OT: any other games? - Page 2

MythicalMino · #11 October 23rd, 2003, 06:45 PM

LOL...sorry....but it did....even looked so much better than MOO3....how did that game get released, and no body wanted to publish the other....

As far as buying, I have been to the website, and the sites to purchase will not come up...

But, what is it about this game though that SE4 doesn't have?

[ October 23, 2003, 17:46: Message edited by: cpbeller ]

Nagot Gick Fel · #12 October 23rd, 2003, 06:48 PM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Stars!, Celtic Kings, Tranquility, King of Dragon Pass.

Heh, Gandalf, it seems one of us is the other's clone.

Taqwus · #13 October 23rd, 2003, 06:50 PM

My gaming habits depend on my mood. Lately, I've mostly been playing Xconq, esp. the "Bellum Aeternum" module and the Cobra/Cherbourg scenarios from the WWII module. I'll fire up King of Dragon Pass every so often, when the bug strikes me. If I'm looking for something shorter and more hectic, it'll likely be Mechwarrior III instant battles.

Nagot Gick Fel · #14 October 23rd, 2003, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by cpbeller:
But, what is it about this game though that SE4 doesn't have?

Very similar features, yet very different gameplay.

MythicalMino · #15 October 23rd, 2003, 07:05 PM

i am thinking it is not possible to buy Stars though....hmmmm....too bad....

Truper · #16 October 23rd, 2003, 07:21 PM

Try: http://stars.lelv30.net/

Both the glory of and the real problem with Stars! is that it appealed to the sort of geeks capable of analyzing it to death

licker · #17 October 23rd, 2003, 08:16 PM

If you want an entertaining (and FREE) diVersion why not go back and play some roguelikes?

Angband and its many varients usually pull in people for a good amount of time.

http://www.thangorodrim.net/

Check it out, you won't be sorry

Endoperez · #18 October 23rd, 2003, 08:51 PM

For roguelikes, try ADOM. It is very good, but hard. I have played for many years, never completed it, and only once got a character to max level(50). Of course, that character died soon after... You might want to check the newsGroups for them. rec.games.roguelikes.adom for ADOM, not sure for Angband but propably in .roguelikes too. And www.adom.de is the homepage. BTW, IW links to it...

Other games I play are X-com Gold Version, Dominions(not very much now, though) and I'm trying to find time for Baldur's Gate.

LordArioch · #19 October 23rd, 2003, 09:08 PM

Baldur's gate 2 or 1? I found 2 much more enjoyable. More so than any rpg to follow it so far.

Potatoman · #20 October 23rd, 2003, 09:15 PM

Personally, I didn't like Stars or SE4 at all. Too much micromanagement, too much time required to complete a game.

In the way of free entertainment I would suggest:

X-Com 2000. A user made program that uses files and data from X-Com 1 to create a playable hotseat multiplayer variant of the game (only player vs player, unfortunately. No cooperative.) Hotseat, Network, and internet compatible.
http://ufo2000.sourceforge.net/

Star Control 2
Remake of one of the greatest adventure/RPG games of all time, free and compatible with modern operating systems.
http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

Star Control: Timewarp
A remake of Star Control 2's melee. Supports up to 16 players at once, and includes all ships from all three games (and many fan made ships; don't worry, you can delete the files of ships you don't like). Also hotseat compatible.
www.classicgaming.com/starcontrol/timewarp