Recent content by Seanmac

Tactical combat refers to low-level engagements between squads, platoons or companies. What Civ needs is a proper strategic warfare engine, something that can handle army-level combat (in multiple eras).

In that case, the basic concept is correct, as armies most certainly do not stack.

The simplest solution for cleaning up that mess is to impose realistic supply systems. I shouldn't say it's simple--it would be complex to model the difference in supply models for ancient armies and modern ones, for instance--but it would help impose some realistic limits on army size and on...

I've done a lot of board wargaming in my day, including things like Third Reich and Advanced Squad Leader, so I feel like I will be able to get a handle on the game mechanics- my problem is simply that for most wargames I really don't like the confines of a small screen instead of having a full...

That was a very thoughtful response. Thank you. In the end I decided to give Civ3 another shot, as I thought it was worth trying the game bug free, as it was meant to be played. I'll keep my eyes out for a copy of Civ2 gold, and as soon as I see one in the $10 dollar range, I'll probably snag...

SMAC was a good game, but I was never able to quite get over the problem of the graphics- not that I am a graphics whore by any means, but there really was not enough variation between the unit types, and it all started looking the same. Throw in the fact that the wonders and tech trees of Civ2...

I’ve owned both games for the PC. Civ2 is one of my all time favorite games. I picked up a copy of Civ3 when it first came out, but the bugs more or less ruined the experience for me (the fighter interception bug was a killer, and my laptop had no internet connection for me to download a...