OS X New Mac Gamer needs RTS game suggestions

nyteowl9 said:

i've been following this game since day one... and i think the 90$ preview is ********, no one is going to pay that much for a video game, especially an alpha test...

most steam games charge LESS for previews.

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Aegelward said:

Well, there is a reason, basically they are charging that much so that the people who bought into the Kickstarter won't feel screwed over.

It's a little unfair for them to pay $90 on KS, and then the game appears on steam early access for $20

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rampancy said:

TA Kingdoms is also available on OS X from GOG (it actually is an entertaining RTS game, warts and all). If you want some tactics in your RTS, there's also Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus, also available for the Mac
from GOG.

And if you're willing to put in a little effort with Wineskin or CrossOver, a lot of GOG's other Windows RTS games work very well on OS X through WINE: Imperial Glory, Original War, Praetorians, and Battle Realms are all games that have worked well on my Mac. If you want to kick it a little old school, KKND2: Krossfire, Earth 2140, and Dark Reign work in the latest versions of WINE as well (for Earth 2140, use DOSBox/Boxer as the Windows version has apparently poorly coded AI). If you're up for a little turn-based action, nothing can beat Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire, for which GOG has also provided a modern OS X port.

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