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bhinso
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PostPosted: 16:29 - 20 Mar 2019    Post subject: Need to find a decent PC strategy game Reply with quote

As per the thread title.

I play the Civilization series a LOT but need something new.
Lately I've been playing Civ 5 Beyond Earth, which is great but the expansion pack (Rising Tide) fucked the game up big time as the AI is now way too easy.

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PostPosted: 17:04 - 20 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can play Starcraft 2 for free through Blizzard.
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PostPosted: 19:31 - 20 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

BattleTech. Ironman mode is hard.

Inb4 Paddy *give me monies I make you win.
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PostPosted: 20:12 - 20 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Banished is an interesting take on the genre.
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PostPosted: 21:06 - 20 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Total War: Rome II
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PostPosted: 08:56 - 21 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

King29 wrote:
BattleTech. Ironman mode is hard.

Inb4 Paddy *give me monies I make you win.


I don't play strategy Razz
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PostPosted: 02:34 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never got past Civ 4 beyond the sword

Civ 5 bored me
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PostPosted: 09:44 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

thx1138 wrote:
I never got past Civ 4 beyond the sword

Civ 5 bored me


Did better than me, I still play Civ 2 Embarassed
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PostPosted: 13:47 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try Frostpunk, I love it
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PostPosted: 15:48 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

What type of strategy? RTS or 4x games?
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PostPosted: 20:57 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Either would be good to be honest.
Mostly into 4x, but have done some RTS like AoE, Empire Earth etc.
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PostPosted: 20:59 - 23 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 14:54 - 25 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks good thank you. Will give it a try Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 01:13 - 30 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Total War, Thrones of Britannia. The AI cheats like a whore, even on easy, but the Radious mod sorts that out pretty well.
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PostPosted: 17:43 - 31 Mar 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another vote for Total War, but I like the Warhammer one best.

Dawn of War series is worth a look too, although it's showing some age now. It's the only strategy game I've played where you can reinforce a squad without having to take them back to the base so there's a lot less messing around.
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PostPosted: 14:15 - 01 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

What grinds my gears (wrong thread) is that in the good old gamon days you bought the CD/DVD installed the thing and off you went.
Now we've got this mandatory FPOS Steam. I bought a game off it, took several hours to 'download'.
OK now please may I play it? No! Needs to do 'mandatory updates' (several hours more).
OK now please may I play it? No! 'We see you are playing this game for first time, need to initialize settings zzzzzzzzzzzzzz'.

To quote from my favourite civ "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window".

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PostPosted: 15:30 - 01 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

dydey90 wrote:
Another vote for Total War, but I like the Warhammer one best...


I started playing that and it was quite fun but I resent the DLC exploitation:

"We've made the banners flap in the wind realistically!"

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"That'll be another £2.99 please."
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PostPosted: 12:12 - 02 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd be interested in turn based warhammer games

been playing BloodBowl 2 a lot lately

it's lacking, because I suspect the devs lacked funding,it's quite pleasing for one off games, but frustrating and boring to play seasons
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PostPosted: 19:44 - 02 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

So the game I bought 'Endless Sky' has finally updated.
This evening I couldn't play it because 'Steam couldn't get a connection'
Finally it ran, but went onto 'Initialising'. I went down and rang my parents. An hour later it was still 'Initialising'.
I miss the good old days and am Pished now because is all that game's fault Sad
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 03 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Digital rights management sucks, and also I hate steam.
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PostPosted: 10:28 - 04 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK I realised that we have this thing called the internet nowadays (amazing but true) and I could look up my issue and find a solution.
Turns out it actually says 'Initialize' and there is this strange cryptic E in a circle below it.
You were supposed to press the 'E'.
Obvious (if you're not a retard).
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