Unusual LAN RTS games

[Maxman3002]

Hi can anyone help? Me and my brothers often play LAN matches on RTS games and were starting to run out of games to play. We normally prefer fantasy RTS games just because the units are more fun, and normally the older games because they run better across our range of computers (Not all of us have top of the range gaming comps)

Weve done all these so far:
All the C&Cs
Warcraft 1-3
Total Annihilation (and Kingdoms)
Age of Empires 1 & 2
Empire Earth 1&3
Settlers 1-4
Age of Mythology
Dungeon Keeper 2
Warlords Battlecry 1-3
Heroes of M&M 3-5
Battle Realms
Battle for Middle Earth 2
Starcraft
Rise of Legends

Were also big fans of C&C renegade and AvP 2 but dont play many FPS's due to there only being 4 of us

Our favs are probably Empire earth 1, Warlords Battlecry 3 and Heroes of M&M 3&5

Can anyone suggest some good games weve probably missed and we should like?

 

[Maxman3002]

probably should have mentioned, all of those include the expantions. Theres no point playing age of mythology without titans

 

[DeadpanLunatic]

I have removed my words from this site.

 

[DazZ.]

You say you like older fantasy RTS so try Total Annihilation: Kingdoms, I loved that.

Fine, already have it in you OP...
I couldn't remember the title when I was going to suggest so didn't see it in your post.

I've heard Sins of a Solar Empire is good but not really what you're looking for.

 

[tsaketh]

I would suggest playing MORE Total Annihilation.

Because it was the perfect RTS, and a better RTS will never be made.

It's not traditional RTS, but you don't have any Total War games listed in there, and Rome Total War is dirt cheap now and runs on a multitude of PCs.

Also there are so many dozens of high quality mods available for it (Rome: Total Realism, Europa Barbarorum, etc.) so you can change the game up repeatedly. Not exactly fantasy, but you can load up on Chariots and charge them at masses of Arabs with wicker shields if you want.

 

[Rancid0ffspring]

SNIP

Homeworld 1 & 2
Homeworld Cataclysm

3D Space RTS games. Bit slow paced for multiplayer games to be honest but awesome none the less

Ground Control 1 & 2 were a bit more tactical because you had to choose your units before the mission started. All of them were great RTS's in my opinion

 

[darthcendiarygrenade]

Homeworld 1 & 2
Homeworld Cataclysm

3D Space RTS games. Bit slow paced for multiplayer games to be honest but awesome none the less

Ground Control 1 & 2 were a bit more tactical because you had to choose your units before the mission started. All of them were great RTS's in my opinion

Ninja'd!

What about Starcraft 2? --oh RIGHT...

 

[Rewdalf]

Hm.
Have you tried any of the Civilization games?
They're turn based, but very strategic...
Also quite long though...
Don't know if it'll fit your playing style, but you should try it.
Personally I think III was the best...
Or just keep playing Starcraft. I still play it off Battle.net, but there are also so many mods for it that literally make it a whole other game...

 

[Horticulture]

Company of Heroes is fantastic if you can run it. Dawn of War, from the same developer, is also quite good and runs on a broader range of systems.

Myth 2 is wonderful as well, if a bit dated. It's really a tactics game, though, as it involves no base building.

Edit: The Total War games are a lot of fun if you enjoy realistic, large scale tactics. They're on sale on Steam through Monday; Rome: TW is $3.50 [http://store.steampowered.com/sub/463/] and doesn't require a lot of power to run.