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shinobu -> What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 9:19:06 PM)
While we wait for the update/expansion of DW, I was curious what other games DW fans are playing... I tried Victoria II, but gave up on it after a few weeks as I just didn't like it. Anyway, what else are you playing? Any recommendations for a good strategy game?

Simulation01 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 9:35:39 PM)
I played Civ V for a little bit, but it and Sid Meier have completely let me down....Starcraft II was LAME....Star Ruler has to actually be finished as does Elemental. Basically, I don't have anything to play so, I'm trying to study, write some programs, and practice my web development so that I can get a job.

lordxorn -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 9:41:06 PM)
I don't really consider Minecraft a strategy, but more like builder/miner game. I just want to say what a awesome game it is, and don't let the Atari graphics fool you. I let that put me off at first, however after watching some of the Minecraft Basics Youtube video I decided to give it whirl. For only 9.95Euro you get a deep game in the Alpha state and free upgrades to the beta and release version. You can craft/ explore/ discover all the different recipes, or just check out the Minepaedia like I did. The world you spawn in is huge, and blocky. However, you can't stay and enjoy the 8 block sun, you have to be productive and start getting some wood, which is important for getting your first workbench. With the workbench you can then craft wooden tools like pickaxes, axes, plows, and a shovel. Next you have to dig out your first shelter, because at night creepers, skeletons, and spiders come out. Even if you figured out how to make a wooden sword by now (Wood is the least durable, Diamond is the most) it is almost impossible to fight off all the creatures and survive. I picked a small size hill or mountain nearby my spawn (if you die, you spawn near your home) as my first refuge. I start by digging out a 8x15 cave, and close up the hole behind me by placing some of the cobblestone I dug up. Fast forward to now and I have the front of my future castle taking shape, and a deep mine shaft with stairs all the way to the bedrock with an obsidian foundry, and smelting forges. It has been a long time for a game to keep me up till 230in am, and I am pretty sure everyone here will like it as much. http://www.minecraft.net/

lordxorn -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 9:42:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Simulation01 I played Civ V for a little bit, but it and Sid Meier have completely let me down....Starcraft II was LAME....Star Ruler has to actually be finished as does Elemental. Basically, I don't have anything to play so, I'm trying to study, write some programs, and practice my web development so that I can get a job. Yeah I am somewhat disappointed by Civ5 as well, I am hoping the mod community can help fix it. Starcraft 2 is ok, but I stopped playing it so what does that tell you. Star Ruler is unfinished but the price I paid was ok, as along as the devs keep improving it. So I was really surprised by the addictiveness of Minecraft.

J HG T -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 9:58:16 PM)
Apart from DW? Well, Master of Orion 2 (Thanks to GOG. Know yer roots!) Vanquish (There's nothing like the over-the-top, super-fast and ice-cool combat of Vanquish. "Bayonetta in space"), Fallout: NW (Been lucky with bugs, haven't run into them much), Some Halo: Reach (Haven't played it much lately. Good FPS, though) and some other mixed games. GOG has really been a gold mine for me lately. Old-school classics like Raptor, Outcast, MoOs 1&2 and others almost for free. Oh Yeah! Still, I play DW on daily basis. I've always had a soft spot for great 4X and scifi/space strategy. You just don't get the feeling like playing DW (Or MoO 2 or orher 4X/Strategy) on todays "simplified" console games. Though, I still find many console games higly enjoyable. I think it as 50/50 situation. For example: it's pretty hard to make hyperactive action games like Vanquish or Bayonetta for PC, but also it's impossible to make complex 4X and strategy games for consoles. That's how the cookie crumbles.

WoodMan -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 10:28:47 PM)
Dominions 3 and Blood Bowl Legendary Edition here [;)] Linkies to my Dom3 mod and map, go get [:D] http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=46399 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=46474

J HG T -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 10:48:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: lordxorn I don't really consider Minecraft a strategy, but more like builder/miner game. I just want to say what a awesome game it is, and don't let the Atari graphics fool you. I let that put me off at first, however after watching some of the Minecraft Basics Youtube video I decided to give it whirl. For only 9.95Euro you get a deep game in the Alpha state and free upgrades to the beta and release version. You can craft/ explore/ discover all the different recipes, or just check out the Minepaedia like I did. The world you spawn in is huge, and blocky. However, you can't stay and enjoy the 8 block sun, you have to be productive and start getting some wood, which is important for getting your first workbench. With the workbench you can then craft wooden tools like pickaxes, axes, plows, and a shovel. Next you have to dig out your first shelter, because at night creepers, skeletons, and spiders come out. Even if you figured out how to make a wooden sword by now (Wood is the least durable, Diamond is the most) it is almost impossible to fight off all the creatures and survive. I picked a small size hill or mountain nearby my spawn (if you die, you spawn near your home) as my first refuge. I start by digging out a 8x15 cave, and close up the hole behind me by placing some of the cobblestone I dug up. Fast forward to now and I have the front of my future castle taking shape, and a deep mine shaft with stairs all the way to the bedrock with an obsidian foundry, and smelting forges. It has been a long time for a game to keep me up till 230in am, and I am pretty sure everyone here will like it as much. http://www.minecraft.net/ To this point, I've only read and heard about Minecraft and thought something like "meh". Having watched some small videos about Minecraft got me genuinely interested. Gotta try it out soon.

Igard -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 11:01:31 PM)
I've been replaying Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Truly one of my favourite games of all time.

ravincravin -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 11:17:32 PM)
Finished my 2nd game of DS and needed to decompress for awhile. Was interested in Elementals, War of Magic from Stardock but after reading all the lame reviews decided to forego buying it. As a substitute. I reinstalled a moldy oldie, Lords of Magic, and been having some fun with that. LoM is perportedly what Elemental is based on. I also have Imperium Galactica 2, the other real time space 4x game still installed on my hard drive and may give that another whirl after LoM. (ps. Anyone who knows where I can get a copy of the IG2 manual or where to download it, please let me know. I lost mine many moons ago.)

LoBaron -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 11:28:24 PM)
War in the Pacific, Admirals Edtition. Currently at war with Offenseman, playing the Japanese. I am playing a part of the Allies, the US, Newzealand, Canada and the Sovjet Union while my cunning partner in evil plans, Rob Brennan, plays the British Empire, Australia, the Dutch East Indies and China. As for the game, true, it is very complex, has a steep learning curve and even after playing its predecesor and its grandparent I still feel like a total newbie sometimes. But it is the best game I have ever played and probably will for a long time. Very rewarding. And tickles in the braincells if you know what I mean. [;)] It lacks a really scriptless AI, playing against the computer is still a challenge for training purposes as there went a lot of planning into this. But where it excells is multiplayer.

ehsumrell1 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (10/31/2010 11:49:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ravincravin I also have Imperium Galactica 2, the other real time space 4x game still installed on my hard drive and may give that another whirl after LoM. (ps. Anyone who knows where I can get a copy of the IG2 manual or where to download it, please let me know. I lost mine many moons ago.) Send me your email address ravincravin. I might be able to pull my manual out of mothballs and copy it for you in PDF format to help you out. IG2 Alliances is a great game. But Distant Worlds is the best. [:D]

sandman2575 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 12:26:15 AM)
As I am still getting into DW, i haven't put it on hold while the patch comes out. It is really an addictive game -- one of the best I have played in a very long time! I keep thinking of going back for some WitP:AE, but every time I load it up, I close it down again without starting -- just such an overwhelming game. I was completely obsessed with it about a year ago, but one day just hit a wall of exhaustion, and really haven't gone back to it since. Maybe one of these days. It really is the best WW2 grand strategy computer game ever devised ... but playing it, esp. on the full campaign, can feel as daunting as writing a graduate dissertation on the pacific theater as much as 'playing a game'! Also want to try to get into AGEOD's World War One -- similar to WitP in its very deep grand strategy, very steep learning curve. Like WitP, haven't had the time to devote to it. Looking forward to release of Panzer Command Kharkov - Ostfront. So right now it's mostly DW for me!

Aures -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 4:42:12 AM)
I'm only really playing DW, Evochron Mercenary and WipEout HD atm. I have a big pile of shame for the 360 and PS3 (my brother gets so many games, my pile of shame grows really quickly without my intervention) so there are a bunch of games I am in the middle of. Right now I'm focusing on Crackdown 2 as it doesn't take that long to beat. Igard I broke out Jedi Academy the other week after steam had a special on a Star Wars game pack, never mind it is the second time I've bought all the Jedi Knight games. I used to play those games all the time, ahh for the days of the long dead LSF (Last Star Fighter League, a star wars gaming community that basically imploded when the Phantom Menace came out). Although to be fair I was better as a fighter pilot than as a Jedi. I was thinking about trying Civ V, I played the first 3 (and Alpha Centauri is still one of my favorite games) but I skipped out on Civ IV. I think I'm going to wait until I have a chance to try it before buying given the mixed response it has gotten. I have resisted the siren call of Minecraft, sounds like it is engrossing but also a major timesuck. I downloaded the source code for Enemy Nations, an old favorite of mine. Unfortunately the instructions for making it work with a modern OS are written for someone who is familiar with converting old Visual C++ to a modern format. I know C, am starting to get into C++ and have spent some time with visual studio but I have feeling it is going to be a long time before I can play Enemy Nations in Win 7 rather than starting up my virtual XP environment. There are also some other old classics I keep coming back to, Startopia and Frontier First Encounters. I was playing a fair bit of Tropico 3 but now I am waiting for Tropico 4 to come out. I should probably finish Nexus: The Jupiter Incident as I am most of the way through it. I should also give those Hacker Evolution games a serious go since I bought them. My brother got me Empire: Total War as a present but unfortunately I have not played it much. I am still in the middle of a Medieval: Total War game I have had going for years (only turn 54 but I have fought over 500 battles in it). Same goes for Fallout New Vegas vs Fallout 3. X3: Terran conflict is sitting forgotten in my steam account, not sure if I will ever get back into it. So short answer: I am actively playing DW, Evochron Mercenary, WipEout HD and Crackdown 2. I am going to finish Crackdown 2 and put it away but I plan to play the others for the forseeable future. Short version of the long answer: Gah, I'm drowning im games! But it is hard to complain about having too much choice.

rhondabrwn -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 4:54:35 AM)
Playing around with AI War - just updated to the new version 4.0. It's got so much complexity that I'm feeling overwhelmed though. I can still have a blast building ships and having these huge battles with wave after wave of AI invaders striking my homeworld, but haven't a clue how I can actually win this monster. The strategy is deep, really deep on this one. DW... you can put so much on automatic, but AI Wars seems to demand that you handle a lot of stuff.

martok -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 7:31:01 AM)
I've been playing Armada 2526 quite a bit the last few weeks. It's really improved a lot since it was first released last year.

ductape -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 9:30:10 AM)
Yup, gonna second the AI War. I played it a lot a while ago, but with the 4.o update I got back into it. What an amazing game, kinda 4x but RTS (more RTS than DW) but a huge diversity of ship types and deep, deep strategy options. Think about fielding hundreds, even thousand of units, and it runs on my laptop! Games take many hours to complete and the AI gets more dangerous as you progress. Dont take planets unless you really want it, or you might enrage the AI. Research your teach smartly to counter your enemy using intel you gather from your scouts. Many different types for AI opponents, so you never know what your up against until you learn it in game.

sbach2o -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 10:41:30 AM)
I have just returned to two old favourites of mine: Titan Quest - A hack & slash action RPG. A few people here probably know this. Think Diablo 2 with better graphics and some unpatched hitches due to the developer going under before the game managed to make money. Space Rangers 2 Reboot - An absolute favourite of mine. Strange mixture of Elite-like space trading & combat game with some hit-and- miss mini-games thrown in. A Russian production that never really caught on in the west, being totally, criminally underappreciated over here. It can still be purchased on Impulse and Steam too, and since the Reboot expansion (and for being a downloadable item since the availability on said online stores) it's Starforce-free.

Wenla -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 2:50:48 PM)
Currently playing Victoria II and Europa Universalis III HttT, ordered Civ V and after that I'll buy Patrician IV (III is/was one of my favourites). Can't play DW ('missing messages' - bug).

J HG T -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 3:40:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sbach2o Space Rangers 2 Reboot - An absolute favourite of mine. Strange mixture of Elite-like space trading & combat game with some hit-and- miss mini-games thrown in. A Russian production that never really caught on in the west, being totally, criminally underappreciated over here. It can still be purchased on Impulse and Steam too, and since the Reboot expansion (and for being a downloadable item since the availability on said online stores) it's Starforce-free. We concur. Honestly, I've played SR2 so friggin' much (over 20 playthroughs) that it has lost some of its charm for me. DW has similar "sense of wonder" which makes every space/scifi game great.

Shark7 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 4:17:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn Playing around with AI War - just updated to the new version 4.0. It's got so much complexity that I'm feeling overwhelmed though. I can still have a blast building ships and having these huge battles with wave after wave of AI invaders striking my homeworld, but haven't a clue how I can actually win this monster. The strategy is deep, really deep on this one. DW... you can put so much on automatic, but AI Wars seems to demand that you handle a lot of stuff. This is the main reason I like DW better than most other 4x games. I hate micromanaging stuff. I like to control my fleet, and my military build qeue, but the rest I'm quite happy letting the AI handle. Let me build a fleet and and dole out the pain, the rest of it I leave on auto (well except for diplomacy...AI doesn't do too hot at that). When not playing DW, I'll play some MoO, War in the Pacific (both Vanilla and AE...still have a PBEM going on Vanilla). I also hit a lot of games on consoles (being on call for work most of the time leaves one plenty of time for gaming).

Bozz -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/1/2010 7:52:28 PM)
I just bought Star Ruler don't know what to think about it, I played a game for 6 hours and get a crash, now I have to start a new one because it keeps crashing... I don't think I will keep on playing it, too much bugs for me, game is not finished yet, ships aren't refuelling auto, game crashes... and It seems every sector I go into has literally hundreds and hundreds of CPU ships just hanging out,this is crazy and I'm playing a 150 systeme galaxy, and these ships are all running out of fuel because the AI isn't refuelling most of them... I think 1000 systemes galaxy would probably just set my machine on fire. It would be great if there was a ship limit, so that th Ai could not build thousands of ships... most of time I kill all the AI ships with a 200 shielded ship and take over most all AI systems with only that one ship Will try to buy Ai War, but for now I'm waiting Football manager 2011 to be released. Still playing DW, I tried to make an AAR of my last game but my english is not good enough [:D] Also playing Roma Surrectum which is a mod for Rome total war, it just has been released,great mod !

NefariousKoel -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 1:01:15 AM)
I had been hesitant for awhile, but finally got Warship Combat: Navies At War after my latest naval wargaming kick. http://forums.navalwarfare.net/showthread.php?5-WARSHIP-COMBAT-NAVIES-AT-WAR-INFORMATION-AND-DOWNLOADS It fills a niche I'd been looking for - WWI & II turn-based surface warfare.

sabre1 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 3:15:53 AM)
AI War for me, and I'm waiting for Schwerpunkt Middle East. I still haven't learned DW, the fonts are to dang small for these old eyes.

sanch -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 3:48:25 AM)
I just got into HOI3 - not terribly realistic, but it is sort of challenging and fun, at least for newbies. Been playing as Hungary... First time, got crushed by the Russians. Second time, learned how to fight land battles. I took Yugoslavia early, got Odessa and Crimea on the east front, but about the exact moment I ran out of manpower, the Americans opened the 2nd front in Dalmatia - crushed by Americans. Third time, took (and fortified) Yugoslavia, and took Odessa, Crimea, Rostov, and the entire Caucasus when Bitter Peace happened (had to give it all to Germany). After that, I figured I had the hang of armies, so now starting as Italy. I suspect that eventually I'll get bored, and get back to DW or WitP:AE. But meanwhile, having fun.

Simulation01 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 5:47:15 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sanch I just got into HOI3 - not terribly realistic, but it is sort of challenging and fun, at least for newbies. Been playing as Hungary... First time, got crushed by the Russians. Second time, learned how to fight land battles. I took Yugoslavia early, got Odessa and Crimea on the east front, but about the exact moment I ran out of manpower, the Americans opened the 2nd front in Dalmatia - crushed by Americans. Third time, took (and fortified) Yugoslavia, and took Odessa, Crimea, Rostov, and the entire Caucasus when Bitter Peace happened (had to give it all to Germany). After that, I figured I had the hang of armies, so now starting as Italy. I suspect that eventually I'll get bored, and get back to DW or WitP:AE. But meanwhile, having fun. If you are going to play Italy then I have a suggestion for you. Do not try to wage war on the African continent by crossing the Mediterranean....You are pretty much screwed if you do....the British navy will cut you apart on the sea and your troops will starve for resources. My solution was to go through Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iraq and then to cross the Suez into Africa. Before enacting this strategy try to remove as many of your forces from Africa and then begin your attack on Yugoslavia. Something to watch out for if your playing Simper Fi....by the time you conquer most of Africa the United States will try and land in Normandy...this will be a significant battle...you will have to help the Germans out or they will be dead.

Baleur -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 11:18:03 AM)
AI War, Titan Quest Immortal Throne, Victoria 2, Civ5 (when i miss Wu Zetian and am in a good enough state of mind not to get angry at how lacking the diplomacy is), X3 Terran Conflict, and Elemental which really i shouldnt count since i stopped playing it long ago lol. And awaits flames i recently started playing WoW again, i forgot how much fun it was. Even as a past WoW player (not that much though) its easy to get swept up in the "its cool to hate WoW, all the kidz do it!" attitude, before you come to your senses again and realize, hey, its actually the best MMO so far, bugfree, relatively balanced and doesnt run like a limp horse being forcefully dragged through dx11 environments that have nothing but brown shades of brown. (cough, age of conan). It usually goes like that for me anyway lol; plays wow, gets bored after a few months, quits plays dozens of other mmo betas, or failed releases, over the course of a year gets sick of the ridiculous unfinished buggy unplayable state of every single mmo i tried so far the past year reactivates wow, plays for a few months, has fun, eventually get bored repeat [:D] Usually also includes EVE Online, though lately i've been reactivating that much less. Though im sure i will once the new character creator hits the live servers.

Simulation01 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 1:28:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Baleur Usually also includes EVE Online, though lately i've been reactivating that much less. Though im sure i will once the new character creator hits the live servers. What character creator are you talking about? I haven't heard anything about this.

Baleur -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 4:59:57 PM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_DQFVuixM&hd=1 That one, they're bringing the new character (walking-in-stations) graphics in this winter, so people have a fresh portrait (with body) ready for whenever the walking-expansion hits :P

Bozz -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 7:46:07 PM)
I bought AI war and the 2 expansions today, great game I think I will play it for a while

Simulation01 -> RE: What are people playing besides DW? (11/2/2010 8:10:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Baleur http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_DQFVuixM&hd=1 That one, they're bringing the new character (walking-in-stations) graphics in this winter, so people have a fresh portrait (with body) ready for whenever the walking-expansion hits :P Do you know when the walk-in expansion will hit?

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