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General_BT posted 04-04-99 07:10 PM ET
I just got teh game yesterday... I was wondering if there are some basic strategies in teh game that might get me going...
Iman posted 04-04-99 08:56 PM ET
The most imortant about this game is mentality. Since there's so many options you need to have a pretty good idea on what you want your faction to be like. For example, if you're playing the Hive, you have to admit to yourself that you're a amoral, vicious tyrant with a bunch of insignificant insects as followers. Then admit that you're the best and only one qualified to tell them what to think. After that just do all the prerequistite research and switch to social engineer table, set your options to police state, planned econ, values wealth and then thought control as future society. That way to can maxmixe the Hive's strength and minimize it's weakness. You get +3 industry, + 2 pop growth, -1 econ (-2 originally) and the wooping +3 police.
sandworm posted 04-06-99 02:32 PM ET
Whatever faction you pick, don't be afraid to choose gov options that are out of character if they're what you need to win (thank CEO Bernard for the warning, I hadn't realized what I was doing to myself until I read one of his posts).
Terraform, terraform, terraform. Especially if you happen to have the Weather Paradigm, you can get a huge production advantage early with this project because the other factions must research multiple techs to get the options you have from building one project. Even without it you can get a great head start through wise terraforming practices.
Patrol your borders, don't let Yang, Miriam, or Santiago (or even Lal, the duplicitous jerk) sneak up on a poorly undefended colony and snatch it away.
Make a pact with someone you trust and exchange units/colonies/TECH as often as possible/necessary. You can betray them later, when they can do little to stop you.
Best advice I have: browse these forums, its all here... somewhere. You may have to dig back 20-30 days in the threads, but there's lots of good advice lying about.
eNo posted 04-06-99 05:44 PM ET
I agree with sandworm. Check out this forum and the Game forum for past threads.
Another key rules is to mutiply like rabbits.
GaryD posted 04-07-99 01:03 PM ET
Just to add, although good advice, there is a price to be paid.
9 forums (ok they're not all useful for tips but ...) 20 to 30 days worth on each, umpteen posts per average thread.
Hmmm.
Take a month of work and put the SMAC CD ROM back in the box. You've a lot of trawling to do !

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Author	Topic: I'm new to SMAC
General_BT	posted 04-04-99 07:10 PM ET I just got teh game yesterday... I was wondering if there are some basic strategies in teh game that might get me going...
Iman	posted 04-04-99 08:56 PM ET The most imortant about this game is mentality. Since there's so many options you need to have a pretty good idea on what you want your faction to be like. For example, if you're playing the Hive, you have to admit to yourself that you're a amoral, vicious tyrant with a bunch of insignificant insects as followers. Then admit that you're the best and only one qualified to tell them what to think. After that just do all the prerequistite research and switch to social engineer table, set your options to police state, planned econ, values wealth and then thought control as future society. That way to can maxmixe the Hive's strength and minimize it's weakness. You get +3 industry, + 2 pop growth, -1 econ (-2 originally) and the wooping +3 police.
sandworm	posted 04-06-99 02:32 PM ET Whatever faction you pick, don't be afraid to choose gov options that are out of character if they're what you need to win (thank CEO Bernard for the warning, I hadn't realized what I was doing to myself until I read one of his posts). Terraform, terraform, terraform. Especially if you happen to have the Weather Paradigm, you can get a huge production advantage early with this project because the other factions must research multiple techs to get the options you have from building one project. Even without it you can get a great head start through wise terraforming practices. Patrol your borders, don't let Yang, Miriam, or Santiago (or even Lal, the duplicitous jerk) sneak up on a poorly undefended colony and snatch it away. Make a pact with someone you trust and exchange units/colonies/TECH as often as possible/necessary. You can betray them later, when they can do little to stop you. Best advice I have: browse these forums, its all here... somewhere. You may have to dig back 20-30 days in the threads, but there's lots of good advice lying about.
eNo	posted 04-06-99 05:44 PM ET I agree with sandworm. Check out this forum and the Game forum for past threads. Another key rules is to mutiply like rabbits.
GaryD	posted 04-07-99 01:03 PM ET Just to add, although good advice, there is a price to be paid. 9 forums (ok they're not all useful for tips but ...) 20 to 30 days worth on each, umpteen posts per average thread. Hmmm. Take a month of work and put the SMAC CD ROM back in the box. You've a lot of trawling to do !