Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Developers | |
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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 |
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
Essential improvements
Patches
Official patches
- Smacp4e.exe
- Alpha Centauri 4.0 update. For users without the expansion.
- Smacxpv2.exe
- Alien Crossfire 2.0 update.
- smacxp103fus.zip
- Official XP compatibility-patch.
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.
- If you have the original release without the expansion pack install the Alpha Centauri v4.0 update and then the compatibility-patch.
- If you have the Planetary pack or Laptop pack only install the compatibility-patch.
- If you have the original Alien Crossfire release install the Alien Crossfire v2.0 update then the compatibility-patch.
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
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Instructions |
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Input settings
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.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 133 MHz | Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX-compatible 2 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB |