OT) Best Turn Based Game: Fantasy or Space or War

[Fyron]

Defeats the purpose of being pauseable in the first place.

Well what would you do?

[Phoenix-D]

"Well what would you do?"

Already told you. Combat mission style or initive based turn-based. Pure real time is fine if the AI is running both sides (as in Strategic mode)

Phoenix-D

[Fyron]

An initiative based turn-based combat system still has the same problems of se4's combat system.

[Knightsaber]

Well, as for the original intent of the topic, right now I'd pick Civilization II for Windows, Line in the Sand for DOS , and likely when I get the full SEIV, that will take the lead.

[Phoenix-D]

"An initiative based turn-based combat system still has the same problems of se4's combat system."

But reduced in scale to the point where it is almost irrelevent.

Phoenix-D

[Fyron]

What sort of initiative system would you propose?

[Phoenix-D]

Fairly simple one.

At the begining, all ships make a check, based on whatever factors you like. Say its out of 100, all modifers equal (same ship design, whatever)

Lowest numbers move first. A tie for any particular ship, the defender goes first.

ex:
6 ships, 3 side A 3 side B. B defends.
A1 rolls 50
A2 rolls 25
A3 rolls 80

B1 rolls 80
B2 rolls 10
B3 rolls 30

So the order would go:
B2
A2
B3
A1
B1
A3

Another:
A1 rolls 85
A2 rolls 57
A3 rolls 87

B1 rolls 76
B2 rolls 47
B3 rolls 94

Order:
B2
A2
B1
A1
A3
B3