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Old September 14, 2001, 14:10   #1
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I don't keep track, so does anyone know about how long AC was in development? Where did it originate, Firaxis or Microprose?

I'm asking because Pax Imperia (sp) suffered the fate of business trouble and turned out to be a mediocre experiance a while back. I'm not saying Alpha Centauri is bad, but I'm curious as to its history. Also, the more dev time, the more they worked on the engine as opposed to a civ2 clone.

post anything, it's all news to me.
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Old September 14, 2001, 15:20   #2
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As far as I know, Smac originated at Firaxis.
As far as I know, there are no public plans to make a SMAC 2 at this point.

Pax I was an excellent game with a lot of potential.
Pax II ended up being sold around and then rushed. It was a horrible clone of MOO II in the end. A rare case of a game sequel following the trend of movie sequels.

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Old September 15, 2001, 20:06   #3
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As far as I know, there are no public plans to make a SMAC 2 at this point.

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True, but there are secret plans, it's just a question of when......

I once read last year or so That AC's complete time development was something like 4 full years, including the initial designs from Brian Reynolds. Maybe it's exaggerated, but if it's the full programming time at Firaxis you're interested into, look for 2 years ( 1997 and 1998 ).
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Old September 16, 2001, 16:03   #4
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two years, not bad.

I'm pretty sure AC did come straight out of Firaxis, a civ followup IIRC following their initial company releases of Gettysburg and Antietam. Out of curiosity, did Pax sell well, Smack?
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