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Article #581278Re: Imperialism II - Still holds up
From: Simon Appleton
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 13:44
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 13:44
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Um, that is news to me too. Got to agree with you about both the game and the strategy book - they are great (the book is especially surprising as the manual is very good too; often the book is a substitute for a decent manual). I think Imp2 is one of my all time favourite 3 strategy games. The others would be X-Com1 and JA2. Because of their RPG/tactical war aspects, the other two have more flavour than Imp2 but for streamlined, nail-biting gameplay and challenge, Imp2 is great. Simon Bob Perez wrote: > "Logiman" <jn...@pacbell.net> wrote in message > news:bc1269ba.0202280014.2f8f294a@posting.google.com... > > "Fred Weber" <ss...@world.std.com> wrote in message > news:<Gs64w...@world.std.com>... > > > > > > Where can I get a copy of the strat guide at this point? I've loved > this > > > game since I got it, but have never got very good at it and would love > to > > > see some detailed strategic advice. Thanks! > > > > The guide was published by Sybex. I imagine they still sell it direct, > > so I'd check their website. > > > > I was in the same boat as you are until I got that guide. It was worth > > every penny. > > Every time I read through it I learn something new. As I was thumbing > through the guide to answer Fred's question, I picked up on something I > hadn't previously noticed: If you hold down the control key while choosing a > subsidy for a trade partner, the game will automatically apply the right > level of subsidy required to become the Most Favored trading partner. Neat!
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