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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri cover
Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Mac OS Aspyr Media
Linux Loki Software
Release dates
Windows February 12, 1999
Mac OS (Classic) February 2000
Linux August 2000
macOS (OS X) January 24, 2013
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Official Website
Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
Apolyton Civilization Site's Alpha Centauri section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs.
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
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GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows and OS X. Includes Alien Crossfire expansion.
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Origin
Origin
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Essential improvements

In-game general settings.
In-game advanced settings.

Patches

Official patches

Unofficial patches

  • Unofficial patch by scient
    • Original fan made patch. Fixes bugs and exploits. Not compatible with Alien crossfire.
  • Newer version of scients patch
    • Based on the previous version but with additional fixes and compatible with Alien Crossfire.
  • Alternative patch
    • Based on scients patch and adds AI fixes. Not compatible with Alien Crossfire but works with the GOG.com version.

Proper patching

Note: this is for the retail version of the game only. The GOG.com version is already updated.

Now you can install the unofficial patch of your choice.

Run Without CD/DVD

The game will run without the CD but only if you have performed a full install.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin

Video settings

In-game audio/video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

The game hangs

This might be related to a bug with automated artillery units. Try turning off automation and see if it helps. More info here.

AMD/ATI compatibility

GOG.com recommends using Catalyst 13.4 or earlier but the game also works with 14.x or earlier.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX-compatible
2 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB

References