Where can I find a mod-swapper to help with swapping alternative factions?
In SMAC you can: Load the factions by using the LOAD function when selecting the faction you are playing as and typing the name of the faction; or you can edit the Alpha.txt file under the line #FACTIONS to the 7 factions you want; or change the name of the factions you want to the default faction names (GAIANS, HIVE, UNIV, ect.) For SMACX you can simply add the 7 factions you want in the alphax.txt file under the line #CUSTOMFACTIONS or load them in the scenario editor, save them, and click ‘add faction to game’. Also in SMACX if you wanted to have 3 sets and switch factions back and forth frequently you could replace the 7 original factions with set , the 7 new factions with set 2, and add set 3 as the custom factions. In assisting Smacksim with his Aldebaran2 mod, #endgame got a bit carried away and wrote a generic modswapper for SMA(C/X), called ModMan, which replaced fileswatter in the Aldebaran2 package. http://apolyton.net/forums//showthread.php?s=&threadid=118976.
