OT: perfect tactical combat engine: footage here

[Ragnarok-X]

Heh, you cant get depth without complexity

President: Sorry then

[AAshbery76]

Nexus was great,get the game if you like RTT games.

[Suicide Junkie]

You do need some minimum amount of complexity (to get beyond tic-tac-toe and rock-paper-scissors), but simple can make for great depth.

Consider CBmod, for example. As far as the datafiles go, it is quite simple. At the same time it has a lot of strategic depth due to the flexibility and balance (if I do say so myself).

It seems to me that too many people try to add complexity with an iron fist and choke off depth by accident as a side effect.

[Spectarofdeath]

http://dl5.egosoft.com/Xtended07_trailer.rar

What about this one?

[Atrocities]

I really wish to God that some developer will take a game like Space Empires and murge it with a game like Empire Earth. You have the best of 4x game design dedicated to earth conquest in an epic and long term replayable way.

Empire Earth is just way to limited and lacks any amount of replayability. Its the same thing over and over again. There is no depth, no lasting lust to play, just play it for a while and realize how limited it is compared to a 4x game.

I want a 4x earth based conquest game! And NOT a Civilization game. Eeeeww.

[Spectarofdeath]

Yeah, I can't get it to play with WMP or Realplayer, what am I doing wrong?

[Atrocities]

I had no problems playing. Spectoarofdeath what are your system specs? Forget about realplayer..... nasty.

Use Media Player (Kinda ok but better than Real), or even WinAmp.

[Spectarofdeath]

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Time of this report: 12/20/2006, 22:02:52
Machine name: DEATH
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 4600
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A06
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
Memory: 1790MB RAM
Page File: 183MB used, 2608MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: /PackageInstall
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Using the most up to date media player there is and all it does is play sound, no video. Real player says its missing something and wants to search for a update then install weather.com onto my PC. Don't have Winamp

[Fyron]

Ragnarok-X said:
Heh, you cant get depth without complexity

Sure you can. Just look at chess; compared to most TBS PC games, it is extremely simple. There is no building, no resources, no stats on units, no terrain; just pieces that have certain movement patterns. The rules are very simple and straightforward. There is very little complexity, but it is an extremely deep game.

[Ragnarok-X]

I have to disagree. Chess is very complex. You need to plan your moves several steps ahead. Movement patters could as well be translated into stats, as can the amount of pieces you have.
Just because a game CAN be simple to amateurs, that doesnt mean it cant be complex to professionals