OT: other shrapnel games

[ioticus]

Originally posted by ColdSteel:

The Dominions 2 AI I find to be VERY aggressive. This, and the the overall depth of the tactical and strategic options in the game, makes up for a whole lot of other shortcomings in the AI department, IMO.

I'm still learning the game so the sense of AI ennui I've read about in the Posts here hasn't quite hit me yet. So far it's a whole lot of fun.

-CS

I agree here. I'm amazed at the people who claim the Dominions 2 AI is weak. It sure gives me a good beating most of the time, even on normal difficulty. Of course, it could always use improvement, and I'd like to see better spell casting AI.

[Norfleet]

The Dom2 AI is fairly aggressive....and very predictable. Once you become relatively familiar with its behaviors, it will never surprise you and you will always defeat it with ease. It's a good way to get started in the game, but ultimately, the AI's deficiencies mean it is little more than a training exercise for when/if you decide to seek real prey.

[Tenryu]

Space Empires 4

Awesomely full of coolness and funness. Great Mods available and very modable.

[sachmo]

Nanotech nd Interstellar Trader are fun games. Pretty simple and quick to play, but fun.

Coliseum is another game I've heard good things about.

All of these are Stormcloud games.

I also recommend SEIV, if you couldn't tell from my signature!

[Saxon]

Space Empires is excellent, well worth the money. I prefer Dominions, but that is mostly thematic. Both have been played for many hours, both have great multiplayer, both have great communities and both are must buys.

Armies of Armageddon, which I think is part of the War Engine, did not impress me. If you enjoyed tile and counter games on your table top, I think you will enjoy the War Engine. Yes, it is very moddable, the easiest I have ever seen, but I do not mod…

Austerlitz seemed ok, but I got pulled away by Dom II. It is a niche sort of game and I am not familiar with that niche, preferring fire balls to light dragoons.

Coliseum left me cold. I played Duelmasters, a mail in, pay per play, text based game where you ran a squad of gladiators, so I was really excited about Coliseum and pre ordered. I found it too opaque and the rate of change in your gladiators far too slow. I also found it far too text based. I know, heresy to speak this opinion around here, but graphics are good! I like pretty things, be they girls or games, and the purely text based Coliseum did not get asked out on a second date.

[Gandalf Parker]

the more I play Space Empires IV the more I love the moddability of it. It seems like EVERYTHING is bmp and txt files