too far on it. Guess I got scared when I ended playing five hours of it with no breaks. Definitely better than Civ, yes.

Very good game, available from some abandonware sites I think, but get the expansion if you can: that requires hunting through Ebay or the like.

Or you could always pirate them both. 

Oh, and hi.

[diceman111]

Yes but does it work on Vista ^TM ??????

[castor]

One of the better games. The only problem is it takes a lifetime to learn and use all the available tech options/paths optimally...
Or maybe it's not a problem after all

[G0atmaster]

Yeah, I've been wanting the expansion for a good number of years now.  Can't seem to find it, though.

[Kosh]

The Alpha Centauri planetary pack is one of the few games I own legally, try searching for that. It should just be one CD.

[BS403]

Awesome game, a shame I never went too far on it. Guess I got scared when I ended playing five hours of it with no breaks. Definitely better than Civ, yes.

Very good game, available from some abandonware sites I think, but get the expansion if you can: that requires hunting through Ebay or the like.

Or you could always pirate them both. 

Oh, and hi.

Hard-Light Productions does not support piracy in any shape or form.

[redsniper]

Hard Light Productions does not condone piracy for legal reasons, but most of its members support piracy anyways. You just aren't allowed to post any direct links. In public. PMs are okay.

[Mustang19]

What? The expansion pack with the Rangers faction and whatnot? I saw it on

www.the-underdogs.info

It was an excellent game, especially for its time. In terms of reviewer scores it may have been the most successful videogame in history, actually. The only thing Civ ever had over it is eye candy. A+ storyline and gameplay.

[BS403]

Hard Light Productions does not condone piracy for legal reasons, but most of its members support piracy anyways. You just aren't allowed to post any direct links. In public. PMs are okay.

I know i support piracy, I just don't talk about. I didn't know how much you could say without getting in trouble.

[BloodEagle]

Oh, and hi.

First time I've beamed someone. It feels good. 

[übermetroid]

A purple beam?  WTF? 

I remember the old days.  Good old green beams.  Non of this new age purple beam stuff.

[BloodEagle]

The beam isn't purple, it's blue. You should get your eyes checked. 

[Ghostavo]

It's purple, even the link says so...

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/Smileys/HLP/wel_purple.jpg

[Agent_Koopa]

Yeah, stop confusing people!

[Cthulhugoat]

Hard-Light Productions does not support piracy in any shape or form.

So I represent the whole HLP now? Gosh, I feel so big.

welcomepurple:

First time I've beamed someone. It feels good. 

AAAAH MY EYES

[Kosh]

Back on topic, my favorite faction in the original was definately the university, although even with them I found it hard to do research quickly without having a borehole at every base. Since I often times ended up on an island when I used random maps, I liked to have a strong navy and airforce (interceptors and bombers as well as a sizeable number of missiles). Except for defending, I didn't have much of an infantry force.

Something I've always wondered is how big of a difference does armor really make (other than with cost)?

[Ashrak]

The beam isn't purple, it's blue. You should get your eyes checked. 

no YOU should have your eyes checked