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There's no reason for it to be so frustrating.Īlso, I copy and paste my thoughts on the excellent senate system of ES2: I have choices, but they seem more like a proposal I give to the units, and then they decide to act their own way. The problem I have with the combat in Endless games is that I never feel in control of what happens. There's a lot of other factors to consider, but that's the big one you can start with and figure stuff out from there. So you always want a healthy scattering of missiles or strike craft. It's the only range you can force, and once you kill all the ships in an opposing flotilla, your ships will begin firing on other lanes at the equivalent of long range. Now, since different weapons have different range effectiveness, you'll want to make sure your fleets are designed such that you've got ships that can fill out whatever range increments you have on your card.Įxact ship design is going to vary a lot by what cards you favor and what weapons you get, but long range is always going to be extremely valuable. During this time, combat continues as you'd expect shots are fired, damage is dealt, effects are doled out. Flotillas always start at the longest range stipulated by either flotilla (so, if your card has a flotilla starting at long range, and the enemy card has them starting at close range, they both start at long range) and closing at a maximum of 1 distance measurement per turn until they reach their ideal if both flotillas are set for Long Range, for instance, they'll both stay at long range for the entire duration of combat. Flotilla size is dependent on overall fleet size very small fleets (starting size, up to I think 5 control points worth of ships, which is to say 5 of the smallest size, 2 of the medium & one of the smallest, or 1 of the biggest class) will occupy 1 flotilla, with the others remaining empty until you get more ships into a fleet. Ship-to-ship combat is broken up into 3 'lanes,' each of which has one flotilla, and each lane is further broken down into 3 range distances (more on that in a bit). Anyways, just don't recommend garbo stuff.ĮS2 combat is strange, but it makes sense once you grasp what the rules of it are. Not too worried about descriptions or anything, just being able to look it up and categorise it easily should be enough. Or just a link to an overview, in the case of a mod.

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Space 4X), full title, and link to a good place to buy it from. If anyone has recommendations on what to add, I'd prefer a category (e.g.

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I didn't really consider them as anything other than a PC thing, but that's not really fair of me.

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A section for mods and another for mobile 4Xes seems sensible.

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I'll think on how to expand it in the future. Oh and my 'big ol' list of 4Xes' is basically just my personal 'best 4X list' for the most part. Always wanted to try Dominions 5, but I'm afraid I'd ricochet off of it.Īnd mobile 4Xes just blow my mind. I salute anyone that can navigate that game, because I just can't.

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ES2's free weekend was the fastest I've ever bounced off a 4X, and EL, for as much as I love the pitch, has what I can only describe as the worst combat in a 4X.ĭominions (well, that spin-off one that looks 90% the same) is in a similar camp, except for UI. The Endless games always break my heart because I can never stand the combat in any of them. Why is Sid Meier's name on every Civilization game? Civ-likes have a focus on history, Space 4Xs on designing things like spaceships, and Fantasy 4Xes include magic spells and generally have deeper combat systems. But generally, there's Civilization-like, Space 4X, or Fantasy 4X, with others that are more difficult to classify. What is this 'one more turn' thing people are always talking about? Sid Meier's Civilization is the premiere example of the genre. Named for their 4 X's: explore, expand, exploit, and exexterminate-which is the general gameplay loop.

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes (aka Elemental 3).

Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition.

Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection.

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack.

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete <- New players start here.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition.

The Big List of 4X Strategy Games or 4X Strategy-like Games That Are Classified 'Hella Worth Playing' Haven't played a 4X game before or just looking for something new? This thread can help: Whether you're a new player or genre veteran, feel free to discuss upcoming releases, seek help or recommendations, relive past glories, or just in general share your enjoyment (or befuddlement) of 4X games with others. This thread is for anyone interested in 4X strategy games the kind that you always want to play for one more turn, to learn if that spearman really can take that tank.