No new copies of SMAX to be made

Lefty Scaevola · August 1, 2001, 13:24

An e-mail response from Firaxis syas that the Publisher of SMAX, EA games is not planning to make any more copies of SMAX.
Snarf up what used spares you can find now.

Kassiopeia · August 1, 2001, 15:15

Damn, I should of stockpiled it when possible. Would get a good price for them now IMO. I'm a happy owner, from the infinitely small market of Finland

. I go it only three months ago

and now it seems I was pretty darn lucky.

And BTW, it wasn't a Planet. Pack, it was just the AX pack.

Are they going to do Planetary Packs anymore, Lefty?

Lefty Scaevola · August 1, 2001, 15:32

Since the planetary pact is just the two games packaged together, I assume this means means no. Tha answer in the e-mail was a "canned" response (to the x number of most ask questions) and no elaboration is available. It is posted in some FAQ at Firaxis.

Kassiopeia · August 1, 2001, 15:49

Thanks Lefty, thats too bad

Hopefully the AX problem won't cause any major trouble at multiplaying.

Venom · August 1, 2001, 16:34

Now my 50 copies will be of value. I will sell them and use then to conquer the world and smite everyone who is not me or who is not a very attractive lady willing to perform any sexual favor I wish.

Method · August 1, 2001, 16:53

oh crap! better hurry up on that sensor array and tachyon field i'm building outside my house

.

seriously though i just got my copy about a week and a half ago, from a place that is mentioned in some thread from a couple pages down. they weren't sold out!

Kassiopeia · August 1, 2001, 18:19

Quote:

Originally posted by Venom
Now my 50 copies will be of value. I will sell them and use then to conquer the world and smite everyone who is not me or who is not a very attractive lady willing to perform any sexual favor I wish.

I have SMAX! And so do many many others! We shall fight back, Venom! We are the antidote! Viva la resistance!

TKG, I didn't say they were sold out, (then again i did mention something like that). Oh heck, now I am debating and contradicting myself...

Method · August 1, 2001, 21:15

most places are sold out though, like chips & bits and firaxis

fluffy · August 2, 2001, 06:36

I wonder if that means it can be assumed that SMAC and SMAX are now officially "abandon-ware" that can be made available for download at somewhere like Underdogs?

http://www.theunderdogs.org

Slocombe · August 2, 2001, 07:45

Any UK/Euro residents - I got my copy of SMAX a couple of weeks back from amazon.co.uk - it took a couple of days to arrive - and they still claim to "dispatch within 24 hours".

So that's me happy.