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Freespace, I really miss Volition. T_T There hasn't been a better Space Combat Sim since. They reached a peak with their design, in particular in regard to the controls. The engine is so good, that you never have to develop another one again as demonstrated by the modders at...

I had a quick read, and I have to say its good, I like it a lot more than the original. The "three flavors" problem is not present because there are more outcomes depending on how good your score was. I especially like how the controll ending was changed into a "victory by any means" bad...

Oh man... Total Annihilation for $2,39 on GOG right now. Please just buy it even if you own it on cd already. The increased compability, bugfixes and the mods make it so worth it. http://www.gog.com/game/total_anihilation_commander_pack Edit: Missed your chance, still worth it at 4.99$.

CIV is a turn based strategy game. For an example of a Real Time Strategy game think about Age of Empire.

I must admit that I never played much of the medival warfare RTS were you manage armies with positions and flanking and the like. I much prefered Scifi Settings because of the emphasis on long range weapons and artillery. Therefore I lack any insight into those kind of games and forgot about...

I should have been more specific: this is how I like to play Total Annihilation(the 1997 game) as well as Supreme Comander. It takes me a good 30 minutes to get to nukes in those games. :)

So I watched this video from Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blj91KLOvZQ Especially the part 1:12 to 1:20 And I noticed this: There is no Mu button in polls! In my opinion there should be one by default. Do you agree? What Mu is...

I often find that the most influential games in the RTS genre often have characteristics that are at odds with each other. I think this stems from different gameplay styles: one that has an "Unit controll focus" and one that has a "Base building and resource collection focus". In other words...