Change number of factions?

[Grolav]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the number of factions in play.
I wanted to play with 3 or 4 factions (since I suck so much at this game ).
Are there any mods or ways to go about it, or am I stuck with 7 factions?

 

[Petek]

I can think of two ways to reduce the number of factions in a game. Each has certain disadvantages, however:

1. Start a new game. Open the Scenario Editor (Ctrl-K). Use the Eliminate Faction option on the Scenario menu to eliminate the factions of your choice. The (possible) disadvantages are that you won't receive a score for the game and you might see part of the map.

2. Create a scenario. When doing so, you can add as few factions as you like. The (possible) disadvantages are that you will see the map and know the starting locations of all the other factions. Also, the scenario editor is tricky if you haven't used it before.

Petek

 

[Grolav]

Thank you for your answer Petek.

I guess Alpha Centauri was designed and ballanced with 7 factions in mind. I just miss that option from Civ 2 when you can choose how many civilizations you want to play against.

Oh well,...I'll just have to try the good all "learning by doing"-thing I guess.