RANDOM options

[RMcD94]

In Alien Crossfire, it's possible to play with both lots of factions, plus custom factions. However, what I want to know is how can you set this to not, do say multiples, and not allow certain factions to play in one game, ie, no aliens, no Gaians, etc.

[Buster's Uncle]

Try this: open alphax.txt.

Near the bottom, you'll find this:

; First item is file name, second item is search key.
; These should always be the same except for debugging purposes.
;
#FACTIONS
GAIANS, GAIANS
HIVE, HIVE
UNIV, UNIV
MORGAN, MORGAN
SPARTANS, SPARTANS
BELIEVE, BELIEVE
PEACE, PEACE

;
; First item is file name, second item is search key.
; These should always be the same except for debugging purposes.
;
#NEWFACTIONS
CYBORG, CYBORG
PIRATES, PIRATES
DRONE, DRONE
ANGELS, ANGELS
FUNGBOY, FUNGBOY
CARETAKE, CARETAKE
USURPER, USURPER


I cannot guarantee that deleting the Gaians will not break anything, but try that. If, while starting a new game, SMAC freezes when you get to the faction select screen, then I've given you a bum steer and you have to put the Gaian back into alphax.txt and select all the factions yourself to eliminate those pesky aliens getting in. I've never seen any multiples except when I selected multiples of a faction.

[RMcD94]

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it did multiples. Well, then, to allow multiples?

[Buster's Uncle]

It does. Try selecting the Hive seven times. That was part of my motive behind the alt. official factions. Lets you play the Hive twice, anyway, without them being identical- and PPimp my yang makes three...

[RMcD94]

I know you can do that, what I meant was that randomising allowed multiple factions.

Surely it should be easy enough to edit the random bit anyway.

[Buster's Uncle]

That's a bit too technical for me. I'm an art guy.