After quite a long break (since early March), I'm finally getting back into the nitty-gritty of camera control research (solver optimizations). I'm coding up the little test framework for it, and hope to some some very un-exciting screens shortly.
Has anyone got any personal recommendations for good RTS games? I'm looking for something with good AI, and preferably on the PC (although any system except PS2 is OK). The last RTS I played was the original WarCraft (and I was crap at it).
After quite a long break (since early March), I'm finally getting back into the nitty-gritty of camera control research (solver optimizations). I'm coding up the little test framework for it, and hope to some some very un-exciting screens shortly.
After quite a long break (since early March), I'm finally getting back into the nitty-gritty of camera control research (solver optimizations). I'm coding up the little test framework for it, and hope to some some very un-exciting screens shortly.
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The only RTS that I can recommend from personal experience is StarCraft. Other than that, I've heard that Rome: Total War is good.
July 13, 2006 08:37 PM
One of my buddies absolutely loved Age of Empires III.
Perhaps, if you can not decide, go over to www.gamespot.com and look at the RTS ratings that other players have given.
<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=games&category=Real-Time%20Strategy&platform=5&page=games&dlx_type=all>Click Here to go to GameSpot RTS
Perhaps, if you can not decide, go over to www.gamespot.com and look at the RTS ratings that other players have given.
<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=games&category=Real-Time%20Strategy&platform=5&page=games&dlx_type=all>Click Here to go to GameSpot RTS
July 13, 2006 08:38 PM
Get the original 'Commander & Conquer'. You won't regret it. (If you can get its DOS-based goodness running on your machine :P)
July 13, 2006 09:05 PM
Admittedly I too am not very good at RTS games, because I get too attached to all the little soldiers and don't like seeing them die. And being a single-player fan I don't play a lot of RTS games anyway due to their multiplayer focus, but there's a few I've tried that were okay.
If you haven't played Starcraft, you should. Must be dirt cheap these days, even with the Brood Wars expansion pack.
Then there's Rise of Nations, which I liked for the Civilization elements.
Finally, if you're into more strategy, I liked Medieval: Total War, although the game drags on forever. I've also heard that Rome: Total War is good too, but I've only played the demo.
If you haven't played Starcraft, you should. Must be dirt cheap these days, even with the Brood Wars expansion pack.
Then there's Rise of Nations, which I liked for the Civilization elements.
Finally, if you're into more strategy, I liked Medieval: Total War, although the game drags on forever. I've also heard that Rome: Total War is good too, but I've only played the demo.
July 13, 2006 09:07 PM
I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth II game, but it's a far cry from WarCraft :P
Did you try WarCraft III by chance? ;-)
Did you try WarCraft III by chance? ;-)
July 13, 2006 09:14 PM
Wow, thanks for the replies. It looks like I'll be blowing a fair amount of money at the game store tomorrow [smile].
July 13, 2006 10:30 PM
Dude, Advance Wars. It roxxors my soxxors, and then I blow the crap out of my friend's forces. Hur hur hur!
July 14, 2006 08:07 AM
AoE III drove me up the wall. Bugs, a not-very-interesting plot, and a very weak multiplayer mode. I expected a lot more from the guys who made Empire Earth.
You should get Advance Wars, or just play it over the web.
You should get Advance Wars, or just play it over the web.
July 14, 2006 02:37 PM
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