Sid Meier´s Alpha Centauri

As you might have expected so is every world different from the other. Each time you play, an all-new fractal based planet generator creates a new planet, complete with unique weather patterns and geological formations. The terrain is in 3D and the 3D contoured terrain breaks through the "flat-map" syndrome. You can watch your units turn, bank and tilt over the rolling hills of Planet. You can also raise and lower the land with your Terraformers, changing weather patterns and altering the course of rivers to make the climate more suitable for you or harsher for your opponents.

With over 80 future technologies that define the state of the art in interesting decisions. This means that you can research a new military technology, better medical technology to increase the standard of living, or a new power source to generate more energy. You can discover and contend with strange indigenous life forms, from the benign Xenofungus to the deadly Mind Worms, and learn how they interrelate in the larger life cycle of the Planet itself.

There is a myriad of choices to select between. You can construct dozens of base facilities or build up to 32 astounding Secret Projects that confer unique bonuses on your faction. Design units according to your needs. Outfit land, sea and air units with multiple types of armor, energy and projectile weapons, and dozens of special abilities (a superfast Terraformer with singularity lasers!). You can simplify the management of your empire with unprecedented levels of Auto commands, unit patrol orders, intuitive go-tos with waypoints, colony build queues, and intelligent colony governors.

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