So which one of those indie nu-city building games is actually good
>>736607161I actually liked islanders, pretty simple
>>736607161I have tried a bunch and didn't like any of themThey all become logistics and happiness simulators, hey better have that thing inside this arbitrary circle or you do not get +5 happinessIt is like Settlers 2 and SimCity (1989) invented all the mechanics and everyone has been perpetually stuck
>>736607871a genre made obsolete by colony sims
>>736607161none, just play caesar 3
well it certainly is not the new anno gameforgotten after only 2 weeks unfortunately
>just take SC4 with all its features included in base game, dlc and some more popular mods like nam, slap it on a modern engine so it doesn't crash every 5 minutes and render it with higer resolution>every modern dev trying to make a city building game: uuh? huh?
>>736608261bro your cities skylines? unfortunately they took the paradoxpill
>>736607161To this day, Banished is still my personal GOAT.It's maximum comfy.
>>736608383It was dun for a while. Then they added the launcher. Miss me with that shit.
>>736607974>made obsolete by colony simsname the best>rimjobworldlol>dwarftroon fortresslmao>factoriokek
>>736607161songs of styx thats it
>>736607161I haven't found one yet, but that's maybe because I didn't try.I'm going to try Songs of Syx after I finish the tutorial in STS2.
>>736609205>factorio>colony simyea you might wanna delete your post and try again>lol lmao kekactually got 2nd hand embarrassment
>>736609393>nuh uhconcession accepted
>>736607161Farthest Frontier is good
I like Farthest Frontier. It's basically Banished with more content added. Not overly complex like some other games, but not overly so.
>>736609702none offered but the ones you made up in your delusions>factorio>colony simHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>736609205Nothing could possibly out you as a nogames faggot tourist more than relating dwarf fortress to trannies, go back
>>736608383It was good but the art style of SC4 just cannot be beat. Full 3D is simply not the way when it comes to city builders. Yes, I will die on this hill.
I put a little bit of time into Nova Roma both demo and the EA, it's what it set out to to, a decent game that has moderate depth and is in a niche but isn't a fagillion gigabytes like the ANNO series. I appreciate how quickly the 3 devs are working to adjust the gameplay with updates, how an actual early access game should be.
>>736607161I've not tried Nova Roma yet, but based on how decent, even if a bit too primitive, their previous game was, I believe in Nova Roma.Also Timberborn is pretty good, if a bit too easy.
>>736609962yea the realistic 3d ones looks sterile. sc4 and impressions are still the peak visually. But he was talking about traffic management mod which is taken further because of 3d road painting
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>>736607161Is Workers & Resources a nu-city building game? I like itAlso Against the Storm
>>736610151>Is Workers & Resources a nu-city building game?I'd say no: it's way too autistic. My interpretation of "nu-city building game" is that they're pretty laid back, to the point of almost lacking completely in challenge, and with a decent focus on "coziness".I do, however, think Against the Storm counts, even if it's got SOME challenge, because it's so simple. I do not mean that last part in a bad way.
Against the Storm but it’s a very different take on the genre.
>>736607161Against The Storm
>>736610313>>736610313>Against the Storm Agreed>but it’s a very different take on the genre.Indeed, to the point that I'd barely call it a city builder. Or rather, I'd not only call it a city builder. It's more of a puzzler/roguelite/city builder imo.
So Against the Storm is just a simple city builder with roguelite progression? I am one of those retards who likes my build magically getting stronger through no effort of my own with meta-progression upgrades
>>736610540It's a simple city builder where you start a level, build and clear the challenges on it whilst trying to handle the rogueliteness of it, and then once you've "cleared" that level you abandon that location and start a new stage. You never get to keep your cities (unless something has changed since I last played it). Also it's more "towns", or even "villages" than cities.
Is Banished worth trying?
>>736610731Yeah but surely you get meta upgrades between towns that give you +5% population growth or whatever the fuck, right?
>>736610742It's worth trying yeah. What's there is enjoyable. Just keep in mind that it's an unfinished abandoned game.
>>736610540It’s a city builder where a ‘run’ is building a city that meets randomized goals like delivering a quota of certain goods, or making a population happy, before the time runs out. Each finished settlement is a steppingstone on the way to a final ‘boss’ that are increasingly difficult. The buildings you can use are randomized but the products overlap so you have to work with what you get. It’s essentially the first 45 minutes of a city builder and then you start a new one. It can be very intense when it comes to making quickly decisions right before the clock runs out.
>>736607161Against the Storm because it's not a city builderIt's just a terrible genre
>>736610742I wouldn't say so. It's interesting until you work out the balancing act, but it also feels unfinished and lacking.
>>736610787Oh yeah there was some meta progression. Can't exactly remember how it worked. Think it might've been something like how much stuff you can bring along for each new stage or something. Also you unlock new races (harpies have best voices), new buildings (which in a way makes it harder as it might be hard to get the ones you want with the randomisation elements) etc etc
>>736610293AoS is hard af if u actually push in the highest challenge mode
>>736609205>factorio>colony sim???Anyways, Banished, Against the Storm, Timberborn to name a few.
>>736609838>>736609813>go backmore like go black troon fortress fagotblack dwarves in game lmao you're a bootlicking tranny
*inhales deeply*Workers and Resources.
>>736610881this, city builders are sandboxes with nothing to do but build models
>>736611014And that's the appeal.
>>736609838>he doesn't knowKeep playing your lgbtqia+ nu-df
>>736610960>>736610941HAHAHAHAHAH humiliation ritual fetishist getting clowned on by the whole thread
>>736611014Which is why I personally prefer the old ones, Like Cleopatra and Caesar, where you played a campaign which different challenges per stage. I agree about what you're saying, but I understand that there are people who love these nu-city builders.
>>736609838>>736609393>>736611125Sure*Inserts gay dwarf
>play Anno 1404>turn off pirates>turn off enemies>just have a comfy time upgrading your citizens and getting spices and shitWhich game best recreates that? Anno 1800 I guess. Any non-Anno games?
>>736611152Sounds like you're just describing the normal mode for all modern city builders. Tropico might be what you want, if the exotic atmosphere is part of your penchant
>>736611152I am enjoying Foundation quite a bit and its actually quite comfy
>>736607161none, when the zone gets flooded like this, it's for a reasonany asshat can make a citybuilder now and most of them are just gonna be one or two gimmicks different than any other
Open source engine rewrite+ improvement Ceasar 3 Augustus
>>736611150your obsession with gay black dwarves doesn't explain how factorio is a colony sim KEEEEEEEEEEEK look who's obsessed
>>736611276Which one's the best to jump into? I played one of them (maybe 4?) for a bit ages ago>>736611321My friend who played that for 10 hours said it's bad
I'm so starved I'm playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 here. It's not even a proper city builder!
>>736611470>Which one's the best to jump into? I played one of them (maybe 4?) for a bit ages agoI've played 3 and 4 the most. Love them. I've not played the newer ones as I don't care for some of the changes they've made. Having said that, I've heard that 6 is pretty good. Just don't play 5.
>>736611470>My friend who played that for 10 hours said it's badIts fine for what it is, which is a comfy medieval city builder with a bit of millitary thrown in which reminds me of Caesar 3 era builders, but its different enough from it, for example fortifications impact density of a house, but tier level of a house depends on attraction levels. Also where workers live also impacts efficiency of the production since he will take longer to get to work or won't find home at all and be homeless.Art style is also good.
>>736611597i've moved on to colony sims but i wished tycoon games weren't neglected/outdated. Its still put X building down to satisfy customers/citizens demand.
manor lords
>>736610540Meta-progression is partially unlocking whole new systems to interact with, and extending your pool of bonuses to choose from at the start of the game. There are also some accumulating +2% bonuses but I seriously doubt anyone actually notices them.That said, for a first attempt at a roguelike city builder the game is surprisingly well designed. The mechanic of forest hostility vs queen's impatience makes for really dynamic games, even though the game has literally no combat.
>>736608383were talking about city *builders* here
>>736612758What are the best city destructors?
>>736612965the one where you can flood the city with poop water
>>736607871What this guy says. I play games to escape my own unhappiness and avoid managing other people's emotions. Give me a game where I can plop houses down, watch cozy shit happen and edit the map to surround all opponents with uncrossable mountains while I strip all natural resources from the area.Oh wait, there is such a game already.
>>736612758>popular mods like namOH NO HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS
Whichever one doesn't have low poly aka reddit graphics
game devs with no passion should just make city builders as their fans will slurp it up no matter how bad the game is
Medieval Dynasty
