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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri v2.0 UK Patch
ADDITIONS
- HOTSEAT multiplayer mode is now available!
- Play-by-email multiplayer mode is now available!
- You can now see the destination of a unit without selecting it. This
option can be toggled under "Map" preferences.
- You can now disable probe team "steal technology in the RULES section of
ALPHA.TXT.
- You can now release mind worms into wild using the "Turn Over Unit
Control" option on the Action Menu.
- You can now customize the map size when generating a random planet.
- Probe teams are now "unflagged", meaning you cannot easily tell who
controls the team.
- Atrocities have been rebalanced to avoid abuse: (a) 12+ atrocities
(depends on difficulty level) will cause all factions to declare
vendetta (b) Nerve stapling becomes increasingly ineffective at
particular bases the more you use it.
- The Hive now has the "Immunity, EFFIC" ability; Hive never receives
negative EFFICIENCY penalties.
- Password security for multiplayer games.
- Hardware 3D positional and EAX support added - Note: this can be
disabled in alpha centauri.ini by entering ds3d=0 or eax=0. This also
provides overall better performance and memory usage.
ENHANCEMENTS
- You can now set waypoints for patrols using the spacebar. Press "p" key
as usual to start patrol, then click-and-drag mouse to first waypoint;
while still holding mouse button, press SPACE to set waypoint; you can
then drag line to next point, etc. When you reach final destination,
release mouse button.
- Datalinks now show cost/preq of Abilities and Terraforming
- Combat report text is now larger in 1024x768 resolution
- "People" icons are now smaller for cursor in base screen "drag and drop"
- Design Workshop: dark blue letters on dark background are now more
legible
- You can no longer name/rename landmarks near other people's territory.
- Pact Brothers no longer offer map in tech trade (already gives map for
free)
- The world map now updates as new areas are explored, as opposed to
waiting until the end of a turn.
- Improved Caviar unit display performance.
- Autoexploring AI with natives improved.
- You can now automatically build roads to any square.
- voice over data link now louder on receiving end.
** For the complete list of additions, fixes and enhancements refer to the
readme.txt file in the install directory after you install the patch.