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ORIGINAL: USS America

I would love a quality (playable) computer version of Third Reich.

That would be an awesome game. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

ORIGINAL: GJK

3R4 is very "chess-like" to me (which is great). You have to look several moves ahead when deciding the order of your moves. For example, to take advantage of exploitation with armor and the sequencing of those attacks followed up with infantry attacks. You also have to project BRP expeditures and what you can afford to buy with what you can afford to do (DOW on a major power for example). It's not just a "move your strongest guys to the front line, attack, plug in holes with other units" type of game at all. So it's more than just "looking like 3R" (sorry SeaMonkey).

CWiE2 is going to be close; you have the armor exploitations and production costs, but it's not quite a 3R killer for me. Still very enjoyable though, I'm looking forward to it's release (I'm beta-testing it now).

I agree. The old Third Reich PC game was really a thinking man's game. If a person can get past the somewhat clunky interface, it is still quite a good game.

ORIGINAL: Veldor

StarDock is NOT doing MOM2. What they are doing is a game that is Tactical Turn-Based Fantasy Strategy. It is part MOM, part Populous, and part X-Com. These are their own words. What it is not is Masters of Magic.

Not that anyone should really care. Personally I'll take any decent tactical Turn-Based Fantasty Strategy game. I too prefer a more "Epic" feel though to my Fantasy Games.. So if they muck that aspect up.. I'll probably pass as I have on most other Fantasy Titles.

The rights to the "Masters of Magic" name cost well into the multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars from Atari. So StarDock isn't getting them unless something has changed recently...

Somewhat Ironic to me, the trademark for Masters of Magic has expired. So like many IPs its just way way way way overvalued. And a total waste IMHO.

BTW here is one post to confirm above. Please let me know if I'm wrong (Many media outlets did mis-report that StarDock was doing MOM2)

http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?aid=165429

Well, it definitely still sounds like something I'd be quite interested in, veldor. And a mix of those game styles...interesting. [:)]

I also agree that it's sad the MoM name has basically been left to rust away like so many others have.

I'd love a medieval wargame based on the War of the Roses. Something similar to the old Kingmaker board game with its politics but updated. Kingmaker was such a popular game I'm surprised that it hasn't been reprinted. A couple of boardgames are in the process of development:
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-234-crown-of-roses.aspx
http://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/qu ... ct_id=3225
but I'd love to see something computerised.

Just read that Crown of Roses wont be out until 2010.......unless all of you who loved the original Kingmaker.......yes you......go over and pre-order the game. Another 200 orders and we can have it for Christmas.

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ORIGINAL: USS America

I would love a quality (playable) computer version of Third Reich.



I am with you on this.

I was a beta-tester on 3R, and it was pushed out the door early. While I believe it could have been turned into a quality product. The resource well dried up and you know the rest.

I'd rather see one with "Advanced Third Reich" and "Rising Sun" - so many possibilities with that version.

I'd love a medieval wargame based on the War of the Roses. Something similar to the old Kingmaker board game with its politics but updated. Kingmaker was such a popular game I'm surprised that it hasn't been reprinted. A couple of boardgames are in the process of development:
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-234-crown-of-roses.aspx
http://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/qu ... ct_id=3225
but I'd love to see something computerised.

I liked it too but it had some rather huge problems. Hopefully a PC version would be more playable.

PS - have you by chance been on the "Stronghold" forum - avatar looks quite familiar?

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ORIGINAL: lordhoff

- The rise and expansion of the Mongol empire


Age of Empire II: Age of Kings

Thanks; haven't had time to research this title yet (may even have it - so many unplayed but purchased games!) but have added it to my list.

One other that comes to mind as I've never found any that captured the feel and the fun as this old classic: A modernized "Red Baron 3d" (sans bugs). The modders did a lot with this but one can only go so far with a, what, 20+, year old game.

ORIGINAL: lordhoff

One other that comes to mind as I've never found any that captured the feel and the fun as this old classic: A modernized "Red Baron 3d" (sans bugs). The modders did a lot with this but one can only go so far with a, what, 20+, year old game.

The original Red Baron is my favorite game of all time, out of all game systems and categories!

RB2 (or the soon after RB3D) didn't quite do it justice as a sequel in my opinion. The original game was just a work of art, with the best dynamic campaign I've ever seen in a flight sim to this day (RB3D did have a nicely done campaign as well, shoddy programming and interface hampered the game overall quite a bit IMO). The original RB is the only game on earth I'd give a perfect 10/10 score to [8D]

How I miss just having FUN with a well done flight sim without having to pound on the "padlock enemy" or "time compress +/-" buttons like a madman to find any opponents. The original RB required you to just press the "C" button, and it would instantly time compress you to a "tactical" range from your opponents, able to maneuver around as needed before engaging. Once the sky is clear, you could "C" your way instantly back to landing at your base, or fly back while navigating with the 4 small poster size maps that came with the game.

How I miss playing that game...

Turned Based Close Combat series remakes with random battle maps and a campaign engine. A rome total war with turn based combat.

a remake of SSI's Wargame Construction 3:Age of Rifles but from when firearms first appeared to World War 1.I know that would be a long list of wars and skirmishes but I think it would be great to see different kind of scenarioes that would or could be played out
JMW

A non-linear GURPS based cRPG with 2d isometric graphics, turn based combat, good choices and consequences and well written dialogues with stat/skill checks.

ORIGINAL: hbrsvl

Hi- I would add a WITP based game concentrating on WW II in Europe & Mid East, with emphasis of ASW.

Hugh Browne

ditto. And i like to see War in Russia 2 (with new grafix and sound).

WiR2 is in production now (Matrix games).

Well, if it is it's going awful slow. The last entry in the 2 by 3 dev journal was in May of 2008 and while I don't doubt that there has been some effort on it, I wonder if it's really on anyones front burner.

A game about killing everyone and everything. Preferably with weapons of mass destruction.

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

A game about killing everyone and everything. Preferably with weapons of mass destruction.

You could try Defcon! Good fun game.

ORIGINAL: Tomus

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

A game about killing everyone and everything. Preferably with weapons of mass destruction.

You could try Defcon! Good fun game.

I played the demo some time ago. It was the only game that I ever stopped playing because of brutality[:'(].
Hey, but I wasn't an omnicidal maniac back then[:D].

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

Well, if it is it's going awful slow. The last entry in the 2 by 3 dev journal was in May of 2008 and while I don't doubt that there has been some effort on it, I wonder if it's really on anyones front burner.

It's actively being worked on by Mr. Grigsby and Joel Toppen and others; I was working on it with them until some personal issues forced me to have to drop out just this past week.