Most Favourite 4X Game Ever.

[drillerman]

Ok everyone, You are being sent to a desert Island and you can only take one 4X game with you.
............And to all the smart arses, yes you are taking a PC and the desert Island does have a plug with power half way down one of the palm trees on the beach you being left on.

So only one choice, that's it!!!!!

I'll start: ASCENDANCY

[ypsylon]

That is a tough one.

Split between BOTF and original MOO1.

[Okim]

Master of Orion 2.
BTW, good choice, drillerman.

[drillerman]

ypsylon, only one!!! Come on the boat is about to dump you on the beach, make your choice????

[lordxorn]

Imperium Galactica

[drillerman]

Okim, Yes I fell in love with Ascendancy. The 3D map, the 3D solar system, randomally generated universe, shame the AI was completely non-existant even with the "Antagonizer" patch.

[drillerman]

BTW, has anyone tried this free online game "Cosmic Supremacy". Google it!

[Deto]

I'd definately pick Master of Orion. Mrrshans4life!

[Epsilon]

"Sid Meiers": Alpha Centauri

[JohnM_slith]

Space Empires IV

[Tycow]

Fragile Allegiance (the PC update of K240)

[jnpoint]

ORIGINAL: Epsilon

"Sid Meiers": Alpha Centauri

Yes, without any competition [&o]

[MikeBrough]

Gal Civ II

[2ndACR]

MOO3 just to cause a small uproar.........LOL

Seriously, MOO1 was my fav followed by BOTF........Never messed with MOO2, and really had super high hopes for MOO3, talk about a huge let down.

[martok]

Birth of the Federation.

While a few other 4x games have definitely captured my time & attention (most notably GalCiv2 and Armada 2526), none have yet been able to grab me the way BOTF does.

[Sarissofoi]

Long time ago that was Master of Orion II.
But then I dig MoO I.
And for me tis is the best 4x space game ever.
Nothing can compare to this.

[ypsylon]

Oh for crying out loud. Are you telling me that MS-DOS 2.0 & 10 MB HDDs are still alive on that island? [:D]

OK let it be BOTF.[:'(]

[ASHBERY76]

I only really play Sword of the stars with all expansions in 2010,so that is what would go.

Hopefully DW will change that.

[impact]

Well, I must say: MoO 1 (Klackon's ftw ).
However, I kind of liked many of the approaches SOTS took. I played it with all expansions, and I like how different means of space travel influence your overall strategy. The game has many weaknesses, but kind of starts being fun when you have an AI war for independence on your hand =)
But wait, there is one pretty great 4X game out there: Beyond Protocol. Tough to get your head into and the graphics are terrible, but gameplay is very very deep. I just wish that online games would stop with all that guild crap, as BP is more or less unplayable unless you are member of the biggest guild there.

[Aurelian]

SotS, followed by Aurora.