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General discussionWeekend Promo: Stardock meets Paradox(132 posts)(132 posts)
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Posted April 15, 2016
Two strategy/RPG powerhouses in one mega-promo: up to 80% off almost every Stardock and Paradox game!



Usually, when you're told that you're going to be sharing some space with a person you've never met, the first things you wonder are whether you two will be compatible and if they own a handheld console. But every once in awhile, the match ends up being so perfect that you feel like it should had happened long ago. When <span class="bold">Stardock meets Paradox</span>, this is exactly the vibe you'll get as you're browsing through their combined list of games and look at the sweet discounts we put on them.

Coming hot from the Kickstarter oven, Pillars of Eternity delivered this "modern classic" vibe that fans of the isometric RPGs of yore were craving. And it did it with the gusto and confidence we have come to expect from Obsidian.

The enormous scale and sandbox qualities of the <Galactic Civilizations games are what set them apart, but it's Stardock's commitment to constantly improving and expanding their potential that has grabbed the attention of all known species in the galaxy.



When <span class="bold">Stardock meets Paradox</span> you know you're in for a real treat. It's a great list of quality strategy/RPGs that should be on everyone's collection, like Sins of a Solar Empire, Hearts of Iron II, Majesty Gold, Sorcerer King, and many more, going for up to 80% off. The promo will last until April 19, 3:59 AM UTC.
Posted April 15, 2016
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IronArcturus: So is the game similar to SimCity or Transport Tycoon?
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Matruchus: Its a city mass transport simulator so Transport Tycoon would be closest.
Interesting! So one can still create the individual routes for trucks and trains?
Posted April 15, 2016
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Matruchus: Its a city mass transport simulator so Transport Tycoon would be closest.
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IronArcturus: Interesting! So one can still create the individual routes for trucks and trains?
What you do in this game is build bus/tram stops, ferry landing, helicopter landing, train/subway station and tracks needed for trams and trains. When you have everything built you set up a route/line by clicking on stations and making an endless loop. Note that this is only a passenger transport simulator and it has nothing to do with freight. So there are no trucks or freight trains.
Posted April 15, 2016
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guppy44: This is very helpful. Thank you for all your input and help. It really is useful and I think I'll go with the older titles as you mentioned to test the waters. Sometimes the newer titles with all the added features can be too much for a newcomer but can be appreciated once the basics are learned. This seems the perfect route for me, so thank you once again for taking the time to be so helpful. Have a great weekend! :)
I'm very happy if I could help ! :)
If you take "Europa Universalis II", there is a mod for bigger resolutions (and slightly more readable fonts if you need).
"For the Glory" is often considered as better because contain mainly more events (it integrates natively one or two big mods) and is even more polished and support natively bigger resolutions, but I don't think there are major changes in chore mechanics : game is the same, only better and expanded for what I heard (here stop my knowledge of these one).
But honestly, since you're discovering the genre, I think that whatever will be your choice between the two, there isn't a "bad" choice. May be the best is "For the Glory", but since I haven't tested it for now, I can't advise it without doubts, especially for a total beginner :P I would say (in my opinion) : begin with EU II with bigger resolution mod, and if you really enjoy it, then... may be go for For the Glory or even another Paradox grand-strategy title ! :D
Don't hesitate to take a look at the few reviews on the two games, it may help you, and feel free to ask questions if you need, if I can, I'll do my best to answer :)
You're very welcome ;) Thanks ! Have a great weekend too :D
Posted April 15, 2016
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Matruchus: You can blast buildings but it costs a lot and you don't get much back from that.
That's not a problem. I only hate it when I'm in sandbox mode and have millions of game dollars and still cannot do what I want (as it's the case in TTD).

The Cities in Motion Collection definitely goes to my wishlist where it has to wait until the Linux version arrives on GOG.

Thanks for all your answers!
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Posted April 15, 2016
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IronArcturus: Interesting! So one can still create the individual routes for trucks and trains?
If it can help you, I found a demo on the official website of the game ! It's only the tutorial, but it helps a lot to see how the game plays, and to see resolution/graphical options. I don't know if it's the latest version though...
Still hope it will help you :)
Post edited April 15, 2016 by Splatsch
Posted April 15, 2016
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animalmother2105: Did I understand it correctly, that if I buy The Darkest Hour I basically get HoI 2 with the expansion + higher resolutions + other tweaks ect.?
Yes. There are some important changes in game mechanics in the Darkest Hour, but it is essentially a better version of HoI 2. Strongly recommended! Just don't blame me for lost time, sleep, friends, pets etc.
Posted April 15, 2016
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eiii: That's not a problem. I only hate it when I'm in sandbox mode and have millions of game dollars and still cannot do what I want (as it's the case in TTD).

The Cities in Motion Collection definitely goes to my wishlist where it has to wait until the Linux version arrives on GOG.

Thanks for all your answers!
No, problem. Glad to have helped. I'm also waiting for the Linux version.
Posted April 15, 2016
Look at all that DLC for Galactic Civilizations III.

There's a reason it's the only one of the series I don't own, aside from it still reportedly being rather buggy, I don't want to encourage them in their DLC explosion.

Cheap packs, like for Don't Starve, ToME, or Sword of the Stars: The Pit (c'mon with the Glaxy support already!) are fine.

Big expansions like The Witcher III are fine.

GalCiv3 is working on EA level DLC stupidity though.
Posted April 15, 2016
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IronArcturus: Interesting! So one can still create the individual routes for trucks and trains?
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Splatsch: If it can help you, I found a demo on the official website of the game ! It's only the tutorial, but it helps a lot to see how the game plays, and to see resolution/graphical options. I don't know if it's the latest version though...
Still hope it will help you :)
Thanks!

As for the GOG version, is the DLC really necessary? Or is the base game ok?
Posted April 16, 2016
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Splatsch: If it can help you, I found a demo on the official website of the game ! It's only the tutorial, but it helps a lot to see how the game plays, and to see resolution/graphical options. I don't know if it's the latest version though...
Still hope it will help you :)
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IronArcturus: Thanks!

As for the GOG version, is the DLC really necessary? Or is the base game ok?
It makes quite a big difference if you buy just the basic version where you get only 4 cities to play in or if you buy the collection where its 18 cities + obviously more transport vehicles available. But the base version is fine too.
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Posted April 16, 2016
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IronArcturus: Thanks!

As for the GOG version, is the DLC really necessary? Or is the base game ok?
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Matruchus: It makes quite a big difference if you buy just the basic version where you get only 4 cities to play in or if you buy the collection where its 18 cities + obviously more transport vehicles available. But the base version is fine too.
But does the original game have any kind of randomization or sandbox mode?
Posted April 16, 2016
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Matruchus: It makes quite a big difference if you buy just the basic version where you get only 4 cities to play in or if you buy the collection where its 18 cities + obviously more transport vehicles available. But the base version is fine too.
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IronArcturus: But does the original game have any kind of randomization or sandbox mode?
Sandbox mode was there from start. What the dlc added was cities and more vehicles.
Posted April 16, 2016
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Matruchus: Sandbox mode was there from start. What the dlc added was cities and more vehicles.
But I'm guessing the sandbox mode in the original game is only 4 maps and that's it? Or are there any other custom maps to use? Also, can you tell me what is the maximum resolution that windowed mode supports?
Posted April 16, 2016
Hmm, this promo is really lacking in Linux games to my taste…
I actually already own the only (!) Linux game in it, there would have been better ways to grab my money.
Posted April 16, 2016
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Matruchus: Sandbox mode was there from start. What the dlc added was cities and more vehicles.
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IronArcturus: But I'm guessing the sandbox mode in the original game is only 4 maps and that's it? Or are there any other custom maps to use? Also, can you tell me what is the maximum resolution that windowed mode supports?
Nope there are 4 cities aka: Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin and Amsterdam which are playable in the campaign and in the sandbox mode. There are no custom maps but you can import user made maps.

Max. resolution is full hd aka 1920x1080.
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