How to verify a mod is correctly "installed"

[wurmd]

Hello,

I've just installed the game (this version https://www.gog.com/game/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri), downloaded the Vicious AI mod (a zip with txt files), unzipped it into the main game folder, overwritting the same-named-files, and started the game.

But upon creating a new game, it seems that the mod is not "active": I don't see changes (in this case in the difficulty level names)

So, how to make sure a mod is correctly installed?

[MercantileInterest]

First question: are you using Vanilla or Crossfire? Is the mod specifically built for one of these?

Mod changes come in different packages. You'll have to ask someone else about changed difficulty level names but even if that didn't work correctly, the other rules probably did. Vicious AI starts the Spartans off with perimeter defenses in every base (if memory serves). Load it up and see if they benefit from that.

[wurmd]

I'm with Gog«s version for windows
and I have bot SMAC and SMAX, was now trying SMAC, and yey! Spartans do start with Perimeter defense =)

Txs for the tip ^_^