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Friday Fun Thread for February 10, 2023

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I remember hearing about Per Aspera- flawed but interesting.

Don't have enough to say about games for a top post in this week's fun thread, so I'll just write some things here and hope you won't mind too much.

Are there any cooperative RTS games ? Where e.g. you have a complex economy and large armies that require many people in the field directing the troops?

Maybe?

Age of Empires, Rise of Nations and Empire Earth are kind of like that, and you can always play a custom match with a buddy where it's you and him versus an AI of an appropriate difficulty level. Comp stomps are a time honored tradition of RTS fans who aren't good enough to cut it against actual people. Like myself.

The Settlers was always a series that had a fairly in depth economy and a languid pace. I'm not aware of what it's multiplayer options were from version to version. No explicit coop I'm almost certain, but a custom game against an AI with a buddy may have been an option.

Are there any cooperative RTS games ?

All I can think of is a mod for Forged Alliance Forever where everyone on a single team shared control of their units and buildings. It's a pretty complex game that requires managing large and diverse armies on multiple fronts across very large maps. Just look at the list of units: https://faforever.github.io/spooky-db/#/

The cooperative mod felt weird to play, IMO. There were a couple of balance changes that came with it but it feels strange to have people messing with your stuff. I wasn't on comms with others to be fair, that would help a lot.