September 17, 2003, 08:58
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King
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Favorite RTS?
What is your favorite Real Time Strategy game? Reason I ask is, what I've got is getting old/boring. The time has come to buy a replacement.
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September 17, 2003, 09:00
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If it wasn't because the outdated graphics, then The Settlers II would have been my favorite (It's still my all-time favorite though)
But at present time, my fav RTS game is Rise of Nations
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September 17, 2003, 09:13
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Dune II, it went downhill from there.
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September 17, 2003, 10:35
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I always liked the original AofE.
As far as later ones, I 've been getting into Cossacks lately.
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September 17, 2003, 11:10
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I don't know if it can be called just RTS(lots of elements here  ), but I really like EU2.
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September 17, 2003, 13:15
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The first Command and Conquer. The only one from the series that I played all the way through and not just once. AoK and AoE come a distant second. I have just ordered RoN which may change the ranking.
So long...
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September 17, 2003, 13:28
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Prince
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Age of kings
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September 17, 2003, 13:48
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Blizzard games.
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September 17, 2003, 13:59
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Rise of Nations.
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September 17, 2003, 14:21
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Europa Universalis 2
Settlers 2 was pretty good too.  Too bad they strayed from what made it a good game witht he sequels.
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September 17, 2003, 14:34
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star craft brood war
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September 17, 2003, 20:59
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WarCraft 3
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September 18, 2003, 05:43
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Warcraft 3: TFT
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September 18, 2003, 10:37
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Prince
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Usually the last one I bought, because once I'm bored with an RTS I never go back (dunno why)
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September 19, 2003, 07:10
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Prince
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eu2 for single player and probably multiplayer too but i've never been able to get it to run for more than like 6 months. 
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September 19, 2003, 07:43
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Total Annihilation.
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September 19, 2003, 09:47
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The only ones that I ever liked was:
Settlers II
Europa Universalis II
But now I'm playing Port Royale, and that is a pretty darned good one.
But I'd still say EU II
Asmodean
Edit: I just remembered that many years ago I had a game for my Amiga that was called Megalomania. That one was hilarious.
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September 19, 2003, 09:51
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Deity
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Mega-lo-Mania was a classic. I had a tribute thread in this forum about a year ago, and it was evident that many people remember this game.
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September 19, 2003, 10:05
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Say Spikey....Where you at?
I had you figured for an American, but you seem to be posting pretty much throughout the day's 24 hours, so I'm having a bit of a problem imagining what timezone you're in.
Care to shed some light?
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Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark
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September 19, 2003, 10:09
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Deity
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How dare you!
I am British. I don't post when I am asleep, which you wouldn't notice, since you are in a similar timezone. 
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September 20, 2003, 01:47
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King
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Frozen throne.
All time favorite has to be broodwar.
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September 20, 2003, 02:02
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Another vote for Settlers 2, and a vote for Settlers 3 (which, despite the name, is a completely different game).
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September 20, 2003, 08:33
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age of kings is the best, age of empires and age of mythology are not as great as aok, but they still leave all competition behind by a mile!
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September 20, 2003, 09:19
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Everything Age; of course.
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September 20, 2003, 09:43
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Deity
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Blizz4ever! Die Age scum!
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September 20, 2003, 13:07
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Total Annihilation with Warlords Battlecry II second and Kohan as the honourable mention.
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September 21, 2003, 08:18
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Prince
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Since most of the games of my huge collection over the years have been RTS, it is impossible to name the best one. Though I can narrow it down a little bit.
- Warcraft (I, II and III)
- Dune 2
- Red Alert 2
- Age of Kings
- Age of Mythology
- Homeworld
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Rise of Nations
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September 22, 2003, 03:35
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Warcraft II and III is about equally fun, but WCIII has better graphics. If you've got a reasonably new PC go with III.
Black and White is quite unusual, and I found it extremely appealing. The downside is that bad creature habits eventually get frustrating. But the unusual MP makes it very enjoyable.
Those would be my favorites of the genre.
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September 22, 2003, 05:59
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Warlord
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Age of King/Age of Conquerors. Great game with a big following on the Zone for multiplay.
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September 22, 2003, 15:57
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only RTS games Ive played
Ive played Age of empires/Rise of rome, various city builders (simcity2000, caesar3, 1602AD) and Sid Meiers Gettysburg.
If youre looking for something new, i presume youre already familiar with AOE. And if your focus is on RTS, i presume the citybuilders, though technically real time, arent what youre looking for.
I would therefore suggest you check out Sid Meiers Gettysburg. Challenging, thought provoking, realistic, yet very real time combat engine. In the tactical wargame tradition there is no Resource management/peasant pushing. Grouping into regiments and ability to move regiments as brigades mean less micromanagement of troops, and is realistic for the period. Instead of micromanagement, you must manage formations, terrain, and morale.
Same engine is applied with some modifications in Sid Meiers Antietam, and is licenced out for Napoleon at Waterloo and Austerlitz.
BTW, Brian Reynolds apparently had a role in design, and SMG seems to have influenced RON.
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