Any One Here Still Play

[Crazy_Dog]

I have (but not in my computer HD right now) MOO,MOO2, BOTF, Civ2, Stars and others i don't remember right now....
At this time, i only play SEIV Gold.

[Chronon]

The only two games I'm playing at the moment are SEIV and Alpha Centauri - both multiplayer (SEIV's PBW is the best multiplayer venue I've ever played - thanks Geoschmo!).

I think these are the best two games in their respective genres (4x and TBS) presently on the market. I've played all the Civ games (including the original Civilization board game by Avalon Hill. Anyone remember that one?) and all the MoO games. I am disappointed in Civ3; the gameplay is just too linear to be interesting. In AC, there are many different ways to approach the game and still win. Not so in Civ3. I'm looking forward to MoO3, which seems to take the original MoO (rather than MoO 2) as its inspiration. And, I will probably buy Stars! Supernova Genesis - if they ever find a publisher.

[Instar]

I just started another single player game... still as good as I remembered... fun

[mlmbd]

Instar, just started SEIV or Alpha Centauri??

I still like Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire.

For all you Moo3 fans:
http://www.gamespy.com/previews/november02/moo3pc/

mlmbd

edit to add link

[ November 13, 2002, 18:46: Message edited by: mlmbd ]

[mlmbd]

OK, the edit isn't going to work.

MOO3 info:

http://www.gamespy.com/previews/november02/moo3pc/

mlmbd

[Lemmy]

Alpha Centauri - This is another good game. My favorite thing is to go as the Giains and then just use mind boils to kick the living daylights of all the other factions. At the end of the game when the fungus is blowing up in ten places every turn, destroying all my improvements, I'm even better off then before! Still need to use settler type units for terrain though. It maddens me no end.

What would I use instead of settlers? Good question, glad you asked. I like what Call To Power did. Every turn a certain percentage of total empire production went into a 'Public Works' account. You then spent from that account to built roads and change terrain. You can change the amount you send into the account from 0-100% but the more you send to public works, the less you have to build buildings and units with. Interesting idea, I hope to see more of it in the future.

Yep, of all the civ-games, SMAC and CTP had the best features/ideas, maybe Civ3 with culture, but the bad implementation nullifies that .

Best things from SMAC:
Unit Workshop
Social Engineering
Diplomatic Model
Background stories, the interludes, the tech voiceovers, the faction profiles, it makes the entire game feel alive.
CTP2:
Public Works (micromanagement begone!), may seem as a small thing, but it makes playing a huge map a hell of a lot more bearable, no more hundreds of workers to move as with Civ3

[capnq]

I've played all the Civ games (including the original Civilization board game by Avalon Hill. Anyone remember that one?)

Still have it, and the map expansion. Didn't buy the "Advanced Civilization" expansion, though. Haven't played it in years.