Game crashes

[Grifter]

On load up I see the Firaxis Games logo, then the game crashes. I do have DirectPlay installed and checked. Any suggestions?

[joseph2883]

same thing for me. Exact same.

[Grifter]

Originally posted by Grifter:

On load up I see the Firaxis Games logo, then the game crashes. I do have DirectPlay installed and checked. Any suggestions?

Ok, I found a fix.
I went to the game file location,

This PC > C: > SteamLibrary > steamapps > common > Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

From here I scrolled down to the note pad file (should be little white file with cog on it)

"Alpha Centauri"

After opening this file you will see this information,

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1
[Alpha Centauri]

ds3d=1
eax=1
DirectDraw=0

FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
DisableOpeningMovie=0

You need to change the,
"DisableOpeningMovie=0" to "DisableOpeningMovie=1"

Click file then save and close the window.

This will disable the game opening movie and should be able to play.

[Donald]

I'd hate to have to disable the opening movie, though. The intro movie, Secret Project cutscenes, and voiceovers for new techs and first build of a facility (such as the Rec Commons) are things I highly prize -- and DID get to work (eventually) on the GOG version. They ought to be available in the Steam version of SMAC/SMACX as well!

[Monkey]

Originally posted by Grifter:

Originally posted by Grifter:

On load up I see the Firaxis Games logo, then the game crashes. I do have DirectPlay installed and checked. Any suggestions?

Ok, I found a fix.
I went to the game file location,

This PC > C: > SteamLibrary > steamapps > common > Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

From here I scrolled down to the note pad file (should be little white file with cog on it)

"Alpha Centauri"

After opening this file you will see this information,

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1
[Alpha Centauri]

ds3d=1
eax=1
DirectDraw=0

FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
DisableOpeningMovie=0

You need to change the,
"DisableOpeningMovie=0" to "DisableOpeningMovie=1"

Click file then save and close the window.

This will disable the game opening movie and should be able to play.

thanks !!!!!!!!!!!

[ultraste]

It does work!
Thanks Grifter!

[Canute VII]

Thanks Grifter! After a lot of experimentation with other ideas, your fix actually worked for me!

Edit: NOOO - it actually crashed now after starting a new game...

[Player1]

Game crashes for me every few turns. Tried both Windows 10 and 11.

[Dugaul]

Originally posted by Grifter:

Originally posted by Grifter:

On load up I see the Firaxis Games logo, then the game crashes. I do have DirectPlay installed and checked. Any suggestions?

Ok, I found a fix.
I went to the game file location,

This PC > C: > SteamLibrary > steamapps > common > Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

From here I scrolled down to the note pad file (should be little white file with cog on it)

"Alpha Centauri"

After opening this file you will see this information,

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1
[Alpha Centauri]

ds3d=1
eax=1
DirectDraw=0

FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
DisableOpeningMovie=0

You need to change the,
"DisableOpeningMovie=0" to "DisableOpeningMovie=1"

Click file then save and close the window.

This will disable the game opening movie and should be able to play.

This Works until you build Projects what lead to in-game movie files being played.

[Physicist]

You may disable the Secret Project movies in the Audio/Visual settings in-game.

[Chill Gamesta]

you have to downlaod more ram

[riipah]

My game is also crashing every few turns. Videos are not the problem, the crashes are totally random.

[riipah]

Ok I fixed it (I think). Compared to GoG version of SMAC, in Alpha Centauri.Ini there was extra line DirectDraw=0. I removed that line. The game runs in lower resolution, but it doesn't crash anymore.

[Donald]

Originally posted by riipah:

Ok I fixed it (I think). Compared to GoG version of SMAC, in Alpha Centauri.Ini there was extra line DirectDraw=0. I removed that line. The game runs in lower resolution, but it doesn't crash anymore.

How does one get to Alpha Centauri.ini to remove that extra line about Direct Draw? I have both the GOG and Steam versions installed (GOG version is on my C drive, and Steam version is on my D drive), and would only want to troubleshoot the Steam version, since the GOG version works fine.
(Of course, one big reason why I installed the Steam version is because the intro movie displays full-screen (without any fiddling on his part) on my husband's Win 11 PC, whereas the GOG version displays the intro movie on only the central portion of the screen. )

[scifimad2003]

the game crashes after a few turns what do i need to do to fix this

[kiaraelion]

Same issue, game crashing as soon as I make planetfall :{