Metal Fatigue from 2000 is an RTS where, as well as usual units, you can build mecha/robot units out of parts, can even scavenge and re-use parts as i recall. there are 3 levels of combat - orbit, surface and underground

i found it enjoyable but as difficulty increased almost impossible to keep up across all three levels while also trying to optimise use of the robots!

the story wasn't one that stayed in my mind though, the usual alien threat type i think. The c&c series win on story in the rts genre imo

Honestly can't say if the story was good or not, as I never really played it myself, but back as a teen, I had a friend that really loved War Breeds. I remember him showing it to me and it seemed very different from the more well known games..

Does anybody like Serf City (Settlers) ? Not much of a story, and Im not even sure if it is a real RTS, but just watching these guys chopping wood or baking bread was soo relaxing...

gerry wrote on 2025-07-14, 08:41:

Metal Fatigue from 2000 is an RTS where, as well as usual units, you can build mecha/robot units out of parts, can even scavenge and re-use parts as i recall. there are 3 levels of combat - orbit, surface and underground

i found it enjoyable but as difficulty increased almost impossible to keep up across all three levels while also trying to optimise use of the robots!

I kept getting forced underground and had to do sneaky tricks just to push through later half of the game.

Did anymone try Baldies and Biests and Bumpkins? They look interesting and a bit more unconventional. My biggest disappointment was Dominion (pic 1) from Ion Storm. That was just bad but looked so cool.

Aui wrote on 2025-07-14, 11:25:

Does anybody like Serf City (Settlers) ? Not much of a story, and Im not even sure if it is a real RTS, but just watching these guys chopping wood or baking bread was soo relaxing...

Absolutely. Serf City was a game we played for dozens of hours, sometimes without sleep, in split multiplayer on the Amiga 500.

Settlers II is the pinnacle of the series. Fantastic game.

I mostly played part one (also splitscreen) but also part two. I vaguely remember that there was a bit of a story. Some mysterious Roman Gate or something ?

Aui wrote on 2025-07-16, 13:22:

I mostly played part one (also splitscreen) but also part two. I vaguely remember that there was a bit of a story. Some mysterious Roman Gate or something ?

Yeah, you were trying to get off an island using portals or something. 😀

Settlers or Siedler is one of these games that had most drastic changes in their gameplay of the sequels. If you look at how they continued with part 3 and part 4 and I think the newer parts also tried to change their gameplay drastically but nothing really worked so good compared to the classic first 2 games. And I believe the initial creator came back with the Pioneers of Pagonia and the more classic approach and everyone loves it.