Mind Worms Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Mind Worms SMAC

Mind Worms are SMAC Units in Firaxis' TBS Game of 1999, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC). Unlocked by Centauri Empathy, Mind Worms are notable for their psi attacks. AI Mind Worms destroy SMAC Base Facilities if they penetrate Base defenses.

By moving over the nearby xenofungus, Mind Worms can be farmed at the Monolith Ruins Landmark (XP, energy credits, captures). SMAC Units can then heal themselves through the Monoliths.

Mind Worms Stats

• Mind Worms Weapon: Psi Attack
• Mind Worms Defense: Psi Defense
• Mind Worms Moves: Land 1
• Mind Worms Cost: 30
• Mind Worms Prerequisite: Centauri Empathy
• Mind Worm lifecycle increased by Biology Lab, Centauri Preserve and The Pholus Mutagen
• Record: Most Mind Worm Demon Boils that a Base fended off in a single turn: 66

Mind Worms can appear suddenly, and are closely associated with fungus.

Mind Worms and other alien creatures can engage in Psi Combat, in which weapon and armor strengths are ignored, and the attacker is given a 3 to 2 advantage on land. Morale level is quite important in defending against Mind Worms and other alien units.

With proper breeding and bonding techniques, Mind Worms can also be bred in captivity and controlled by skilled brood trainers. These Mind Worm boils can be used to attack enemy units using Psi Combat, thus bypassing enemy advantages in weapon and armor technology.

Biology Labs and other facilities can increase the strength of captivity-bred Mind Worm boils.

cf. Isle of the Deep -- Locusts of Chiron.

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