Successor to Colonization?

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On 2005-04-03, Jason Maxwell <jasonrmax@cox.net> wrote:
> I was watching Conquest of America on History Channel this weekend, and it
> made me remember how much I enjoyed Colonization, Is there a recent game
> along those lines? I'm hoping Age of Empires III might be along those lines
> (Real time instead of turn based though) but any other suggestions?

The Imperialism series?

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"Jason Maxwell" <jasonrmax@cox.net> wrote in message news:<o2k4e.26815$v26.3889@fed1read06>...

> Wasn't Imperialism II published back in 1999-ish? Is there a more recent
> edition?
>
> Jason


Unfortunately not, nor does it seem likely that there will be:
http://www.frogcity.com/index.php? [...] opic&t=158

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On 2005-04-06, Norm <Here@here.com> wrote:
>
> "Jason Maxwell" <jasonrmax@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:zr%3e.26759$v26.15645@fed1read06...
>>I was watching Conquest of America on History Channel this weekend, and it
>> made me remember how much I enjoyed Colonization, Is there a recent game
>> along those lines? I'm hoping Age of Empires III might be along those
>> lines
>> (Real time instead of turn based though) but any other suggestions?
>>
>> Jason
>>
> Didn't Microprose Colonization become original Civilization

No I'm pretty sure Civilization was released first. Maybe someone
else can correct me.

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In article <LZi6e.2745$lv1.2722@fed1read06>, jasonrmax@cox.net says...
>
> Will that run on XP anymore? I saw a copy used earlier this weekend, but assumed trying to get it running on XP would be impossible (Not to mention that I don't have a 5.25 drive).
>
> Jason

It runs fine on XP. You will just have to find the wing dll files
somewhere and copy them to the colonization directory.
I have a feeling that you may be able to find an installer on
Microsoft's website, but you can also find it on Civ2 CDs unless I am
very much mistaken.

-Peter

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"Norm" <Here@here.com> wrote in message
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> "Peter Huebner" <no.one@this.address> wrote in message
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>> In article <LZi6e.2745$lv1.2722@fed1read06>, jasonrmax@cox.net says...
>>>
>>> Will that run on XP anymore? I saw a copy used earlier this weekend,
>>> but assumed trying to get it running on XP would be impossible (Not to
>>> mention that I don't have a 5.25 drive).
>>>
>>> Jason
>>
>> It runs fine on XP. You will just have to find the wing dll files
>> somewhere and copy them to the colonization directory.
>> I have a feeling that you may be able to find an installer on
>> Microsoft's website, but you can also find it on Civ2 CDs unless I am
>> very much mistaken.
>>
>> -Peter
>
> I have all 3 Civ's too
Civilization
Civilization II Gold
Civilization III + +

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> >>I was watching Conquest of America on History Channel this weekend,
and it
> >> made me remember how much I enjoyed Colonization, Is there a
recent game
> >> along those lines? I'm hoping Age of Empires III might be along
those
> >> lines
> >> (Real time instead of turn based though) but any other
suggestions?

I wouldn't count on AoE3. AoE isn't an empire builder game, it's an
RTS. AoE3 isn't going to change that.

People have already mentioned Imperialism 2, a very nice game, but it
has a stylized boardgame-on-a-computer type of a feel to it.

You might try 1602 or 1503. 1503 is the sequel to 1602 and is the more
modern of the two games but it is somewhat slower paced and has a
strong focus on trading. 1602 came out a few years earlier with more
primitive graphics and interface, but it is more focused on building
and development like Colonization is.

There's also Conquest of the New World which I think is from around the
same time frame as 1602, meaning it is newer than Colonization but not
exactly a modern game. CotNW is fun because of the exploration.
Exploration can actually be a route to victory as you gain points for
it and you get to name any mountains and rivers and such that you find.

If you're willing to go prior to Colonization you can try to find Seven
Cities of Gold, which is as far as I know the first game of this type,
or Gold of the Americas which was a very good game and interesting in
that it was done at the province level rather than the individual city
level.