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White_Cat posted 07-29-99 06:46 AM ET
Where exactly can I find info about this thing. The only stuff I've been able to find is the first chapter of the story and the Cyborg faction details. Where's this press release that has details on the other factions and new features that people have been talking about? I checked alphacentauri.com, aliencrossfire.com, and firaxis.com, and couldn't find anything.
MikeH II posted 07-29-99 07:52 AM ET
It's not a stupid question, I couldn't see it either.
NotLikeTea posted 07-29-99 08:25 AM ET
I dunno where it is on an officiall site, but there's a copy on www.sidgames.com/ac
Aredhran posted 07-29-99 09:23 AM ET
I saw it first at Apolyton (http://apolyton.net/smac)
I'm sure it's on the EA site, but I haven't checked.
Aredhran
MikeH II posted 07-29-99 09:30 AM ET
Thanks, I never go to Apolyton or Sidgames so I didn't see it. Why isn't it on AlienCrossfire.com or Firaxis.com? That's where it should be so that everyone can see it. It's infuriating.
Zoetrope posted 07-29-99 11:59 PM ET
Despite what Firaxis's press release claims, there's NO information about Alien Crossfire on EA's official SMAC site, unless they've hidden it even better than Microsoft hide their fix packs.
The Press Release is on www.firaxis.com as a 28 July entry. It's near the top of the "front" page, so one can hardly miss it. The release itself is dated 29 July.
One should read the text carefully, using the null hypothesis of zero real change as a benchmark for assessing how much of the release is guff, and to tease out what Brian is truly proposing.
As I read it, "the two warring alien races" means that of the seven factions only two at a given time will be selected from the seven alien groups; the other five will all be human.
The alien factions seem to be more of the same, that is you could as easily create them for the current SMAC. The only exception _might_ be the "seafaring pirates".
Firaxis are promising a faction editor of their own.
Geosynchronous Survey Pods are too vaguely described, and Brood Pits sound like a sensationalist pitch to the low end of the market.
Unless they can write a much more informative summary, I expect that Alien Crossfire will NOT be a "major expansion pack" but just another example of marketing hype of fairy floss.
White_Cat posted 07-30-99 05:02 AM ET
Thanks for the pointer to Firaxis. The link was added there after I checked it yesterday.
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Author	Topic: Stupid question about Alien Crossfire
White_Cat	posted 07-29-99 06:46 AM ET Where exactly can I find info about this thing. The only stuff I've been able to find is the first chapter of the story and the Cyborg faction details. Where's this press release that has details on the other factions and new features that people have been talking about? I checked alphacentauri.com, aliencrossfire.com, and firaxis.com, and couldn't find anything.
MikeH II	posted 07-29-99 07:52 AM ET It's not a stupid question, I couldn't see it either.
NotLikeTea	posted 07-29-99 08:25 AM ET I dunno where it is on an officiall site, but there's a copy on www.sidgames.com/ac
Aredhran	posted 07-29-99 09:23 AM ET I saw it first at Apolyton (http://apolyton.net/smac) I'm sure it's on the EA site, but I haven't checked. Aredhran
MikeH II	posted 07-29-99 09:30 AM ET Thanks, I never go to Apolyton or Sidgames so I didn't see it. Why isn't it on AlienCrossfire.com or Firaxis.com? That's where it should be so that everyone can see it. It's infuriating.
Zoetrope	posted 07-29-99 11:59 PM ET Despite what Firaxis's press release claims, there's NO information about Alien Crossfire on EA's official SMAC site, unless they've hidden it even better than Microsoft hide their fix packs. The Press Release is on www.firaxis.com as a 28 July entry. It's near the top of the "front" page, so one can hardly miss it. The release itself is dated 29 July. One should read the text carefully, using the null hypothesis of zero real change as a benchmark for assessing how much of the release is guff, and to tease out what Brian is truly proposing. As I read it, "the two warring alien races" means that of the seven factions only two at a given time will be selected from the seven alien groups; the other five will all be human. The alien factions seem to be more of the same, that is you could as easily create them for the current SMAC. The only exception _might_ be the "seafaring pirates". Firaxis are promising a faction editor of their own. Geosynchronous Survey Pods are too vaguely described, and Brood Pits sound like a sensationalist pitch to the low end of the market. Unless they can write a much more informative summary, I expect that Alien Crossfire will NOT be a "major expansion pack" but just another example of marketing hype of fairy floss.
White_Cat	posted 07-30-99 05:02 AM ET Thanks for the pointer to Firaxis. The link was added there after I checked it yesterday.