Heretic Apostate
First Post
I'm looking for a space combat game, something fun to play. Some provisos, however:
1) Minimal micromanagement. I don't want to have to colonize world X, then build up colonial structures slowly over the next 1000 turns. (Thus, no Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, for instance.) I think this will be the hardest to get.... (Only reason I don't want to play MOO2....)
2) Turn-based. I am not the best at mouse click-fests. I do quite poorly under time constraints.
3) Fleet-level action. Thus, no Wing Commander (which just seems to be fighters) and no Star Commander (which is fighting one ship at a time).
4) Combined arms. I want to be able to have ship X countered by ship A, which is in turn countered by ship M. For instance, if there is a ship that fires missiles, I want a ship that specializes in anti-missile defense.
5) Some ability to do ship designs. I don't want to be stuck completely with some pre-designed ships, I'd like to be able to choose what stuff my ships have, and live with the consequences.
So, are there any games that match these criteria?
1) Minimal micromanagement. I don't want to have to colonize world X, then build up colonial structures slowly over the next 1000 turns. (Thus, no Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, for instance.) I think this will be the hardest to get.... (Only reason I don't want to play MOO2....)
2) Turn-based. I am not the best at mouse click-fests. I do quite poorly under time constraints.
3) Fleet-level action. Thus, no Wing Commander (which just seems to be fighters) and no Star Commander (which is fighting one ship at a time).
4) Combined arms. I want to be able to have ship X countered by ship A, which is in turn countered by ship M. For instance, if there is a ship that fires missiles, I want a ship that specializes in anti-missile defense.
5) Some ability to do ship designs. I don't want to be stuck completely with some pre-designed ships, I'd like to be able to choose what stuff my ships have, and live with the consequences.
So, are there any games that match these criteria?