Other "underground" games...

JesusFreak · #1 March 13th, 2003, 09:39 PM

Steel Panthers looks ok. Reminds me of one of my all time favorite series: Close Combat.

Are there any games like Close Combat out there that I am unaware of?

Hugh Manatee · #2 March 14th, 2003, 01:40 AM

Go to Crisium.com and get the Stars! demo. You'll love it. It's a 4X grand strategey game, but it's a little on the low tech side. the full Version has up to 26 tech levels in 6 fields, and huge 16 player galaxies. After playing it you'll cry because they haven't released Stars! Supernova Genesis.

Krsqk · #3 March 14th, 2003, 02:20 AM

What about Titans of Steel? I had the Last free Version they put out (1.4?) before they joined Matrix Games. There seemed to be a lot of noise about it then, but I haven't heard much since. Did it flop, or is it still going well? (Or does anyone else even play it?

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Chronon · #4 March 14th, 2003, 05:26 AM

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Originally posted by JesusFreak:
Are there any games like Close Combat out there that I am unaware of?

Earlier in this thread someone mentioned Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin, available from Battlefront.com. I haven't played that one (the second in the series), but I have played Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (the first in the series). Combat Mission is tactical combat, like Close Combat, and it has a great system combining turn based strategy with real-time 3D combat. I would highly recommend these games.

[ March 14, 2003, 03:27: Message edited by: Chronon ]

PvK · #5 March 14th, 2003, 05:42 AM

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Originally posted by Chronon:

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Originally posted by JesusFreak:
Are there any games like Close Combat out there that I am unaware of?

Earlier in this thread someone mentioned Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin, available from Battlefront.com. I haven't played that one (the second in the series), but I have played Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (the first in the series). Combat Mission is tactical combat, like Close Combat, and it has a great system combining turn based strategy with real-time 3D combat. I would highly recommend these games.

Yep, it's a spectacular series. CMBB is a nice improvement to the first game, which was really extremely good.

PvK

Ruatha · #6 March 14th, 2003, 06:46 AM

Ahh, we're talking Stars here.
What about VGA Planets 4?
Anyone tested that yet? (I haven't, not ver 4)

Baron Munchausen · #7 March 14th, 2003, 07:31 PM

I dunno if you consider a non-combat application a 'game' or not, but there's a pretty nice, totally FREE space-flight simulator to be had at www.orbitersim.com (this automatically forwards you to the more complex 'real' URL). It's been in development for years, with constant updates and improvements just like SE IV. The system requirements are remarkably low for a real-time simulation, too. Any computer assembled in the Last 5 years ought to be able to run it. If you have a high-end video card there are some special (very large) textures you can download to enhance it.

[ March 14, 2003, 17:47: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]