Base building is somewhat modernized, but it's all about armies.

It is definitely a 4x games, but diplomacy takes a back seat to sun tzu style army tactics. Economics was largely about controlling territory and resource nodes.ĪoW3 is essentially the pinnacle of that formula. But nuanced base building were simplified and took a back seat because of that.

This combined with the hex movement costs and troop movement abilities made the game incredibly deep with regard to armies. AoW was always essentially a wargame with a strong focus on overpowered magic effects and literal world shaping abilities. I recommend 3 as the better game, but both are great in different ways. Planetfall is rough in parts, but is better as a 4x experience and does a lot of weird experiments(mostly successful). Tldr AOW3 is a wargame, more polished, and truer to the Age of Wonders experience. Created by /u/Kryogenetics, it's a collage of some of the 4X genre's greatest games: Endless Legend, Civilization, Endless Space and Galactic Civilizations.If you have any questions about the rules or need clarification please do not hesitate to message the moderators and ask!.Please do not post subsequent episodes or parts.

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