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Mjollnir posted 05-12-99 01:34 PM ET
I'm brand new at SMAC, and I love it. However, I took the Spartans (the former military in me beat out the college grad in me, I guess) and I've been involved in for 400+ turns now. I made the mistake of making too many pacts and treaties early on (even though I'm still noble) and of course if your "pact siblings" don't get what they want from you every time they want it, they denounce you and make pacts with the guy you're currently duking it out with. But I digress...
My reason for posting now is that I was wondering if anybody has seen a strategy book (ala Prima, etc) for SMAC? I've searched online and can't find one. I like to know everything about the tech and units (especially) gained, etc., that I can, and I don't yet claim to even understand half of the game mechanics. In my game, for about the first 100 turns or so, I didn't have even the slightest clue as to what I was doing (I usually hate manuals, (F4 the exception) and love strategy books, ) and by then I'd made some already critical mistakes which has plagued me the rest of the way in the game. I'm pouring over the book now but I'm still hoping for more... anybody seen a strategy book or any sites with good info?
(yeah, I'm reading tons of posts here, but I don't yet know what all the abbreviations are so I don't understand it all yet) Thanks for any advice. Right now I'm just going to keep playing until I figure it out..
TorchMaster posted 05-13-99 11:32 AM ET
Check out GamesGuides.com. The exact URL is: http://www.gameguides.com/guides/alphacen/
This site is associated with GameSpot.com which is my favorite game site.
I believe I read in a couple places that the Prima game guide sucked. I think there was a thread here and a reader review under Amazon.com.
jimmytrick posted 05-13-99 01:19 PM ET
Do not buy the guide. You will learn more from these posts in ten minutes than you could from reading the complete guide.
But beware, some of the info on the board is dead wrong. Try to confirm by reading multiple threads. SMAC them back!
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Author	Topic: Brand spankin' newbie
Mjollnir	posted 05-12-99 01:34 PM ET I'm brand new at SMAC, and I love it. However, I took the Spartans (the former military in me beat out the college grad in me, I guess) and I've been involved in for 400+ turns now. I made the mistake of making too many pacts and treaties early on (even though I'm still noble) and of course if your "pact siblings" don't get what they want from you every time they want it, they denounce you and make pacts with the guy you're currently duking it out with. But I digress... My reason for posting now is that I was wondering if anybody has seen a strategy book (ala Prima, etc) for SMAC? I've searched online and can't find one. I like to know everything about the tech and units (especially) gained, etc., that I can, and I don't yet claim to even understand half of the game mechanics. In my game, for about the first 100 turns or so, I didn't have even the slightest clue as to what I was doing (I usually hate manuals, (F4 the exception) and love strategy books, ) and by then I'd made some already critical mistakes which has plagued me the rest of the way in the game. I'm pouring over the book now but I'm still hoping for more... anybody seen a strategy book or any sites with good info? (yeah, I'm reading tons of posts here, but I don't yet know what all the abbreviations are so I don't understand it all yet) Thanks for any advice. Right now I'm just going to keep playing until I figure it out..
TorchMaster	posted 05-13-99 11:32 AM ET Check out GamesGuides.com. The exact URL is: http://www.gameguides.com/guides/alphacen/ This site is associated with GameSpot.com which is my favorite game site. I believe I read in a couple places that the Prima game guide sucked. I think there was a thread here and a reader review under Amazon.com.
jimmytrick	posted 05-13-99 01:19 PM ET Do not buy the guide. You will learn more from these posts in ten minutes than you could from reading the complete guide. But beware, some of the info on the board is dead wrong. Try to confirm by reading multiple threads. SMAC them back!