AlEcyler 2 points. I'd been hunting this down for ages. This is one of the best 4X games I've ever played to date. Graw 0 point. You can get much better resolution and it works quite well. It is much better than use it on Win 3. It is really good game, it is pitty that the Stars! Supernova Genesis was not finished. Your name here 0 point. Hi, I just wanted to add one comment about the complexity of this game.
It lets you design your own race in ways I have never seen in any other game - from the general type warmongers, star gate specialists etc. Moreover the choices aren't made in vacuum and picking some options will change the cost of others. You can spend countless hours tweaking and testing your favorite race.
On the other hand, you can simply take one of those pre-made by the developers and have fun. I use Daemon Tools Lite to mount and install the game to hard drive. Also, Normal Dosbox won't work because this is a Windows 3. You will need to do a web search for: Windows 3. Once you have all that done, you will need to mount the game like any other game in Dosbox to play it.
Hope this helps. Skypup -1 point. Thanx for providing this 4X strategy game. I read your Abandonwre Guide first by I still have problems understanding how to effectively start this game A bin, cue and store file. All 3 files are associated with VCG Virt. Clone Drive and have the sheep icon next to them. I left click or right click on them, but get 'error - Cannot open VCD'. Share your gamer memories, help others to run the game or comment anything you'd like.
If you have trouble to run Stars! Windows , read the abandonware guide first! We may have multiple downloads for few games when different versions are available. Also, we try to upload manuals and extra documentation when possible. If the manual is missing and you own the original manual, please contact us!
Download Stars! Windows Register Login Help. MyAbandonware More than old games to download for free! Browse By Windows - Download 2 MB. Description of Stars! Read Full Description Undoubtedly one of the best and most underrated 4X strategy games ever made, Stars!
Captures and Snapshots Windows. Write a comment Share your gamer memories, help others to run the game or comment anything you'd like. Send comment. If you do not want to mess around with compatibility settings, DOSBox can be used in conjunction with Windows 3. The game will simply create a harmless configuration file on the new machine in your Windows default directory so that it is able to save your configuration preferences and serial key Vista, again, by default doesn't allow you to do that: you will need to redo your configuration and enter your serial key every time you play unless you are willing to mess around for a workaround.
It is also interesting to note that Stars! One aspect of the game which was really refreshing to see, is the fact that the AIs don't cheat, a point which greatly differs from the vast majority of the other well established 4X series.
To compensate for their lack of creativity, the default AIs are instead pre-built races which have been attributed extra race creation points, making them slightly superior. Speaking of the race creation process, a game without variety would become boring really fast And the race creation helps a lot to alleviate that. With half a dozen primary racial traits and another dozen secondary traits to choose from, the custom race creation is what spices things up in this game. It is also where the true masters of Stars!
There is one aspect of the game which requires a fair amount of warning for players who wish to compete in the biggest games: the time required to complete a standard PBEM game. In an effort to provide a good estimation of the time required to invest in a good and serious game, I tried various ways to play Stars! The first type of game, the solo mode against AIs in which you are your own host and thus play at your very own rhythm, has the advantage that you can stop and resume the game whenever you wish.
This is the recommended mode for beginners, for it allows you to familiarize yourself with the game before jumping in the fray against human opponents. The second kind of game would be duels, a player versus player game with no diplomacy and usually no communication between the players. One player hosts the game while the second player plays on his own computer and receives and sends his turns to the host, usually by email.
Such games can be completed in one sitting and usually require between four, eight, and ten hours, depending on the speed of play of both players. A specialized version of duels, called Blitz, can be played even faster by adding some special rules to speed up play, and can then be played with more players without sacrificing the speed of play.
The third and last kind of game is the "normal" game in which usually between four to eight players participate but this can go as low as three players in a tiny or small universe, and up to as high as sixteen players in a huge universe, or any combination which strikes your fancy.
From this point on, discussion, diplomacy, trade, and alliances between players begins to be commonplace as the game advances, adding greatly to the total base time required to micromanage your own empire. When war erupts, battles also need to be planned and, as you turn out to be victorious and grab more and more planets, the time required to continue to make good quality turns will increase. It is in this mode of play that time may begin to be an issue for a serious player, for it is not uncommon in the end game to need to invest around two hours of your time simply to micromanage your turn.
This small two hours per turn can easily go up to eight or even ten hours per turn. Adding to this the fact that most big games last at least about six months A serious player wishing to compete against other human players needs to know right off the bat where they stand, and where they wish to go versus their real life schedule.
From smaller games taking less time to complete, and bigger games potentially able to last for years, one should choose their game settings carefully if they want to complete the game from A to Z. All in all, Stars! While neophyte strategy gamers would be wise to start with light and easy 4X games like Ascendancy or Spaceward Ho!
A definite gem for those who can truly understand its magic. Please refer to the included text file for a more in-depth overview of the internet resources at your disposal. For the game to work fully, it's necessary to follow the instructions detailed in the readme file included in the download, or it can also be downloaded separately from the link above the review under "extras".
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