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GalCiv2... on earth?

translating the GC2 concepts down to the planetary/continental level

June 19, 2006 4:24:08 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
I wonder how would it be to have a game that carries over every element of GC2 into a land-based scope?

i.e. instead of playing over the outer space, we play on land, on/under the sea, and on air?

especially intriguing is the ship construction concept... research component techs, and design your own vehicles to traverse over different terrains... corr!

does anybody know any game out there that already have this "vehicle construction" feature? am really interested to check em out.

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Reply #1 June 20, 2006 12:11:15 PM
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I too have been pondering about such a game. It would indeed be brilliant, especially if it spanned the entire breadth of human history. Start out researching better clubs for your infantry and eventually move up to muskets and assault rifles. It would have to include a better combat system though, so you could outflank, lay an artillery barrage and use terrain to your advantage.

That is all.
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Reply #2 June 20, 2006 12:54:00 PM
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It's called Civilization--and while it certainly doesn't have the components system, Civ IV is definitely moddable enough for someone to make one.
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Reply #3 June 20, 2006 5:18:23 PM
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One word (actually 4 words): SMAC (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri)

For the longest time, even after civ 3 came out, I thought this was the best 4x land based game ever (some aspects are still better then Civ4). The reason for this is the Workshop. When you research specific techs it allows you get use more parts in the workshop, like weapons, engines, chassis, ect. It's much more limited then the Galciv2 shipyard, but it lets you put what you want on each model. One time I made a hover tank with my best researched weapons and armor and equipped it with orbital drop pods to it could drop from any of my cities to anywhere on the planet.

The game is not just land though, you can start cities in the water (using a sea colony pod) and there are tons of land improvements, like sensors and airfields and even borehole mines. There are a multitude of weapons and armor too, and by far the coolest weapon is the planet buster missile warhead. When it hits its target it actually reduces the elevation of the land after the explosion, so what is left is a giant crater 3x3 tiles (or maybe 4x4, I don’t remember)

So if you want a good 4x land based game with unit customization look no further than one of Sid Meier's most underappreciated games, Alpha Centauri.
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Reply #4 June 24, 2006 4:06:05 PM
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Alpha Centauri pwnz and r0x0rs!
I did just so love making bankrupting designs that simply wiped even the 2 alien races in the expansion out...
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Reply #5 June 24, 2006 7:00:32 PM
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I also have an awesome idea, we can take an object that is round...say that shape of a cylinder, and take the shape and make something that rolls. We could use them to transport goods...or even make something I like to call an "Automobile".

I'm working on something I like to call "Fire" also...

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Reply #6 June 24, 2006 8:54:07 PM
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