Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

This solution works for two versions of the game: The Alien Crossfire version and the <a href="http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri" title="gog.com">gog.com</a> version.

Go to the gameDir and edit "Alpha Centauri.ini". Insert this line below the [Alpha Centauri] header (*NOT* below the [PREFERENCES] header):
DirectDraw=0

Then launch the game, and it will use your desktop resolution for everything except the game selector screen (if you use it) and the FMVs.

If using the CD version of the game only use this solution when actually running the Alien Crossfire executable (terranx.exe) as running the classic Alpha Centauri WILL result in a virtually unplayable game.

If you're playing the CD version of Alpha Centauri sans expansion pack (or if you play in Alpha Centauri Classic mode), you'll get a whole bunch of problems, starting with the main menu.

Menu is rendered useless in widescreen. To play this game in widescreen is a nearly impossible task since pretty much anything that involves a menu is impossible to do because of that interface bar smack in the middle of the screen.