OK.. so.. let me just list out what i can remember about the game.... PC game Not as old as mechwarrior 2 but around 3 or 4.. Real Time Strategy resource management does exist.. although i can't remember what i was controlling or managing you can take over buildings to gain resources though... units are all mech each units are customizable by installing different kinds of weapons and support modules i don't think there were any flying units... you can control a single unit as well as multiple units in a single unit mode, i THINK you can move into a first person view, and play like fps. if there are any questions, please ask.. i really want to play that game again..
Z Steel Soldiers Don't know about first person view, but it was a sort of rts, and all units were mechs / robotic soldiers. Resource management was controlling factories in different sectors of the map. GameSpot definitely have the wrong release date on their page as this was out pre-2000.
OK, i now remember that resources comes from controlling buildings scattered through out the map, and to control it, you stay near the building until it automatically get's taken over by the unit's team.. and buildings have slots where you can build cannons or guns for defense... NOT C&C / RA, or mechwarrior, or any of the ones listed before this post... Thanks for all the post though.. Thanks, Ryuho
it's an RTS, so you do produce units from factories and that's primary how you fight the enemy team.. i just remembered the modules and customization you do is before you produce the units, and you can have like hover legs for all terrain purpose, or 2 legged, or wheels or.. stuff like that
I think you're referring to HOSTILE WATERS ... possibly the most under rated PC game ever.
Initial thoughts were Battlezone 1 & 2 (again both brilliant but under rated) and also Total Annihilation but I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Hostile Waters as this allowed you to build defences on your battle cruiser ship thing and also to customise the units. You could also drop different AI "souls" into the units you built to accompany you and I'm pretty sure it also allowed you to switch to first person view.
Argh ... this is bugging me now. There was an RTS where you could choose how the units were built - tracks, hover, wheels (legs???) and also what went on them e.g. crane for repairing other units, AA guns etc but I can't remember for the life of me what it was.
Argh ... this is bugging me now. There was an RTS where you could choose how the units were built - tracks, hover, wheels (legs???) and also what went on them e.g. crane for repairing other units, AA guns etc but I can't remember for the life of me what it was.jthewlis
I think it's this game, though I've played it a long time ago, and if I remember correctly, there are infantry in the game and I don't know anything about a "First-person view".
Just seen the pics on the link for Warzone 2100 and that is definitely what I was thinking of. Seeing the little tracked thingies brought it all back ... although I only played the demo 'cos it just got repetitive.
The really scary thing was searching through the Gamespot archive and realising just how many games I've played :O
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