For those few gamers here, just thought I'd let you know the game has gone gold. The Mac version shouldn't be too far behind. This was probably my favorite TBS game ever, you should give it a shot.
I like TBS games like the Civ-series (Civ I, Civ II, CtP, Alpha Centauri and CivIII), MoO and Warlords because it isn't so stressful, and one can play the same game longer.. You really learn to live with what you build, and come to think of it as your Civilization, your Empire. I've have had massive games in Civ 3 that have lasted for days, more than a week at least.. one game of SpaceCraft, Age of Empires et al doesn't usually take any longer than an hour and when you've completed all campaigns, all that's left is multiplayer.. Som those games are essentially multiplayer games. Turn based strategy is a completely new game, everytime you play.. and when you're fed up playing against the computer, there's always multiplayer.
Game like Escape Velocity and its sequels are somewhat like a TBS also.. I guess that's why i like then too.
TBS games are unique in that they don't suck after you finish them once.
some of these games i still play to this day, even though they're years old. i think the best bet would be to have me link to some of the examples that the beta testers wrote in regards to MOO3. granted, they fill in some of the details here, but it basically describes how a game goes, turn by turn.
they involve research, strategy, exploring, spying, diplomacy. it's good stuff. and there's nothing like obliterating your oppenents who have been threatening your empire for generations.
oh, and this one has a unique addition to it. you have turn based moves, but real time battles.
<strong>... yes and what's it like? I've never played that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry I just kind of expected everybody knew the Civilization series <img src="embarrassed.gif" border="0">
The Heroes of Might and Magic series is another good example.
1 turn might equal a year or whatever and after you have your turn the opponents have their's rather than all moving at once as you would in something like Starcraft or WC3 (no blizzard bias here ). In some respects it is better for strategy and in some respects it is worse. Generally TBS have more in the way of management than a RTS does though.
The MoO series is very good though and I'm definitely looking forward to MoO3's release. Just in time for my return to work
actually, i just heard back from the developers today. here's what they said in response to my question. (included both the reply and original so it makes more sense)
[quote]We'll be making an official announcement on the release date very soon. I
think you'll be pleased.
The Mac version will be able to play against the PC version and will run in
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Can someone give me a feel for the TBS games?
<strong>I've never tried a TBS game. I like the first person shooters a lot and had fun with AD&D type RPGs.
Can someone give me a feel for the TBS games?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Civilization.
Game like Escape Velocity and its sequels are somewhat like a TBS also.. I guess that's why i like then too.
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some of these games i still play to this day, even though they're years old. i think the best bet would be to have me link to some of the examples that the beta testers wrote in regards to MOO3. granted, they fill in some of the details here, but it basically describes how a game goes, turn by turn.
they involve research, strategy, exploring, spying, diplomacy. it's good stuff. and there's nothing like obliterating your oppenents who have been threatening your empire for generations.
oh, and this one has a unique addition to it. you have turn based moves, but real time battles.
here's a <a href="http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=239742"; target="_blank">link </a>to some After Action Reports from Beta testers. enjoy the read.
<strong>... yes and what's it like? I've never played that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry I just kind of expected everybody knew the Civilization series <img src="embarrassed.gif" border="0">
The Heroes of Might and Magic series is another good example.
1 turn might equal a year or whatever and after you have your turn the opponents have their's rather than all moving at once as you would in something like Starcraft or WC3 (no blizzard bias here
The MoO series is very good though and I'm definitely looking forward to MoO3's release. Just in time for my return to work
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I know if Civ. I just never played it.
I think the last time I played a turn based game was Sim City. Back when it was black and white and Mac only :eek:
[quote]We'll be making an official announcement on the release date very soon. I
think you'll be pleased.
The Mac version will be able to play against the PC version and will run in
either OS9 or OSX.
> From: Eric Smith <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:09:52 -0600
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Approx. release date for MOO3
>
> I had sent an e-mail earlier with a similar question regarding the release
> date, and received a prompt reply (Thanks!), but the person told me to ask
> again after the PC version had gone gold. As I'm sure you're well aware,
> the PC version has gone gold as of last week, so I was wondering if there
> were any updated timelines on the Mac version of MOO3.
>
> I also wanted to know if the Mac version would be compatible with the PC
> version for network games. I know this can be tough to do, but if it was
> that would be great, and would really help sales. If you could let me know
> I'd appreciate it. I've followed the MOO series for years, and have loved
> every installment, whether on the Mac side or PC side.
>
> Oh, and one last question. Will it play in OSX, or will it have to play in
> Classic mode? The specs say OS 8.6 or better, but that's a totally
> different ballgame than OSX, and I know those specs were originally written
> up some time ago.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> <hr></blockquote>