Today we Play: Stellaris: MegaCorp

Stlellaris: Megacorp is a new stand alone game, released in 2018. It is again an epic adventure in a vast galaxy thrilled with live and extraordinary species, strange anomalies and hundreds of minor events. But the game engine is totally different, making it virtually a new game. 

Here are some notes and hints to understand it better:

• The science ship is now more important than ever. Stars can not be colonized or constructed without being fully surveyed by a science ship.
• Now every star have its own influence border and you can claim it only with a star base before a colony. Although star bases again cost influence, it is much more bearable. 
• Combat ships can not travel to unexplored colonies.
• Now the planet development is separated in districts and buildings. 
• Districts are the  resource gathering and housing places and they are defined by the planet size.
• Buildings are for the specialists and give all types of other resources, science and bonuses and they are defined  by planet population. It seems the planet population may be always 100.
• Planet limits are now Administrative points which are limits to everything, planets, systems and districts.
• There is also some Empire Cohesion penalties if you try to expand your empire too much.
• And if by some reason your game stops at the "g" at generating new game screen, then in the main menu start console with "` key" and type: Threading.TaskThreadCount 4. As a result you will see a 4. Then start a new game.  

Recorded Adventure Archive 26.12.2018 - 06.01.2019.

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Game Data:

Name: Stellaris: MegaCorp. (2018)

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Genre: Space (Galaxy)

Year of Release: 2018

Platform: PC/Windows 7/8/10, Linux

12 Similar Games. Games like Stellaris: MegaCorp:

1. Stellaris. (2016)
2. Endless Space. (2012) 
3. Space Empires 4. (2000)
4. Master of Orion 2. (1996)
5. Ascendancy. (1995)
6. Sins of a Solar Empire. (2008) 
7. Armada 2526. (2009)
8. Sword of the Stars. (2006)
9. Lost Empire. (2007)
10. Imperium Galactica 2. (2000)
11. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. (1997)
12.  StarDrive 2. (2014)

The Settlers 4

The Settlers 4 is a real-time strategy game with city-building elements, controlled via a point and click interface. The general gameplay and game mechanics are very similar to previous Settlers and the primary goal on most maps is to build a settlement with a functioning economy, producing sufficient military or specialist units so as to conquer rival territories. To achieve this end, the player must engage in economic micromanagement, construct buildings, and generate resources.

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Game Data:

Name: The Settlers 4

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Live Simulator (SIM), City Building.

Genre: Ancient, Medieval

Year of Release: 2001

Platform: PC/Windows

Size: ~ 500 MB

9 Similar Games. Games like The Settlers 4:

1. Northgard (2018)
2. The Settlers (1993)
3. The Settlers 2  (1996)
4. Cultures 2. (2001)
5. Cultures: Northland. (2002)
6. Banished. (2014)  
7. Virtual Villagers 5. (2011)
8. Populous 2. (1991)
9. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)

The Settlers 2

The Settlers 2 came with enchanted graphics and running on Windows 95. Those days were quite exciting, a lot of buildings were constructed and resources gathered :)

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Game Data:

Name: The Settlers 2

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Live Simulator (SIM), City Building.

Genre: Ancient, Medieval

Year of Release: 1996 

Platform: PC/DOS/Windows

Size: ~ 10 MB

9 Similar Games. Games like The Settlers 2:

1. Northgard (2018)
2. The Settlers  (1993)
3. The Settlers 4 (2001)
4. Cultures 2. (2001)
5. Cultures: Northland. (2002)
6. Banished. (2014)  
7. Virtual Villagers 5. (2011)
8. Populous 2. (1991)
9. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)

The Settlers 1993

The Settlers is the first game of the series developed back in 1993 by Ubisoft. It is one of the first city building managers with civilians to have professions and chains of production lines. In the beginning of the 90's there weren't a lot of city manager games, like today, so it was a true challenge what to do in those awesome virgin lands. Needless to say the graphic for those days as so amazing :)

All screenshots for The Settlers.

Game Data:

Name: The Settlers

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Live Simulator (SIM), City Building.

Genre: Ancient, Medieval

Year of Release: 1993

Platform: PC/DOS-Box

Size: ~ 5 MB

9 Similar Games. Games like The Settlers:

1. Northgard (2018)
2. The Settlers 2  (1996)
3. The Settlers 4 (2001)
4. Cultures 2. (2001)
5. Cultures: Northland. (2002)
6. Banished. (2014)  
7. Virtual Villagers 5. (2011)
8. Populous 2. (1991)
9. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)

Northgard Screenshots

Northgard is an awesome looking real time strategy game and city management simulator set in the ancient Norse mythology in which you play a clan of Vikings for the control of a mysterious new found lands. In the game, you take care of civilians with professions, military units, random events, military paths, different victories, special tiles, resources and buildings.

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Game Data:

Name: Northgard

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Live Simulator (SIM), City Building.

Genre: Ancient, Fantasy (Vikings) 

Year of Release: 2018

Platform: PC/Windows/Linux

Size: ~ 500 MB

10 Similar Games. Games like Northgard:

1. Cultures 2. (2001)
2. Cultures: Northland. (2002)
3. The Settlers (1993)
4. The Settlers 2  (1996)
5. The Settlers 4. (2001)
6. Banished. (2014)  
7. Virtual Villagers 5. (2011)
8. Populous 2. (1991)
9. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)
10. Lords of the Realm 2. (1996)

Cities: Skylines Screenshots

Cities: Skylines is a city-building game and an open-ended city-building simulation. Players compete in urban planning by controlling zoning, road placement, taxation, public services, and public transportation of an area, and also work to maintain various elements of the city, including its budget, health, employment, and pollution levels. The game is a heavy 3D so good computer is required.

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Game Data:

Name: Cities: Skylines.

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Live Simulator (SIM), Construction and Management.

Genre: Modern (Towns)

Year of Release: 2015

Platform: PC/Windo, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation

27 Similar Games. Games like Cities: Skylines:

1. SimCity 2000. (1993)
2. CivCity: Rome. (2006)
3. Anno 2070. (2011)
4. Anno 1701. (2006)
5. Widelands. (2014)
6. Cultures: Northland (2002)
7. The Settlers 4. (2001)
8. Banished. (2014)  
9. Virtual Villagers 5. (2011)
10. Majesty 2. (2009)
11. Tropico 5. (2014) 
12. Caesar 3. (1998)
13. Pharaoh. (1999)
14. Pharaoh: Cleopatra. (1999)
15. Zeus: Master of Olympus. (2000)
16. Poseidon: Master of Atlantis. (2001)
17. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. (2002)
18. Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile. (2004)
19. Lethis - Path of Progress. (2015)
20. Glory of the Roman Empire. (2006)
21. Populous 2. (1991)
22. Dungeons 2.  (2015)
23. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)
24. Craft The World. (2013)
25. War for the Overworld. (2015)
26. Patrician 3. (2009)
27. Free Transport Tycoon. (2004) 
28. Lords of the Realm 2. (1996)

StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void

For this game I have to give a special attention. I have quite a screenshots collection from Wings of liberty and just need to get more mana :) In any case, in my future textbook about games, StarCraft series will be the main example of a Real Time Strategy Game.

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Game Data:

Name: StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void. (2015)

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Genre: Futuristic, Space

Year of Release: 2015

Platform: PC/Windows 7/8/10

12 Similar Games. Games like StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void:

1. StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. (2013)
2. StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. (2010) 
3. StarCraft: Remastered (2017)  
4. StarCraft. (1998)
5. Warcraft 2. (1997)  
6. Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002)
7.  Dune 2. (1992)
8. Rise of Nations (2003)
9. Empire Earth.  (2001)
10. Age of Empires 2. (1999)
11. Command and Conquer: Generals. (2003)

StarCraft: Remastered

Blizzard have finally created a regular Star Craft version for the modern world computers and screens. Nex time I'm not playing 800x600 SC, although it wasn't big issue for me. With this Remastered release we expect a lot of maps and content.

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Game Data:

Name: StarCraft: Remastered (2017) 

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Genre: Space , Futuristic

Year of Release: 2017

Platform: PC/Windows

9 Similar Games. Games like Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne:

1. Warcraft 1. (1994)
2. Warcraft 2. (1997)  
3. Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002)
4. StarCraft. (1998)
5.  Dune 2. (1992)
6. Rise of Nations (2003)
7. Empire Earth.  (2001)
8. Age of Empires 2. (1999)
9. Command and Conquer: Generals. (2003)

War for the Overworld

Screenshot from Steam.
It's time you built your own dungeon! War for the Overworld is a Dungeon Management Game that employs your favourite aspects of the RTS and God Game genres. Carve out your Dungeon and conquer the Overworld!

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Game Data:

Name: War for the Overworld. (2015)

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS),  Live Simulator (SIM)

Genre: Fantasy (Dungeon)

Year of Release: 2015

Platform: PC/Windows 7/8/10

11 Similar Games. Games like Dungeons 3:

1. Dungeons 3. (2017)
2. Majesty 2(2009)
3. Majesty. (2000)
4. Populous 2. (1991)
5. The Settlers 4. (2001)
6. Cultures 2. (2002)
7. Dungeons 2.  (2015)
8. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)
9. Dungeon Keeper 3. (2000)
10. War for the Overworld. (2015)
11. Widelands. (2014)
12. Tropico 5. (2014)
13. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. (2002)

Dungeons 3

Screenshot from Steam.
Unleash your dark side by creating a unique underground dungeon from a huge array of rooms, traps and structures. Raise the most terrifying army the world has ever seen, by choosing from despicable creatures such as orcs, succubae, zombies and much, much more. Then, once you have built your forces, emerge from the darkness and guide your army to the light of the overworld, where you will corrupt the land and dispatch anything even vaguely heroic, cute or unicorn-shaped.

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Game Data:

Name: Dungeons 3. (2017)

Type: Real Time Strategy (RTS),  Live Simulator (SIM)

Genre: Fantasy (Dungeon)

Year of Release: 2017

Platform: PC/Windows 7/8/10

11 Similar Games. Games like Dungeons 3:

1. War for the Overworld. (2015)
2. Majesty 2(2009)
3. Majesty. (2000)
4. Populous 2. (1991)
5. The Settlers 4. (2001)
6. Cultures 2. (2002)
7. Dungeons 2.  (2015)
8. Dungeon Keeper 2. (1999)
9. Dungeon Keeper 3. (2000)
10. War for the Overworld. (2015)
11. Widelands. (2014)
12. Tropico 5. (2014)
13. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. (2002)