Comparisons

Why not take the time to explore this site a little? It's all here- the user manual, screenshots, AAR (two from Brad- one is in progress in another thread).

Both are TBS, 4x, PC games set in space.

Short comparison between GalCiv/MoO2 and Starfleet Command is.... apples and oranges.

GC and all the version of MOO are strategic empire-building games: the player works on expansion, tech and economic development, and warfare.

SFC (in all its versions) are detailed tactical battle games with a thin strategic wrapper. You command at most a small squadron of ships. The economic and technological development of your empire is completely beyond your control. The movement and actions of ships other than your squadron's are completely outside your control.

None of which makes any of these titles inherently good or bad. The SFC series are, in fact, darned *good* tactical battle games. But they're really not at all similar to GalCiv or MoO.

'Anyone care to give a short comparison between GalCiv and MOO2 (forget MOO3) or Starfleet Command.'

Birth of the Federation would be the appropriate comparison (Starfleet Command is a tactical combat simulator), and even then it's still more of an apples vs. oranges comparison.

What about between MoO2 and GalCiv? What's different there?

MOO2 is still too much of a military conquest game to compare to GC. Sure, you can win by conquest in Galciv, but the other ways are just as rewarding, or even more so.

Let's not forget that the logos are completely different as well.

Thanks all. I did take the advice and wander around a bit. And I do appreciate the relies to my message seeking the "elevator" story. All I can say is... WOO HOO to the product going GOLD.

AA

and yes, I tried to get a new login/password combination for the obvious incorrect spelling of "ancient". Was tired when I logged that initial request... ancient is nearer to the truth than I care to admit.

Cheers!

An interesting game that doesn't seem to get mentioned often, but it definitely similar to all three, or perhaps a bit of an intermediary between the GalCiv/Moo3 and SFC takes on space strategy is Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies. Just though I'd pipe up, since I've had almost as much with it as I have with the GalCiv beta. Matrix Games is the distributor if you're curious. And it was primarily created by a single independent developer! Shocking!