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Haven't played a strategy/tactical game in a while, go modern or classic?

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Pathfinding is the usual reason of slow AI
 

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Luckily he doesn't know anything. Otherwise he'd know that's for every free worker every turn, not just every turn.
 

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Luckily he doesn't know anything. Otherwise he'd know that's for every free worker every turn, not just every turn.

Haha oh man, yes. And because the code is chopped up the game usually has a really roundabout method of looking for free workers, too.
 

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If you like Final Fantasy Tactics, you want to play Wesnoth. It's freesource, and it's absolutely awesome. Insanely good game.
 

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OP have you played Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri, if not then play it.

I wouldn't worry about Jagged Alliance 2's UI. It's aged very well indeed. Though some things require keyboard shortcuts (walking backwards, for example)

Expeditions: Conquistador might be something worth trying if you want something with HoMM like map exploration.
 

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I know everyone else here has spoken of this game, but honestly, Jagged Alliance 2 still remains as the epitome of strategy gaming.
No. It's a great game for tactical combat, but the strategy layer is mostly a nice support for that, not the focus of the game and not really engaging on its own. Genuine strategy games and JA2 are apples and oranges.
 

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Unity of Command bundle is currently on sale (Steam).
 

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...if you consider being at the mercy of RNG "fun".
It averages out :).
I played a good deal of BfW in my time as well.
No too long ago I found out that their RNG is actually fucked. As in flawed.
I didn't quite get the mathemagics behind it but the takeaway is that it is too streaky.
It's still being developed right? Why don't they fix it if that's known?
 

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I didn't quite get the mathemagics behind it but the takeaway is that it is too streaky.
Wesnoth RNG is streaky? Are you on drugs? Source? Isnt it written in C/++?
Theyd have to be unbelievable dumbasses to build their own RNG for it to be streaky. Cause the default one is prolly mersenne twister and while its not cryptographically secure and deterministic, it is most certainly not streaky.
boost mersenne twister

https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/68dfe27bbddd66d56eb160f8f19eb2d0600a4968/src/mt_rng.cpp

https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/68dfe27bbddd66d56eb160f8f19eb2d0600a4968/src/simple_rng.cpp
 

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Any non-biased RNG generator is likely to be subjectively seen as "streaky".
For example, at 50% rolls, you will get streaks of 6 same rolls once per 32 rolls. And you are likely to have two 10% rolls hit (or two 90% rolls miss) in a row once per 100 rolls.
 

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You might want to give Darkest Dungeon a try. It's only in early access, but runs very smoothly and has top ratings. High playability, I strongly recommend it.

That looks really sweet indeed, Brofist is well deserved.
Reminds me a lot of Bards Tale, which was also the first RPG I ever played. It's strange how most people have forgotten how to make games during the last 25 years.
 

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Some classics I've never played, but have thought about: Master of Magic, Jagged Alliance 2, Age of Wonders (any of them), X-Com: Terror from the deep. The only thing I'm worried about playing these games is battling the potentially outdated/clunky interfaces and mechanics.

You should try it before you make up your mind. In many cases it is not an issue. Many people here discover Jagged Alliance years after it was released and still find the UI fantastic.
 

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You should try it before you make up your mind. In many cases it is not an issue. Many people here discover Jagged Alliance years after it was released and still find the UI fantastic.

Indeed. I discovered JA2 only three years ago and was instantly hooked. The UI is great, and decking out your mercs is like a minigame in itself:
ja2_zps383aab7c.jpg
 

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