Doctrine Initiative Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Doctrine Initiative SMAC

Doctrine Initiative is an Explore technology 4 in Firaxis' TBS Game of 1999, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC).

• Doctrine Initiative unlocked by: Doctrine Flexibility, Industrial Automation
• Doctrine Initiative unlocks Base Facilities: Naval Yard, The Maritime Control Center
• Doctrine Initiative unlocks Technologies: Nanometallurgy, Homo Superior
• Doctrine Initiative unlocks Unit Advances: Cruiser (6), Amphibious Pods

The slow moving foils and transports developed under Doctrine: Flexibility (E2) provided an adequate early naval force. However, materials and manufacturing advances resulting from Industrial Automation (B3) make possible new classes of powerful ships developed as part of Doctrine: Initiative, which stresses the importance of global naval superiority.

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