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Old
News
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New
Links
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18
May 1999
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The links section has been updated. All of the old, shut down or not-maintained sites have been removed from the links list because we know you don't visit the links section to see out-of-date sites. In addition, several new sites have been added to the links list. |
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Ziak
Dragons, Civilization III
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16
May 1999
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A new faction by TranscendZakharov is available: The Ziak Dragons. They have +5 research, -5 economy, -2 industry, and several other modifiers. They're hard but very unique and fun to play. It's official: According to Computer Games Online, it was announced at the EC that Hasbro has teamed with Firaxis to make Civilization III. This will eventually be part of a trilogy known as "Sweep of Time", containing Alpha Centauri, Civilization III, and one additional game that has not been decided on. Sid Meier will most likely be designing the unnamed future game, and Brian Reynolds will be working on Civilization III. When asked when Civilization III will come out, Brian Reynolds responded: "Sometime in the third millenium." Both games will be published by Electronic Arts. |
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I
Club Conversion
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14
May 1999
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tOFfGI has made a MOD pack of the famous I Club. Check it out! |
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New
Scenario, Hints, Civ 3
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13
May 1999
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New
File Server
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9
May 1999
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All the files above 200 kb have been transfered to a new server. This should allow for much faster downloads. |
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Review,
Patch
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7
May 1999
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There's a review of SMAC at www.gamesweekly.org. Click here to read it! (Thx to Staff) Firaxis has released Patch 3 for the German version. Download it here. (~ 3.4 MB) |
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More
Strategy
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2
May 1999
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Sorry about the delays -- we had trouble with our server. Anyhow, the tips section has been updated to include more strategy. Added are unit designs and info about reactors in the conquer section. |
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The
Star Trek Conversion
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25
April 1999
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Here's the Star Trek conversion for SMAC. All of the seven factions have been turned into a major star trek race. Thx to Joe Balberde! |
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Alpha
Centauri Soundtrack + factions
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24
April 1999
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The unofficial soundtrack for Alpha Centauri is here. It is a collection of songs from the bulletin board @ alphacentauri.com. Also, there is a new faction available: syst3m f@ailur3 (the hackers). |
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Some
news...
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23
April 1999
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AlphaLeague
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20
April 1999
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| CivLeague launched its sister site AlphaLeague. AlphaLeague is a free, international organization devoted to fostering a friendly, yet competitive environment for Alpha Centauri players. |
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Producers'
Union
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19
April 1999
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A new faction is available: The Producers' Union by Lanke. |
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Sotala
Force
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11
April 1999
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A new faction is available: The Sotala Force by Kaj Sotala. |
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Social
Engineering Editor & Borg 2.0
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8
April 1999
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Cyberwz has released a social engineering editor. You can download it at his homepage ( http://www.icon.co.za/~pooch ). Valtarien of Borg released the end result of a viable & play-balanced faction ( SMAC Borg 2-0 ) based on the Borg of Star Trek fame (he is not the author of the Borg Faction v1.4. That honor goes to Dragonheart). |
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New
Layout & Gaming Guide
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4
April 1999
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We are working on a new layout for The Arrival. This page is under construction for the next hours... There's a gaming guide for SMAC at C|Net's GameCenter (by Tom Chick). |
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New
Faction
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29 March 1999
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| There is a new faction available: the Canadians | |
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Some
news...
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25
March 1999
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The Mindworm has posted the second issue of the Mindworm, with new articles and new features. You can also read their first magazine. A must for every SMAC player! There's an interview with Brian Reynolds at http://www.pcgamer.com/interviews/breynolds.shtml. Our Message Board is online! |
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24
March 1999
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| Last week was Alpha Centauri week at Gamespot. Check it out! Also, the version 3.0 patch has been released. You can get it at the official site |
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24
March 1999
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| There is a new faction: The Mosaics (in the files section). |
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22
March 1999
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| There is a map of Great Britain by Geoffrey Woodward in the files section. |
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13
March 1999
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| There is another faction available: The Terran Federation from Wing Commander. |
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13
March 1999
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| The Federation faction now has a German version to go with it. |
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7
March 1999
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| There is a new faction: The Midgard foundation by Brian Yip. |
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3
March 1999
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| The faction United Federation of Planets now has some artwork to go with it! Thank you very much to Dragonheart for making the graphics for it. |
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1
March 1999
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| ESC
Magazine (www.escmag.com) will run a review of Alpha Centauri starting
Wednesday (March 3). They 've also started a forum on our discussion board for players to talk strategy. |
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28
February 1999
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| Firaxis
startet their free multiplayer service. Look at http://www.alphahq.net.
Their matchmaking service allows you to meet, chat and engage other Alpha Centauri players from all over the world. |
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27
February 1999
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| Last
week, Gamespot launched their Sid
Meier's Alpha Centauri Game Guide, which is the most popular guide ever
posted on their site. A must! Click here! |
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24 February 1999
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| A new faction has been added: the United Federation of Planets. |
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23 February 1999
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| Right now, we are working to transfer all of the content from the Alpha Centauri Continuum to this site. The tips, files, links, and manual have all been updated. There are two factions available right now, with more along the way. We hope to have even more updates soon! |
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20 February 1999
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| The Arrival has merged with The Alpha Centauri Continuum! |
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5
February 1999
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There's an Alpha
Centauri preview at www.strategy-gaming.com . Alpha Centauri's designer Brian Reynolds chats about Firaxis, the future of Alpha Centauri and what's up next. IGN has a interview with BR. |
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1
February 1999
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Finally
we're online! The new URL of The Arrival is: Please update your bookmarks and click on our sponsor! |
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27
January 1999
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| New
downloads in our Files Section: - There's the new demo (version 1.1) - Some interesting videos |
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26
January 1999
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The Arrival
will move to http://ac.strategy-gaming.com. (Thanx to Tom Chheng!:-)
It will take 2 or 4 days untill everything works again! Coming soon: A discussion
group So stay tuned! |
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01.01.1999
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Hi, uh, the last update is months ago! Sorry, but we had some troubles with our internet provider! Now we're back!! Here are some interesting things for you: The Alpha
Centauri Demo! - Download it here!
A MUST! Coming soon: The message board, the guestbook, and the huge links library! Also new Screenshots and other stuff. And a happy new year to everyone! |
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September
19, 98 - New Episode
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| There´s a new epsiode at alphacentauri.com. Check it out! |
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September
9, 98 -Sid Meyer on a Desert Island
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| "Developers on a Desert Island" - (with • Peter Molyneux • Sid Meier • Bruce Shelley • George Broussard • John Romero • David Perry • Richard "Lord • British" Garriott • Roberta Williams) Sounds really interesting? Thanx to Chris who found this article at www.gamecenter.com! |
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September
5, 98 -C´mon!
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| According
to my statistics, only (approx.) 1% of visitors to The Arrival take the
time to post to the discussion board. This means that either lots of people
are merely reading the messages and are too shy to post their own, or
that people just aren't interested in discussion. Come on folks! "Civilization. The name evokes smiles and fond memories for millions of gamers." Want to read more? Here´s a Civilization legacy by Andrew S. Bub. Enjoy! |
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September
30, 98 - 2nd update
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| Did
you know that there is an "Tangerine Dream" album called
"Alpha Centauri"? It´s
the first electronic space album in history. Well, i heard New Age groups like TD a year or so ago and could not get enough... If you have the Alpha Centauri album write to our message board and tell us if it´s good, bad or ugly. Here´s a link to the page of this album. (found it at www.tadream.com) |
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September
30, 98 - 1st update
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Episode 19 has been relased. Firaxis has an ad in the November issue of the Computer Gaming World magazine. The design is really cool. Here´s a direct link to the picture! (323KB!) Sorry for the slow updates the last weeks! I´m currently trapped in my effing homeworks... but u could also help us! Just send a mail to me and u´re a member of the arrival! |
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September
22, 98 - New Episode
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| Episode 18 is out! |
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September
13, 98 - Preview, New Episode
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SMAC preview at
Computainment.com. There´s a new episode at www.alphacentauri.com. |
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September
12, 98 - Webring
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| "The
Arrival" has joined the new Alpha
Centauri Webring. We all hope this community will grow fast. If ya
if a SMAC site, just join! Many thanx to Chris Weber! |
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August
30, 98 - Episode 14
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| The new episode 14 has just been postet at www.alphacentauri.com. |
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August
26, 98 - Online again
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| Everything works! The message board, the link page, and the guestbook works fine. I love CGFORME! |
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August
23, 98 - Designer Notes
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| Designer notes (by Tim Trian) at Gamespot. Click here! |
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August
22, 98 - Preview
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| A preview of Alpha Centauri at NGO. |
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August
22, 98 - The Sid Meyer Legacy
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| The Sid Meyer Legacy at Gamespot! A must for every Civ 2 fan. |
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August
22, 98 - Msg Board down
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| Please note that the Message Board, the Link Page and the Guestbook is down! It should work again in 2 or 3 days. |
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August
21, 98 - Trailer (new link)
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| Download the E3 trailer here! (also updated the files page) |
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August
2, 98 - Messed up
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| Fuck!
Everything messed up. The server kwang.utmb.edu/arrival is down. The new
adress will be http://kwang.org/arrival. It will take 2 weeks until the
new server is up. So plz wait patient! Some links won´t work (i.e.
the trailer, the wallpaper). I´ll update everything in two weeks when I´m back. (Going to Kroatia!) |
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June
19, 98 - Wallpaper
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| Download an Alpha Centauri wallpaper (by Kent Wang) |
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June
16, 98 - Trailer
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| Download the E3 trailer of SMAC by Firaxis. |
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June
15, 98 - Preview at Gamespot
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| Alpha
Centauri preview at Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/strategy/alphacen/index.html |
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June
11, 98 - New Home
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We´ve
moved! The new URL of "The Arrival" is: |
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June
8, 98 - Interview
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Here´s
an interview with Brian Reynolds at the E3. (from Beyond
Alpha Centauri) New screenshots; tips updated; manual updated. |
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