Forum Overview :: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri :: Re: The only good thing I can say about it right now:

[quote name="fabio"][quote name="WITTGENSTEIN"]Is that it's like starting Civ 5 in the modern era, which was Alpha Centauri's perk too. But some of the mechanics seem so blatantly imported from Civ 5 (resources - we'll just call it FIRAXITE instead of uranium) or city states I MEAN BASES -- that it's just embarrassing. Also maybe it's because I started on normal timespan but it does definitely feel like research takes a lot longer than in Civ 5. [/quote] That was one of the big complaints for Civ 5, that research was way too quick in comparison to production. Another mechanic fucked up by the "1 unit per tile" system because they had to cut back on production so that the map wouldn't be clogged with units. You could research late game techs in 3-4 turns yet a building or unit would take 15-20. Shit, most wonders only cost 50% more than a regular building.[/quote]