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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Haggerty" data-source="post: 5146" data-attributes="member: 89">The main trouble you run into is...1. Turn-based.&nbsp; Sadly, you won't find any turn based games out right now.2. Custom ship design.Starfleet Command II: Empires at War (Star Trek) isn't too bad.&nbsp; It's based on the old Starfleet Battles tabletop starship wargame.&nbsp; It plays in real time, but the speed can be slowed down to the point where it might as well be turn based...&nbsp; Imagine old time battles between tall sailing ships.&nbsp; Half this game is strategic positioning of your ship to get the most out of your fire power while getting the most out of your defenses.&nbsp; No empire management...&nbsp; You are the captain of a ship (or small task force).&nbsp; You can have up to 3 starships under your direct command, and sometimes you battle alongside computer controlled allies.&nbsp; You can't really customize ships, but there is a surprising variety available with the game, and ship editors can be easily found and downloaded.Homeworld's alright, but difficult.&nbsp; Only RT, no ability to slow down action, but you can give orders while paused, if I remember correcty.&nbsp; The one really neat thing about this game, is that it takes place in a 3D space, rather than a 2D plane.There's supposed to be a new Masters of Orion III game out soon, but haven't played the previous two, so I can't really say much.&nbsp; From what I've seen, it looks like a galactic verion of Civilization...&nbsp; Turn based empire building.&nbsp; It seems like much of the empire building can be automated, and the military units look almost fully customizable...&nbsp; Similar to Alpha Centauri, if you've played it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Haggerty, post: 5146, member: 89"] The main trouble you run into is... 1. Turn-based. Sadly, you won't find any turn based games out right now. 2. Custom ship design. Starfleet Command II: Empires at War (Star Trek) isn't too bad. It's based on the old Starfleet Battles tabletop starship wargame. It plays in real time, but the speed can be slowed down to the point where it might as well be turn based... Imagine old time battles between tall sailing ships. Half this game is strategic positioning of your ship to get the most out of your fire power while getting the most out of your defenses. No empire management... You are the captain of a ship (or small task force). You can have up to 3 starships under your direct command, and sometimes you battle alongside computer controlled allies. You can't really customize ships, but there is a surprising variety available with the game, and ship editors can be easily found and downloaded. Homeworld's alright, but difficult. Only RT, no ability to slow down action, but you can give orders while paused, if I remember correcty. The one really neat thing about this game, is that it takes place in a 3D space, rather than a 2D plane. There's supposed to be a new Masters of Orion III game out soon, but haven't played the previous two, so I can't really say much. From what I've seen, it looks like a galactic verion of Civilization... Turn based empire building. It seems like much of the empire building can be automated, and the military units look almost fully customizable... Similar to Alpha Centauri, if you've played it. [/QUOTE]

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