FRIDAY Farmer!

[al_infierno]

Re space 4x's -- Remnants of the Precursors.  MOO1 with modern graphics and some bug fixes (and it's FREE).  Not on Steam.

I have this one (and actually started a thread about it) but it's been a while since I've dabbled.  TBH I'd probably rather just play the 2016 MOO remake  :-\

Al...have you tried Polaris Sector? It's one of my all time favorites.

Apparently I have 90 minutes in this one on Steam, but it wasn't even on my radar.... Thanks for the heads up!   \m/  I just read your review and it really sums up why I feel like space is a better fit for 4x games than world history.  Losing a division in a horrific battle and being set back centuries makes sense in the context of a Forever War type of scenario.... not so much in ancient or modern warfare.

[Anguille]

Not much time to play games this weekend but played some Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome....about to finish my first battle (Numantia).

[Anguille]

I'm on a big 4x kick again.  Civ is my classic go-to, but the single unit per tile system is a source of frustration when it comes to attacking targets through narrow passages. 

I'm feeling some space exploration and extermination, so I've got Interstellar Space: Genesis on my list as a MOO successor, plus Astra Exodus on deck as well.  Also, for some Alpha Centauri style action, I reinstalled Pandora: First Contact so I might give that a go.

If any groggies have recommendations in regards to those games, I'm all ears.  I have very little knowledge of space 4x's beyond MOO, Endless Space, and Stellaris.   

As Jarhead said, Polaris Sector is an excellent game and one of my favorites as well. End-game can be very long though. Interstellar Space is a good classic turn-based game and it continues to be worked on (a new DLC should come out before the end of the year). A couple of other good games: Stars in Shadow and Horizon, both very MOO-like. Also don't forget that Distant Worlds 2 is around the corner.

[solops]

Yeah, I keep coming back to Polaris Sector. It is one of my top space 4x games, if not the top with Distant Worlds (very different games).

[al_infierno]

Polaris Sector is definitely next up on my list.  Thanks everyone!

I've had Distant Worlds sitting on my hard drive for ages but never really gotten around to it.  I understand it's more of a sim than a proper "game" so to speak?