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Master of Orion 2 is the highpoint of the genre. All new games have been ripping it off hard and feel like mods for it more than brand new titles.

Download Alpha Centauri right now

>>15202082

Yeah, intend to! Shame the thread is so quiet, i thought these games would be popular with /v/

Is Space Empires III good? I remember watching my northern play that when we were like, 10. Apparently he liked to blow up the sun's in any system that gave him trouble, that sounded cool.

>>15202116

*Brother. I guess I'm autistic.

>>15202106

Feels like former 4X fags that enjoyed Civ probably moved on to the Grand Strategy Games.

>>15201879

this

>>15201854

>Other master of orion games (1 and 3, not interested in new one)

the new one isn't that bad. it's nowhere near the moo2, though

>Heroes of might and magic series if that counts as 4x

stick with 3

>Galactic civilisations series

2 is the best. 3 is crap but expansions fix it

>Alpha centauri

stick with the original. the expansion messes stuff up a bit

>>15201854

>Other master of orion games (1 and 3, not interested in new one)

The first one is actually better than the second, the third barely works and isn't very good but it was an interesting game.

>Master of magic

It's very good, very similar to Master of Orion 2.

>Heroes of might and magic series if that counts as 4x

It's not at all 4x but it's a good series.

>Galactic civilisations series

Very generic and inferior to the Master of Orion series.

>Alpha centauri, which i haven't played yet but looks like it's based on older civ games

Best in the genre and your friend is right that it's best played without the expansion, at least to begin with.

>>15201854

>MoO

It doesn't matter if you play 1 or 2, they're both good.

>HoM&M

not really a 4X

>SMAC

Download it right fucking now!

>Galciv

get 2

>Age of Wonders

iirc it's light on everything that's not warfare.

>>15202116

iirc Space Empires series is also decent

I think most of these games are available on GoG, so it'll be pretty easy to play them even on W7

>>15204027

That's the feeling I get too. It doesn't help that every new Civilization is the worst and everyone's favorite of all time is their first.

Every time I play a 4x game it makes me want an actually good god game.

>>15204139

Like Black & White, Populous and From Dust?

If you love slow strategy, MEIOU and Taxes is the best bet for you.

That game's pace can be described as nothing less than glacial.

I enjoy, HOI, CK2, EU and Endless Space.

>>15204201

From Dust is pretty poor for a god game.

>>15204234

>>15204398

Grand strategies play differently to most 4Xes

>>15204404

>From Dust is pretty poor for a god game.

That depends on what you're after. The terrain stuff and water in that game was out of this world but the playing God stuff was pretty nonexistent other the that.

>>15204201

>Black & White, Populous and From Dust

I said good.

>master of orion games (1 and 3

I've only played 1 personally, and while it's a good game with some pretty interesting mechanics, it lacks a lot of modern features and has some questionable design choices- the council, for one. It feels more like a game you'd play for an hour before work rather than a true 4x autismfest.

>Galactic civilisations

I'm not a fan of most civ games period, so this might be biased, but I found it particularly- not dumbed down- but dull. It has metaphorical rounded edges, if you get what I'm saying. You'll get the same general experience out of Civ 4.

>Alpha centauri

Yes, would recommend. Unlike 4, 5, 6 or Galactic Civilizations, it actually has scope and substance to it.

>Any other suggestions

Distant Worlds. Sins of a Solar Empire if you're more into the combat side of things.

As a side note, would especially recommend you stay away from Aurora 4x at least until it gets its C# update. Although the game superficially seems complicated, it's really, really not, and in some aspects it's far shallower than many other games in the genre.

>>15201854

XXXX is disgusting you fucking bogan cunt.

>>15204441

Those are the good God games.

>>15204451

I am aware. Where the fuck is the god game where you actually feel like a god?

>>15204448

>it lacks a lot of modern features and has some questionable design choices- the council, for one. It feels more like a game you'd play for an hour before work rather than a true 4x autismfest.

I'd argue it's exactly what makes it a perfect game. It's not unnecessary bloated or complex for the sake of complexity. This write-up someone made before the MoO reboot was released really hit the nail on the head:

http://www.sullla.com/MOO/mooeditorial.html

>>15204460

Pick up writing or drawing, that's the closest you're going to get.

>>15204448

So Galactic civilizations is like the sid meier games in terms of mechanics? I thought they were very different and just shared a common name

>>15204473

Sorry, I didn't specify. I mean Galactic Civilizations 2 and 3. I haven't tried 1. 2 and 3 are essentially just knockoff civ games in space.

>>15201854

>Master of magic

>Heroes of might and magic III

Both are in the class of their own, like Master of Orion 2. Too bad Master of Magic graphics are extreamly outdated.

>>15204508

I don't really care how bad the graphics are as long as the core game is solid. You get used to shitty / old graphics quite quickly once you get into the game proper I find.

>>15204052

Sweet, I'll have to go grab it then. I also remember trying to play it myself, and arming my ships with nothing but point defense guns because the numbers were higher than the regular cannons. I guess I didn't know to read the description, because I always lost battles