Intro/Premise video, and factions overview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZxKDaOBMKcWritten summary of the 7 original factions:
http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Factions_(SMAC)#Original_Alpha_Centauri_factionsOverview:
A UN spaceship leaves with tens of thousands of colonists in 2060, to escape the ravages of Earth, to colonize a newly-discovered habitable planet in the nearby Alpha Centauri system. As they approach in the year 2100, a reactor malfunction damages the ship, and the captain is assassinated. 7 leaders rise in the aftermath. They are divided not by nationality but by ideology, and their vision for the new world and the future of humanity. People split according to their ideology, and the game begins.
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the Gaians emphasize Green economics, democracy, and (ideally) pacifism, cooperating with and taming the native alien life
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the University emphasizes the value of Knowledge, focuses on research, but sometimes lacks an ethical compass
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the Peacekeepers try to stick to the original UN charter, focus on Democratic government, diplomacy, human rights, and interventions based on those principals to restore order, and not repeat the mistakes of democracies and UN on Earth
I especially like this quote:
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the Hive are ultra-collectivist, focus on Planned economics and even thought control
some quotes to better explain his perspective, the most different from current ideology:
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the Morganites are ultra-capitalists, focused on the value of Wealth, enjoy living in luxury, exploit resources, not much welfare and try to monopolize
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the Spartans believe being combat-ready is key, only the strong will survive on the new planet, value Might above all else, universal mandatory lifelong military service, and don't limit themselves to defense
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the Believers are extreme Christian fundamentalists, value Theocratic government, wary of technology
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