Jim of Leisure: The Leisure Intensifies

Hi, I'm Jim. I'm semi-retired and currently live near Dallas, TX.

For leisure I record games on YouTube. I'm currently posting Sid Meier's Civilization III videos on Mondays, and Sid Meier's Alpha Centari videos on Thursdays.

• JimOfLeisure on YouTube

Sid Meier's Civilization III Resources

Obtaining or Installing Civ 3

• Installing Civ 3 CDs on Win7 (or Vista, Win8 or Win10). Note that most Civ 3 CDs have copy protection which no longer works since 2015.
• Civ 3 available on Steam
• Civ 3 available on gog.com

Civ 3 Manual

The original releases came with a thick paper manual, a keyboard template, and a printed tech tree. On some CDs the manual is provided as a PDF, and sometimes a PDF manual is in the application folder.

Gog.com includes the manual PDF as a downloadable item after purchasing the game. Steam has the PDF manual available online.

Note that the in-game Civilopedia help system is very thorough, and in some cases more accurate than the manual. Especially when playing custom rules, scenarios, or conquests.

Online Civ 3 Information

• CivFanatics Civ III forum. This appears to be the most active community for Civ 3.
• CivFanatics Civ III information center
• Apolyton Civ III forum
• Civ 3 manual on Steam

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Resources

Obtaining or Installing SMAC

The only place I know of to obtain Alpha Centari is on gog.com. The CDs use copy protection that no longer works on Windows since 2015.

SMAC Manual

The original game came with a paper manual and printed tech tree. The manual was also in PDF form on the CD.

Gog.com provides the manual as a download after purchasing the game.

Online SMAC Information

• Alpha Centauri 2 forum. This appears to be the most active community for SMAC.
• Apolyton SMAC forum
• CivFanatics SMAC forum