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Elfeater

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Good 4X Space games
« on: August 20, 2011, 01:20:47 am »

IM fine with turn based or RTS ive played the original masters of orion for a while an am looking to expand. Free or low price (30$ tops)
thanks.
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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2011, 01:24:24 am »

WhoA! Prepare for massive suggestions from ths bunch. I will add one and save some for the rest of the rabble. Distant Worlds: http://www.matrixgames.com/products/379/details/Distant.Worlds
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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2011, 01:25:08 am »

Aurora. It has a pretty steep learning curve, I didn't think it was as bad as Dwarf Fortress' though. It's free, too!

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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2011, 01:33:05 am »

Ever tried out Sword of the Stars? It's fairly streamlined, as far as 4X games go, but it has a neat ship-building design element to it, and has a surprising amount of depth.
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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2011, 01:48:17 am »

Turn based:
Sword of the Stars. (Sequel coming out next month, but will probably start above the $30 dollar limit. Combat is RTS.) (edit: ninjad)
Galactic Civilizations II. (And the first one)
Space Empires (V has some flaws, but some mods exist that improve it. IV and before are more polished I believe. For V, combat is RTS. All others have turn-based combat to my knowledge.)

RTS:
Star Ruler
Sins of a Solar Empire. (A stand-alone expansion is in the works too, but with an unknown release date.)
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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2011, 12:45:14 pm »

Thanks guys ill look into these
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Re: Good 4X Space games
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 04:28:05 am »

Add some oldies to the RTS list: Remember Tomorrow, Pax Imperia, Imperium Galactica 2.
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