Independent game engine
GLSMAC
Category: Games & game engines · Type: Reconstruction
Target: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri / Alien Crossfire · OpenGL / SDL2
An unofficial OpenGL/SDL2 reimplementation of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and the Alien Crossfire expansion, with a rewritten graphics engine and network stack; original game resources are still required.
Relationship
Independent reimplementation
Evidence scope
The upstream README describes an OpenGL/SDL2 reimplementation that loads original SMAC assets, notes intentional network/save incompatibility with the original client, and documents pre-1.0 / early modding status. No REA involvement is claimed.
Know before you try
Needs a legally owned SMAC (+X) install. Network is not compatible with the original client; save/map parity is low priority. Pre-1.0 limits and unfinished modding. We have not independently tested it.
Status
Pre-1.0; active development
License
AGPL-3.0
No game data is included. Original SMAC/Alien Crossfire assets remain proprietary.
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