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Winston Smith posted 02-22-99 02:49 PM ET
There's a bug with some of the free techs that you can get with secrets/secret projects: here's how it works:
build universal translator - 2 free techs
Secrets of Creation - +1 free tech, total of 3.
Secrets of Alpha Centauri - +1 free tech, for a total of 4.
get some other tech (doesn't matter) - 3 free techs received, and don't get any more.
I have a save game both right before and after this, if it helps.
Also: the unit movement is intermittently very slow, this occurs at all stages of the game, so I haven't been able to pin down exactly what's causing it. It never happened in the first version of the demo, however (I never downloaded the second version).
I also think there's an error in the documentation or implementation of the "immunity" feature, it not only grants immunity from negative modifiers, but positive ones as well. I first noticed this playing the Hive with the 2.0 patch, green economics left them at 0 efficiency.
Giving a fully-fueled needlejet a "go to city" order sometimes causes it to not leave its current city until the next turn. Again, I couldn't track down exactly what caused this.
Another bug with "go" type things: the "go to home base" order doesn't show up when a unit is in a base that is not its home, and it doesn't work well when it does show up. It seems to cause the unit to go to the nearest base, not the home base.
Lastly, it would be nice if there was a list of issues with the game, what's wrong, what's being fixed, etc. so that you don't need to search through the forums to see if the problem you're having has been reported and possibly fixed.
Congratulations on the game, though, it's pretty spectacular.

micje posted 02-22-99 04:37 PM ET
Good point Winston. Maybe Firaxis could post a list of discovered bugs in the "Messages of Firaxis" board. That would be very helpful.
Seelie posted 02-24-99 01:49 PM ET
I'll chip in and agree with you, listing what problems are known and what are being dealt with would be a great service!
Fenris posted 02-24-99 02:43 PM ET
the slowness is caused by the resolution of the units. If you go to the cdrom you'll find a folder called alternative art (or something like that). Copy the entire contencts to your c:\program files\firaxis games\SMAC folder. These are the low-res units that were in the first demo. The game plays much faster with them and doesn't really look much different.
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Author	*Topic: Bugs: free techs, go to , immunity.**
Winston Smith	posted 02-22-99 02:49 PM ET There's a bug with some of the free techs that you can get with secrets/secret projects: here's how it works: build universal translator - 2 free techs Secrets of Creation - +1 free tech, total of 3. Secrets of Alpha Centauri - +1 free tech, for a total of 4. get some other tech (doesn't matter) - 3 free techs received, and don't get any more. I have a save game both right before and after this, if it helps. Also: the unit movement is intermittently very slow, this occurs at all stages of the game, so I haven't been able to pin down exactly what's causing it. It never happened in the first version of the demo, however (I never downloaded the second version). I also think there's an error in the documentation or implementation of the "immunity" feature, it not only grants immunity from negative modifiers, but positive ones as well. I first noticed this playing the Hive with the 2.0 patch, green economics left them at 0 efficiency. Giving a fully-fueled needlejet a "go to city" order sometimes causes it to not leave its current city until the next turn. Again, I couldn't track down exactly what caused this. Another bug with "go" type things: the "go to home base" order doesn't show up when a unit is in a base that is not its home, and it doesn't work well when it does show up. It seems to cause the unit to go to the nearest base, not the home base. Lastly, it would be nice if there was a list of issues with the game, what's wrong, what's being fixed, etc. so that you don't need to search through the forums to see if the problem you're having has been reported and possibly fixed. Congratulations on the game, though, it's pretty spectacular.
micje	posted 02-22-99 04:37 PM ET Good point Winston. Maybe Firaxis could post a list of discovered bugs in the "Messages of Firaxis" board. That would be very helpful.
Seelie	posted 02-24-99 01:49 PM ET I'll chip in and agree with you, listing what problems are known and what are being dealt with would be a great service!
Fenris	posted 02-24-99 02:43 PM ET the slowness is caused by the resolution of the units. If you go to the cdrom you'll find a folder called alternative art (or something like that). Copy the entire contencts to your c:\program files\firaxis games\SMAC folder. These are the low-res units that were in the first demo. The game plays much faster with them and doesn't really look much different.