Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (called SMACX or SMAX for short) is an expansion pack to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, which was released by Firaxis Games. Both pre-patched games were later bundled together in the Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack.
Gameplay changes[]
Victory changes[]
For diplomatic victory, you must eliminate any alien faction first.
An alien faction can win by completing the Resonance Communicator, and signalling their people to send a fleet to wipe out everyone else.
New content[]
New factions[]
There are seven new factions added to the game, five of them human and two of them alien. The two alien factions are determined to destroy each other, humans just caught in this alien crossfire, thus the name of the expansion pack.
New technologies[]
- Adaptive Doctrine
- Adaptive Economics
- Bioadaptive Resonance
- Field Modulation
- N-Space Compression
- Progenitor Psych
- Secrets of the Manifolds
- Sentient Resonance
- String Resonance
New base facilities[]
- Aquafarm
- Brood Pit
- Covert Ops Center
- Flechette Defense System
- Geosynchronous Survey Pod
- Subsea Trunkline
- Subspace Generator
- Thermocline Transducer
New secret projects[]
New unit weapons[]
New unit armors[]
New unit special abilities[]
New units[]
- Battle Ogre MK1
- Battle Ogre MK2
- Battle Ogre MK3
- Fungal Tower
- Sea Escape Pod
- Sealurk
- Spore Launcher
- Unity Gunship
- Unity Mining Laser
Videos[]
External links[]
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