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Space strategy games - 3/2/2012 12:01:49 PM

martok

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So is Matrix trying to secure publishing rights to any more of these babies?

You already have three great recent titles (AI War, Armada 2526, and Distant Worlds) under your belt, plus the older (but well-received) Starships Unlimited v3. Surely that's enough to garner at least a modest reputation for publishing games in this genre; I'd love to see more!

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RE: Space strategy games - 3/3/2012 1:21:52 AM

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Are there any more?

These days with kickstarter and the way the Indie scene is going I can imagine it's going to get harder and harder to sign up small developers as many would rather self publish I expect.

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RE: Space strategy games - 3/3/2012 2:21:28 PM

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Matrix also has AI War which is a good game.

Star Ruler is very good. It started out needing many things fixed, but the developers stayed true to their word and kept improving and fixing the game and it is excellent now. You can get it at Gamersgate.

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RE: Space strategy games - 3/3/2012 2:27:06 PM

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Master of Orion 2 is a great game. Old, but still more less playable.

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RE: Space strategy games - 3/4/2012 12:22:12 PM

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ORIGINAL: LarryP

Matrix also has AI War which is a good game.

Doh! I forgot about that one. Thanks for reminding me. [Goes to edit OP]

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ORIGINAL: LarryP

Star Ruler is very good. It started out needing many things fixed, but the developers stayed true to their word and kept improving and fixing the game and it is excellent now. You can get it at Gamersgate.

Yeah, I've had my eye on Star Ruler for some time. I've heard it's now vastly improved over its original release state (from playing the demo at the time, even calling it a beta would've been charitable), so I may have to go back and pick it up.

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Master of Orion 2 is a great game. Old, but still more less playable.

I know I'll get flamed for this, but I didn't find MOO2 to be that great myself. I actually owned the game at one point, but quickly got bored with it and gave the copy to my brother.

I don't know why I wasn't enthralled with it -- I'm well aware it remains the "gold standard" of 4x games -- but it just didn't grab me for some reason.

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RE: Space strategy games - 3/4/2012 1:54:39 PM

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I bought Star Ruler when it first came out and after seeing how unfinished it was, put it away. A year later I tried it again after reading that it had been improved. It sure has been improved. The game is excellent now. Good fast support in the forums too.

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