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  • M Mycroft Holmes

    No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    Mycroft Holmes wrote:

    Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy

    "Life. Don't talk to me about life." -- Marvin

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    • M Mycroft Holmes

      No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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      Joe Woodbury
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      Company of Heroes. My favorite RTS since Command & Conquer. (Then again, I really disliked StarCraft II, but did like Warcraft III and the first Dawn of War, so use that as a measuring stick.)

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      • M Mycroft Holmes

        No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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        cmger
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        If you are into TBSGs I would definitely try the new X-COM: Enemy Unknown.[^] I do not want to start a discussion about whether or not it is a worthy successor of the original classic here, but I've played and loved both, "UFO Enemy Unknown" and "Terror from the Deep" and I can say that the new XCOM is slightly different but definitely a must play for fans of the XCOM series. Regs, Chris

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        • M Mycroft Holmes

          No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

          Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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          ThePotty1
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          I have to confess having lost interest in this type of game, but I have played a few, going back to Dune 2 on a 386. Master of Orion 2 is of course a classic, even if it's not exactly in the mold you asked for. However, I suggest either/both of the Homeworld games. The graphics are pretty cool, and the 3D field of movement was mind-blowing 12 years ago when it was released.

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          • M Mycroft Holmes

            No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

            Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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            jb681131
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            Definitely Total Annihilation. And waiting for the upcomming Planetary Annihilation.

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            • M Mycroft Holmes

              No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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              bwhittington
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              You may like any of the Sword of the Stars or Sins of a Solar Empire games

              Brett A. Whittington Application Developer

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              • M Mycroft Holmes

                No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

                Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                n podbielski
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                One that you probably dont know and probably not even heared about is Original War. Product of small bohemian studio. It is original in means of gathering resources. Its pretty old but I enjoyed it every time and returning to it from time to time. Still have it. :) story is great and really hard to acomplish everything in hard dificulty (people are limited resources and veterans are much better than rookies). From more recent games: I played Endless Space and found it,s fine 4X game but not for me eventually.

                No more Mister Nice Guy... >: |

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                • M Mycroft Holmes

                  No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

                  Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                  Amr Abdel Majeed
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                  It's a bit old but i really liked C&C Red Alert 3.

                  Amr Abdel Majeed Software Developer

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                  • J jb681131

                    Definitely Total Annihilation. And waiting for the upcomming Planetary Annihilation.

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                    greldak
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                    Played this many years ago - probably closer to the C&C games than AoE though. iirc it didn't run under XP so probably not under Win7 either. Having said that the C&C/ Red Alert games probably set the benchmark and can be picked up at bargain prices now.

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                    • M Mycroft Holmes

                      No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

                      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                      Tony D Great
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                      I know its not an RTS, but you should definitely check out Minecraft

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                      • T Tony D Great

                        I know its not an RTS, but you should definitely check out Minecraft

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                        James Plotts
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                        In that vein, there is a highly addictive and very complex game I enjoy a lot called Dwarf Fortress.

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                        • M Mycroft Holmes

                          No not building one, playing one. Having just finished StarCraft II for the 2nd time and enjoyed the MS Age of Empires I'm looking for similar games. Gather the resources and beat the crap out of the enemy type games. I'm not interested in playing online, quite happy playing the single user mode. Any suggestions are welcome!

                          Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                          tawboiid
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                          If you liked Age of Empires, and you are a coder: Have you ever tried making your own AI files? Its a very simple rules based scripting language and you will even find a AI user manual on the program disc. We make our own AIs and then battle them against each other to see who can make the toughest AI. All of our AIs and way harder to beat than the simplistic AI that comes with the game. Actually, the AI files are for Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, or the Conquerors Expansion Ping me back if you are interested. Its a lot of fun, and addictive.

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                            If you liked Age of Empires, and you are a coder: Have you ever tried making your own AI files? Its a very simple rules based scripting language and you will even find a AI user manual on the program disc. We make our own AIs and then battle them against each other to see who can make the toughest AI. All of our AIs and way harder to beat than the simplistic AI that comes with the game. Actually, the AI files are for Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, or the Conquerors Expansion Ping me back if you are interested. Its a lot of fun, and addictive.

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                            Mycroft Holmes
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                            Part of the reason I don't play online is that it requires a level of dedication I cannot give, I will not play any game for many months and then start looking around for something to play. Thanks for the offer but I'll pass.

                            Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                            • T Tony D Great

                              I know its not an RTS, but you should definitely check out Minecraft

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                              Mycroft Holmes
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                              Site has broken links everywhere (or my net nazi intervened) and the graphics look like something out of the 80s, not my style I'm afraid.

                              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                              • A Amr Abdel Majeed

                                It's a bit old but i really liked C&C Red Alert 3.

                                Amr Abdel Majeed Software Developer

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                                Mycroft Holmes
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                                Hah that reminds me I have not checked out C&C for a year or more, I wonder if there is a new release there. Thank you.

                                Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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