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Title: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Dio on August 25, 2013, 05:38:18 AM

Alternate Original Seven Faction Package

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=148 (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=148)

I had three major goals while developing my alternate original seven faction package. The first goal was to use the original seven factions as a basis and to rename them using their names from the development of SMAC. My second goal was to make a full set of logos for each of the factions based upon the logo's from SMAC's development. The third, and final, goal was to use each of the special rules from SMAC at least once among the factions while still keeping them fairly balanced against one another. Lastly, I hope that you enjoy the changes I have made and will play with my faction package.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Geo on August 25, 2013, 09:36:28 AM

Why two threads?  ???

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 25, 2013, 12:02:31 PM

He posted the files in the wrong place first, and I fixed it.  Now I will fix there being two threads.

Always with the PDMA, Geo. 

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: ete on August 25, 2013, 02:18:04 PM

http://www.pdma.org/ (http://www.pdma.org/) ?

And cool, I'll likely wikify them later.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 25, 2013, 02:25:39 PM

Public Discussion of Moderator Actions, which is forbidden somewhere we're familiar with.  I'm just talking crap.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Geo on August 25, 2013, 06:03:51 PM

Quote from: BUncle on August 25, 2013, 02:25:39 PM

I'm just talking crap.

 :clap:

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 25, 2013, 06:05:52 PM

What?  I've never pretended I don't talk crap to you.  :P

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: ete on August 26, 2013, 11:13:18 PM

The readme says to rename them all to non-alt in order to play, which would overwrite originals or require messing about with renaming which a lot of people are not going to do. Why not make them function fully with the alt name by changing the

#HIVE

lines to

#HIVEALT

and removing the spaces from all the files? That way a player can simply extract the files straight into their AC folder, add the factions to the custom faction list by copy/pasting

#CUSTOMFACTIONS
GAIANSALT
HIVEALT
UNIVALT
MORGANALT
SPARTANSALT
BELIEVEALT
PEACEALT

in alphax,txt? That seems like an easier way of getting the factions, and less likely to get someone to accidentally overwrite their original factions.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 26, 2013, 11:15:45 PM

He's thinking of vanilla SMAC users, I expect - some words about making a little backup folder are in order for them, and a clear distinction should be drawn in the instructions, telling how to do it the ete way for SMAX.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: ete on August 26, 2013, 11:32:53 PM

ah, yes, SMAC has a less good way of handling custom factions. I'd encourage the default setup to be the one for SMAX users, since with gog around and all the fan patches most people are running that.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 26, 2013, 11:38:13 PM

Sure, but it's good to throw the SMAC-only crowd a bone.  That crowd is still indeed a thing, and we want them anyway.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: ete on August 26, 2013, 11:41:32 PM

Oh, sure, especially for something like this which is explicitly focused on the original seven.

Title: Re: Alternate Original Seven Faction Package
Post by: Buster's Uncle on August 26, 2013, 11:49:10 PM

Exactly.  I like the way you think.