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    Need an RTS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by washy212, Jun 16, 2009.

  1. washy212

    washy212 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys. I want to get an RTS and I need suggestions. I just got a new pc so I would pefer to get somthing newer and good looking. I want somthing with a good size multiplayer community. I also want somthing where you have to do some sort of resource management/gathering. Thanks.
     
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Supreme Commander?
     
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  3. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Empire Total War
    Red Alert 3
    Dawn of War 1
     
    Thund3rball, Jun 16, 2009
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  4. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

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    I recommend u buy Red Alert 3 that game is just amazing and also Act Of War seems to catch my eye as well........ u should also wait for Star craft 2
     
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  5. washy212

    washy212 Notebook Consultant

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    I have played dawn of war. That does not really have resource managment
     
    washy212, Jun 16, 2009
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  6. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Hibernate until Starcraft 2 :p

    I also like Warcraft 3, even if you get done or bord with the standard game it has unlimited custom games that are user created to expand the single game into hundreds of other games.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 16, 2009
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  7. AlyH

    AlyH Notebook Evangelist

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    World in Conflict - fantastic game!
     
    AlyH, Jun 16, 2009
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  8. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    ^^ That has zero resource mgmt.

    From the DoW wiki:

    No not like mgmt you get in something like Stronghold Crusader but it does exist in another form.
     
    Thund3rball, Jun 16, 2009
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  9. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    star wars: galactic battlegrounds, very old game but it has four resources, carbon, food, nova, and ore, and you neeed to manage very well or your screwed.
     
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    Wasn't that the AOE 2 engine-based Star Wars RTS?

    I'm a fan of Empire at War myself.

    The AOE games also have fair bit of resource management involved.
     
    dtwn, Jun 16, 2009
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  11. Ghold

    Ghold Notebook Evangelist

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    Dwarf Fortress, looks can be deceiving. Can become an intense game with many things to juggle at one time. Plus you will always be learning new things. There is one guy on Youtube who has a great tutorial for it, and really long to.
     
    Ghold, Jun 16, 2009
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  12. mtness

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    Cant believe no one recommended Company of Heroes.....you can get the trilogy pack for a very reasonable price at the moment, the game has a fantastic single player campaign and multiplayer is lively and full of fun.
     
    mtness, Jun 16, 2009
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  13. JVlichael

    JVlichael Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you heard of the online game called Savage/Savage 2, I heard it was good.

    Could try it if you want

    It's an RPG + FPS + RTS all rolled into one!
     
    JVlichael, Jun 16, 2009
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  14. Snowm0bile

    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    Demigod is fun and new
     
    Snowm0bile, Jun 17, 2009
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  15. shave100

    shave100 Notebook Geek

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    epic scale: total war series, sins of solar empire

    resource mgmt: stronghold serires

    intense combat: world in conflict

    well rounded: company of heroes, age of empires 2, warcraft 3 etc
     
    shave100, Jun 17, 2009
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  16. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Best RTS to come out in a long time: Sins of a Solar Empire + Entrenchment expansion.

    You'll require two things to play this game:

    • A love for sci-fi
    • An open mind to sandbox-type gameplay
     
    Signal2Noise, Jun 17, 2009
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    washy212 Notebook Consultant

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    I have company of heros and I did enjoy it. However my old PC scratched my disc and I can not fully install it. Is there anyway around that? And what expansions would i need to get.
     
    washy212, Jun 17, 2009
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    I think some companies have an option for ordering a disc if yours is previously scratched, but I wouldn't bet on it.
     
    dtwn, Jun 17, 2009
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    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    Second for Supreme Commander. Get the Forged Alliance stand alone expansion, still has a good community.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jun 19, 2009
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    najim Notebook Consultant

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    I agree. I was shocked nobody said Company of Heroes. Amazing amazing game. It'll utilize your new system specs, and can be had on Steam for a reasonable price ($19.99 for the original and first expansion). The first expansion is supposed to be very good, while the second expansion is not that great.
     
    najim, Jun 19, 2009
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    poliuy Notebook Evangelist

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    I want a game that is like the sims where you have to build a working economy and town, but also like AOE 2 where you build a military and walls and castles and that fun stuff.
     
    poliuy, Jun 19, 2009
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  22. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Anno 1404
    Civ IV
    Stronghold Crusader (old)
     
    Thund3rball, Jun 19, 2009
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