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  Alpha Centauri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alpha Centauri A is also known as HD 128620, HR 5459, CP-60°5483, GCTP 3309.00A, and LHS 50.
It consists of two main stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B (which form a binary star together) at a distance of 4.36 ly, and a dimmer red dwarf named Proxima Centauri at a distance of 4.22 ly.
Computer models of planetary formation suggest that terrestrial planets would be able to form close to both Alpha Centauri A and B, but that gas giant planets similar to our Jupiter and Saturn would not be able to form because of the binary stars' gravitational effects.
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 Alpha Centauri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Like the sun, its spectral type is G2 V. The smaller of the two, Alpha Centauri B, is dimmer, with a spectral type of K1 V. The two orbit one another elliptically (e=0.52), approaching as close as 11.2 astronomical unit s and receding to 35.6 AU with a period of just under 80 years.
Computer models of planetary formation suggest that terrestrial planet s would be able to form close to both Alpha Centauri A and B, but that gas giant s planets similar to our Jupiter and Saturn would not be able to form because of the binary stars' gravitational effects.
Some have speculated that any terrestrial planets in the Alpha Centauri system may be dry because it is believed that Jupiter and Saturn were crucial at directing comet s into the inner solar system and providing the inner planets with a source of water.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Alpha_Centauri.html   (708 words)

  
 GameOver - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (c) Firaxis Games
Alpha Centauri's sound is essentially the same as the civilization series except for few couple differences.
The next part of the game is expanding growing new cities, followed by conquering other pathetic factions, and finished with either you obsequiously cowering to the most powerful faction or you demanding such acts by the others.
In Alpha Centauri you are able to use your mouse by choosing the unit and then clicking on its destination which it will then move towards.
www.game-over.net /review/feb99/alpha   (3773 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Alpha Centauri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alpha Centauri A is a star of the star system Alpha Centauri.
Alpha Centauri B (also Rigel Kentaurus B — the foot of the centaur in Arabic) is a star of the Alpha Centauri star system.
The proper motion of a star is the motion of the position of the star in the sky (the change in direction in which we see it, as opposed to the radial velocity) after eliminating the improper motions of the stars, which affect their measured coordinates but are not real...
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 Alpha Centauri computer game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri minisite Offre la possibilità di scaricare gli aggiornamenti per giocare a Alpha Centauri in italiano.
Alpha Centauri Strategie e trucchi per concludere il gioco di Sid Meier.
EdenGames: Alpha Centauri Recensione del gioco a cura di Goldfix.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Alpha_Centauri_computer_game.html   (341 words)

  
 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SMAC) is a turn-based strategy 4X computer game created by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier under the auspices of Firaxis Games in 1999.
However, contrary to the concept of a benevolent Mother Earth, the planetary mind is suspicious of humans and abhors their technological intrusion on its ecological balance, often using violence to try to destroy colonists that it perceives as a threat.
Computer controlled factions will remember past dealings, betrayals and atrocities, and will base their reactions to the player's diplomatic overtures accordingly.
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 Alpha Centauri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alpha Centauri is the brightest star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus and is the third brightest in the entire night sky (although far south to be visible in most the northern hemisphere).
Computer models of planetary formation suggest that terrestrial planets would be able to form close both Alpha Centauri A and B but gas giants planets similar to our Jupiter and Saturn would not be able to form of the binary stars' gravitational effects.
Some speculated that any terrestrial planets in the Centauri system may be dry because it believed that Jupiter and Saturn were crucial directing comets into the inner solar system and the inner planets with a source of water.
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 Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: 'Alpha Centauri' is epic strategy game 03/01/99
You're speeding toward the Alpha Centauri star system, part of a 22nd century U.N. expedition to colonize another world and ensure the survival of humankind.
The complexity of ``Alpha Centauri'' is mind-boggling, as are its subtleties (One key indicator: the player's manual runs to 247 pages).
To grow your civilization, your scientists have to master the game's myriad technologies -- from ``planetary networks'' to ``quantum machinery'' and ``nanometallurgy'' (all outlined on a poster accompanying the game).
www.augustachronicle.com /stories/030199/tec_alphagame.shtml   (752 words)

  
 Review of Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is obviously intended as a sequel to his Civilization game, though some of the history has been modified, since the colonists' arrival at Alpha Centauri is now the starting point of the game rather than the winning condition.
This may be especially problematic if the game automatically assigns your combat units to use the newly captured base as its home, rather than the one that built it.
However, I will warn that Alpha Centauri is just as addictive as the previous game, so don't buy it if you can't afford to spend huge amounts of time playing it.
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 Steve Jackson Games, Electronic Arts, and FIRAXIS Games Announce GURPS Alpha Centauri
The separated leaders and their crews crash land on a lonely planet orbiting Alpha Centauri and must begin the monumental task of survival on an alien world and of forging the future of mankind.
GURPS Alpha Centauri will work within and expand upon this framework, while maintaining the fun and flexibility that have made Alpha Centauri a world-wide hit in the computer-game industry.
GURPS Alpha Centauri is tentatively scheduled for a first quarter 2001 release.
www.sjgames.com /general/press_releases/000624.html   (520 words)

  
 Sid Meier Alpha Centauri PC Game Review
In Alpha Centauri, the map is drawn with genuine vertical contours, shown as deformations in the square grid.
In Alpha Centauri, you have separate Colonizer units to found cities, while in Civ2 Settler/Engineer units are used both to found cities and improve the countryside.
In Alpha Centauri, the unit, city improvement, research and special project hierarchies are all considerably deeper.
www.gamenationtv.com /reviews/alpha.shtml   (1152 words)

  
 RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
On the whole, Civilization III is a strong, fun game, which probably is at least partially due to the fact that the developers have had three different releases to get their game play just right.
Though much of the game is the same to this point, at least you have some variety in your victory (though, as I said, all the different victory conditions are pretty equally available if you've developed successfully to this point).
The game isn't bright enough to figure out, for example, that you usually building improvement A followed by improvement B followed by improvement C, etc. The best you can do is tell it extremely general classes of production, and that just doesn't cut it.
www.rpg.net /news+reviews/reviews/rev_7822.html   (3783 words)

  
 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for PC video game review and cheats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alpha Centauri begins where Civilization left off, hurtling humanity in a spaceship called the Unity towards a neighboring star system, Alpha Centauri.
This grid-based game is not all diplomacy, however; using your bases to research new technology or build military units can also help deter other factions from threatening you.
While Alpha Centauri is an interesting and well thoughtout game the similarities to Command and Conqure and Civilazation II are disheartening.
www.gamezilla.com /review.aspx?review=7309   (1053 words)

  
 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Goes GURPS
Steve Jackson Games announced Tuesday that it has acquired the rights to produce a roleplaying game based on "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" a computer strategy game developed by FIRAXIS Games and published by Electronic Arts.
The factions crash land on a lonely planet orbiting Alpha Centauri and must begin the monumental task of survival on an alien world and of forging the future of mankind.
GURPS Alpha Centauri will expand upon this framework, developing the background while maintaining the fun and flexibility that have made Alpha Centauri a world-wide hit in the computer-game industry.
www.starport.com /battlestations/alpha_centauri_rpg_000627.html   (281 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Computer & Video Games: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alpha Centauri is a solid game -- there's a lot of detail to the game and in the classic case of Civilization it is extremely replayable: at different difficulty levels or as a member of one of the 7 factions.
An intensely cerebral, and strangely addictive title, Alpha Centauri casts you as the leader of your choice of one of eight separate factions, all with their own unique abilities and all desperately trying to lay claim to the newfound planet of Alpha Centauri.
As time passes in the game, Alpha Centauri's natural defenses are steadily increased, the Mindworms, evolve into both aquatic and airborne monsters, allowing "Planet" to hit you (and the other factions) with a three-pronged attack of increasingly more numerous (and deadly) specimens.
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 Dragon Sun (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The use of Planet as an agent of redemption and a balance to the chaotic world of the computer game is very cool as well.
This is the second book of the Alpha Centauri series and it improves much over the first one.
Mainly, the best part of the book is the fact that it deals more with what I feel are the more interesting aspects of the Alpha Centauri game: diplomatic intrigue, desperate alliances, and secret dealings that affect the lives of thousands.
www.freeglossary.com /p:0671040782   (504 words)

  
 RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
But in the games defence, the documentation is good and you can tweak you culture as much or as little as you want in regards to its social laws and mores.
One of the more interesting bits in Alpha Centauri is that you can customize your units (or let the computer do it for you).
Game play and combat very much like Civ II and odds are if you are playing Alpha Centauri you have played its predecessor.
www.rpg.net /news+reviews/reviews/rev_1489.html   (487 words)

  
 Alpha Centauri biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is also the closest star system to Earth, at 4.2-4.4 light-years.
That makes it a logical choice as "first port of call" for science fiction and computer game speculation about space travel.
It and the nearby Beta Centauri are the "Pointers" to the Southern Cross.
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 Alpha Centauri computer game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alpha Centauri is the brightest star system in the southern constellation of C...
A video game is a game played using an electronic device.
A Technology tree or Tech tree is a hierarchy for opening new aspects and parts to a game, often used in strategy computer games.
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 Firaxis Games: Games: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
In September 1999, FIRAXIS further enhanced the Alpha Centauri experience with the release of Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire, nominated for 1999 "Expansion Pack of the Year".
This update is only needed for Alpha Centauri owners who have Windows 2000 or XP and are having problems getting the game to run OR if you play multiplayer games with other players who have installed this patch.
If you are not having problems running Alpha Centauri on your PC and you do not play multiplayer games with other players who have installed this patch, you should not install the patch.
www.firaxis.com /games/game_detail.php?gameid=7   (996 words)

  
 Video Games: Alpha Centauri computer game
Overview A turn-based computer strategy game created by Sid Meier and Brian Reynolds, Alpha Centauri is based on a hypothetical attempt by human beings to colonize a planet in the Alpha Centauri star system.
The Factions The seven factions in the game are as follows: * The Spartan Federation - True to their name, they place the highest priority on strength and combat readiness.
Alien Crossfire Alpha Centauri spawned one expansion pack called Alien Crossfire that features seven new factions (two of which are alien) and multiple new technologies.
www.americanfactfinders.com /Video_games/Alpha_Centauri.shtml   (652 words)

  
 GameSpot
As with all grand strategy games that challenge you to forge a world-spanning empire, in Alpha Centauri the road to victory is a long and arduous, but not without its benefits.
In a game of such magnificent scope and depth, the journey is every bit as rewarding as the ending.
Alpha Centauri begins with nothing but discord and strife between the new citizens of the planet.
www.gamespot.com /features/alphac_gg   (437 words)

  
 GURPS Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is officially supported at www.firaxis.com/smac.
Miriam contend with Prokhor Zharov's University faction, it becomes clear to all the other inhabitants of Planet that this may be the last battle for Alpha Centauri.
Alpha Centauri: Power of the Mindworms by Steve Darnell and Rafael Kayanan, which chronicles the first discovery of psychic control over Alpha Centauri's hostile indigenous lifeform: the mindworm.
www.sjgames.com /gurps/books/alphacentauri   (298 words)

  
 alpha centauri game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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This game and its prequel, Alpha Centauri were the cause of many a sleepless night (in a good way, no zombies thank you).
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 Alpha Centauri computer game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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