Modding SMAC?

[Helmling]

So I see some posts about changing SMAC around. I'm wondering if anyone's ever modded the game so that the SMAX factions appear later in the game? Like the aliens crash later in the game (with their advanced tech intact, maybe) or the other factions appear as break aways from their "parent" factions.

Has anyone ever done that?

 

[Kilkakon]

Not to my knowledge, no, sorry. I had a quick look at alphax.txt and I don't see any entries for controlling the starting mission year of Alien factions.

There have been a few mods for Alpha Centuari, ranging from "tweak" to "mod" to "total conversion". My Lost Eden mod is a total conversion, Chuft's LazyMod is a good "mod" and there are multiple "tweak" ones available out there.

Hope that you find what you are looking for!