Phage
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Hello Codex, strategy game newfag here looking for advice.
I was wondering if I should delve into the world of EU3. I ask this because my experience with strategy games of any real depth is pretty much limited to Civ 4 and Alpha Centaurai. (Not counting RTS and jap turn based stuff).
A while back I attempted to get into HoI3, but I had no idea what was going on and I ended up spending most of my time trying to make the fucking flags work and to change germany's flag to the nazi flag. Basically, I failed to figure out how to do anything, and was further aggravated by the flags not working so I quit.
That was then, and this is now. Now I've seen the Codex's list of top strategy games, which introduced me to SMAC which was a blast to play. I now have my eyes on EU3, but I was curious if this game is as alien as HoI3. EU3 looks more interesting since it seems you can play peacefully/non peacefully as you choose (like in the Civ games), but is the interface any more user friendly?
If not, where could I go to learn how to EU3? Or am I simply too dumb for these games?
I was wondering if I should delve into the world of EU3. I ask this because my experience with strategy games of any real depth is pretty much limited to Civ 4 and Alpha Centaurai. (Not counting RTS and jap turn based stuff).
A while back I attempted to get into HoI3, but I had no idea what was going on and I ended up spending most of my time trying to make the fucking flags work and to change germany's flag to the nazi flag. Basically, I failed to figure out how to do anything, and was further aggravated by the flags not working so I quit.
That was then, and this is now. Now I've seen the Codex's list of top strategy games, which introduced me to SMAC which was a blast to play. I now have my eyes on EU3, but I was curious if this game is as alien as HoI3. EU3 looks more interesting since it seems you can play peacefully/non peacefully as you choose (like in the Civ games), but is the interface any more user friendly?
If not, where could I go to learn how to EU3? Or am I simply too dumb for these games?