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Lacish posted 06-03-99 01:56 PM ET
I scoured my HD, but for the life of me I can't figure out which part has the low-res pics in it, so I was wondering if somehow I didn't delete it. Furthermore, I was wondering if any of you -wonderful- :0 :-8 people would e-mail or ICQ it to me? IF so I'm leaving my e-mail addy. ICQ 14165489 [email protected]
Lastly: I think you get more alien-artifacts the sooner you get them after planetfall.

Nell_Smith posted 06-03-99 02:45 PM ET
Lacish:
The low-res images are on the Alpha Centauri CD-ROM, in the folder Alternative Art\Low Res Caviar. My email client doesn't support messages over 2Mb in size, and the Low Res Caviar folder is 5.96Mb (3.45Mb zipped), so I can't send it to you, in case you don't have the CD-ROM.
You've probably already read the readme.txt file bit about improving game speed, but for what it's worth, here's Firaxis's advice:
* Included in the Alternative Art folder on the CD-ROM is a Low Res Caviar folder. Copy the contents of this folder to the directory you installed the game to. The default is c:\program files\firaxis games\sid meier's alpha centauri. These files reduce the detail in the units, but can improve performance.
* Reduce your resolution to 800 x 600, rather than 1024 x 768. This can greatly improve all game performance.
* Disable the sound using the Audio/Visual Preferences menu.
* Disable map animations, sliding windows, and sliding scrollbars.
* Enable the following preferences: Move Friendly Pieces Quickly, Fast Battle Resolution, Move Units with orders quickly, Don't Center On Units With Orders
* Increase the amount of free hard drive space on the C: drive.
Hope this helps.
Nell
trippin daily posted 06-03-99 08:43 PM ET
Not that I've tried this particular trick, but my friend swears by it. He treats this mary jane fellow so well, and in return, time flies for him, even when he is staring at duke nukem 3d run on his lil bro's 25 mhz 486. It is slow for those of you who don't know, at least if you don't have mary janes speed tips. It seems to speed up his computer or something. Well thats what he claims. If you can find this mary jane character in your neighborhood, treat her well my friend, and you will be rewarded.
Trippin Daily
-SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Mary Jane can be hazardous to your health. Can cause giggling so hard you die for forgetting to inhale air back into your lungs syndrome, feelings of flight, EXTREME hunger, happiness, horniness, and the mysterious ability for time to pass incredibly slowly but fun for every second of it.-
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Author	Topic: Speeding up the Game
Lacish	posted 06-03-99 01:56 PM ET I scoured my HD, but for the life of me I can't figure out which part has the low-res pics in it, so I was wondering if somehow I didn't delete it. Furthermore, I was wondering if any of you -wonderful- :0 :-8 people would e-mail or ICQ it to me? IF so I'm leaving my e-mail addy. ICQ 14165489 [email protected] Lastly: I think you get more alien-artifacts the sooner you get them after planetfall.
Nell_Smith	posted 06-03-99 02:45 PM ET Lacish: The low-res images are on the Alpha Centauri CD-ROM, in the folder Alternative Art\Low Res Caviar. My email client doesn't support messages over 2Mb in size, and the Low Res Caviar folder is 5.96Mb (3.45Mb zipped), so I can't send it to you, in case you don't have the CD-ROM. You've probably already read the readme.txt file bit about improving game speed, but for what it's worth, here's Firaxis's advice: * Included in the Alternative Art folder on the CD-ROM is a Low Res Caviar folder. Copy the contents of this folder to the directory you installed the game to. The default is c:\program files\firaxis games\sid meier's alpha centauri. These files reduce the detail in the units, but can improve performance. * Reduce your resolution to 800 x 600, rather than 1024 x 768. This can greatly improve all game performance. * Disable the sound using the Audio/Visual Preferences menu. * Disable map animations, sliding windows, and sliding scrollbars. * Enable the following preferences: Move Friendly Pieces Quickly, Fast Battle Resolution, Move Units with orders quickly, Don't Center On Units With Orders * Increase the amount of free hard drive space on the C: drive. Hope this helps. Nell
trippin daily	posted 06-03-99 08:43 PM ET Not that I've tried this particular trick, but my friend swears by it. He treats this mary jane fellow so well, and in return, time flies for him, even when he is staring at duke nukem 3d run on his lil bro's 25 mhz 486. It is slow for those of you who don't know, at least if you don't have mary janes speed tips. It seems to speed up his computer or something. Well thats what he claims. If you can find this mary jane character in your neighborhood, treat her well my friend, and you will be rewarded. Trippin Daily -SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Mary Jane can be hazardous to your health. Can cause giggling so hard you die for forgetting to inhale air back into your lungs syndrome, feelings of flight, EXTREME hunger, happiness, horniness, and the mysterious ability for time to pass incredibly slowly but fun for every second of it.-