[aldo_14]

is this a pure space dogfighting game or a strategi one?

Turn based strategy.

[Windrunner]

is this a pure space dogfighting game or a strategi one?

Turn based strategy.

god i miss a good space sim where there is only dogfights and you commainding your suqadron, no messing with politics or money or anything, just select your payload and kick some ass.

can anyone recommend a good game?

[Kosh]

is this a pure space dogfighting game or a strategi one?

Turn based strategy.

god i miss a good space sim where there is only dogfights and you commainding your suqadron, no messing with politics or money or anything, just select your payload and kick some ass.

can anyone recommend a good game?

Freespace 2

[TrashMan]

First reviews are in...and they are excellent!

[MrBig101]

The Reviews are in...

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/galacticcivilizations2/review.html?sid=6145309

http://www.nlgaming.com/nl/asp/id_1374/nl/reviewDisp.htm

http://www.pcgameworld.com/reviews/gamereview.php/id/889

http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/features/galacticcivilizations2/review.asp


This game ROCKS!  *Buys*  *Uninstalls Civ 4*

[Shade]

an epic spacestrategy game set in space

Hmm... as opposed to an epic space strategy game set on a small island in the south pacific? Regardless, these reviews are awesome. Looks like a definite buy

[aldo_14]

Just got it in the mail today, in a rather fetching metal case.  Needless to say, I shall post impressions.  And probably do some ship mods for it, I guess

[starfox]

Freespace ships, I guess ? 

[Shade]

That would rule. I can't think of much that would beat being able to actually order fleets of Orions, Deimos corvettes and various cruisers about Of course, the opponents would need Shivan ships to add the final touch towards perfection.

[MrBig101]

And hey, it's like the easiest 3DS Max ever as far as putting new ships in, you just create your own like that!  *snaps*.

[MrBig101]

Oh, here's the gamespy review!

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/galactic-civilizations-ii/693427p1.html

*Oops, sorry for double-post..*

[aldo_14]

Freespace ships, I guess ? 

Nae chance.  I've not made a freespace (design) ship in 3 years, davinchy kerr?

Gave it a couple of hours play yesterday, actually.  Bit slow (in the initial stages), but good fun.  Great ideas, too.

[Flipside]

Yup, I've got it too, more interested in the possiblity of putting my own ships into the game than anyhting else

[Akalamanaia]

The Yor flagship reminds me of the Lucifer everytime i see it..
If anyone makes a ship design thats like the ships in FS2 or FS1, i want em. Im absolutely horrible with the ship designer atm..

[phatosealpha]

Mini Review after my first campaign:

Senate says "NO to war" sucked when they did it in civ, and it sucks here too.

Diplomacy is excellent and colorful.  One of the races, the honorable ones, were the only guys ahead of me.  The senate kept on telling me I couldn't blow them up, so I waited.  Then one of the lesser races came to me asking for help, saying the honorable ones were killing them.  I offered an alliance.  They accepted.  When they came to ask me to honor that alliance, the senate couldn't say no.

At first it was back and forth, but I had a tech advantage.  After some warring and they lost a few planets, I get "This war is draining both of us.  Lets make peace."  To heck with that.

Eventually, my newest warship hit the frontlines.  The damned thing had enough beams to take out an entire enemy fleet by itself.  Now I get the same call for peace, only this time it's phrased "OK, ok, OK!!  You WIN already!  What do we have to do for peace? Anything!".  Nice to finally seem some life in a diplomatic situation.

Didn't play much with the ship builder.  Too time consuming for a first play through.  It does seem to have a bit of a lack of real combat options.  None of the wacky devices from MOO2, just your basic beam, missile, cannon and their defenses.

[Akalamanaia]

The senate doesn't tell me what to do in my games, in my games

[Darth Sidius voice]
I AM THE SENATE! 
[/Darth Sidius voice]

This is why, dictatorships rule in GalCiv 2..

[Flipside]

Actually, having played this for a while, I prefer MOO. The menus are not as intuitive and micromanagement becomes as much as search for the right screen as anything else.

Maybe as I play it more, It'll grow on me.

[Akalamanaia]

Well, i found the menus real easy to use after 2 minutes..

Let the menus flow through you!

[Flipside]

Actually, I've figured out part the problem, I think. It's that 'X3' syndrome again. The scales are all screwy, and I can't help noticing it, even if it is only a representation.

Heh, I guess I should shut up and learn to program in C++ like I keep meaning to, put my money where my mouth is, as it were

[SadisticSid]

I just got it a couple of days back. I'm still in the MOO is better camp but the strength of GC2's strategic game does compensate for the lack of a tactical one, somewhat. It's disheartening when a tiny enemy fighter blows up your gigantic destroyer though!