dustin.rider: Thanks, InkPanther.
When I attempt to launch SMAC through GOG Galaxy, the game states I need a program called Directplay. When I attempt to download directplay, it says I need to restart the computer to finish install. I did this a few times with no success. I looked up "alpha centauri directplay" and found out directplay is deprecated...
So, now I'm here looking through old GOG forum posts noting people are still playing which is great. I need some help getting my HP & Dell laptops running Windows 10 to be able to run SMAC & SMAX.
You can enable DirectPlay in Windows 10, it just requires you to go into Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features and open up the "Turn Windows Features on or off" menu option.
-Browse to Legacy Components, and enable DirectPlay from there. Once DirectPlay is enabled, it will stay enabled systemwide until you disable it.
Had to do that exact thing to get MechCommander 1 running in Windows10.
The attached screenshot should help you out.