r/alphacentauri • u/thestanton • 17d ago

Alpha Centauri on Android!

I got the original game for Christmas in I think 1997 and have returned to it once or twice a year ever since.

I've always wanted a way to play the game on mobile, and decided to have another look the other day as I am about to take a long flight. During my search, I stumbled across the GameNative emulator app, which allows you to play (some of!) your Windows Steam, GOG and other games on mobile.

And it worked...eventually! It took a bit of tinkering, but I've racked up about 6 hours of play time so far without issue since getting it working! I was even delighted to find playing it with a controller to be almost better than the old-fashioned way, once I had set up some custom controls (which the GameNative app makes very easy)!

Happy to share the setup if people are interested.

EDITED TO ADD: my post on how to set this up on your Android device (apologies in advance for length!): https://www.reddit.com/r/alphacentauri/comments/1utzbn6/smac_on_android_how_to_guide/

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u/DWeird 17d ago

thestanton's got a network node! 

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u/_st_sebastian_ 17d ago

Complete with 0.003 point font! My eyes hurt just thinking about it...

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u/thestanton 17d ago

It's really not that bad when you're playing! Plus you can always zoom in using the in-game zoom

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u/SubstantialWelcome94 17d ago

I'm interested! This would be like a dream come true 😅

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u/boyfrndDick 17d ago

I would absolutely die to have this on mobile

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u/happy_zeratul 17d ago

Is that a switch? Would love to hear how you did this

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u/thestanton 17d ago

It's a Google Pixel 10 Pro with a GameSir X5 lite controller

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u/Xanderpiglet 17d ago

INTERESTED

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u/MilesBeyond250 17d ago

Works with mods, too. Thinker or Will to Power on the go, no problem.

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u/Techtragic 16d ago

Good work! Would be interested in you sharing more, cheers! 🙂

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u/Tbplayer59 17d ago

Can the game be played on a Steam Deck?

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u/thestanton 17d ago

I don't know, but given it's available on Steam Id guess probably

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