I want to build things :(

[Maximilian]

I wanna play something open ended where i can build things instead but theres nothing i haven't played already. Any suggestions?

Played already:

alpha centauri - will probably just reinstall this if nothing else comes up, i dread getting it working though i always forget what i did the last time
simcity 4
civ III/IV/V - didnt like V much
sins of a solar empire - burned out on this
cities xl - hated
dungeon keeper 2
the sims 1 & 3

 

[DaveSimmons]

Not mentioned above:

- train simulators
- tropico series
- minecraft?
- farmville

 

[KaOTiK]

Minecraft
Dawn of Discovery

 

[mooncancook]

How about openTTD? It's free, and if you are really into building things, you can actually model your own buildings and vehicles and trains using 3D modeling software and render them and put them into the game and contribute to the 32-bit graphic project.

 

[coldmeat]

Anno 1404 keeps me busy for hours

 

[Kristijonas]

Yup. Anno.
"you have been playing for 8 hours, you should consider taking a break."

 

[BurnItDwn]

Have you tried X3 Terran Conflict or anything else in the X series of games?
Building factory complexes can be challenging... But the game is MUCH MUCH more than a building game ...

OpenTTD is awesome, I remember getting Transport Tycoon MANY years ago and being hooked on it, and then getting TTD when it was released. Played around quite a bit with mods and eventually OpenTTD came about. It's a bit slow to get started in the game, but it's really really awesome.


If you can't get alpha centauri to work, easiest way I know of is to set up a win98 Virtual machine and just run it in there

 

[Barfo]

Minecraft

 

[Firsttime]

I picked up Tropico 3 a while ago during a steam sale. Always fancied the idea of becoming a dictator of my own island. Just started playing it recently and it's lots of fun. A great twist on the Sim City style games.

 

[coldmeat]

I picked up Tropico 3 a while ago during a steam sale. Always fancied the idea of becoming a dictator of my own island. Just started playing it recently and it's lots of fun. A great twist on the Sim City style games.

Ya I played that for a while, really enjoyed it. Once you really learn how to build though, building the same pattern of buildings, or in the same order, really works for every scenario, so it kinda gets boring after a while.

The expansion also pissed me off a lot. Constant earthquakes and hurricanes destroying half my buildings makes the game no fun.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Yeah, tropico is fun!

Does Anno 2070 have a release date?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Have you tried X3 Terran Conflict or anything else in the X series of games?
Building factory complexes can be challenging... But the game is MUCH MUCH more than a building game ...

OpenTTD is awesome, I remember getting Transport Tycoon MANY years ago and being hooked on it, and then getting TTD when it was released. Played around quite a bit with mods and eventually OpenTTD came about. It's a bit slow to get started in the game, but it's really really awesome.


If you can't get alpha centauri to work, easiest way I know of is to set up a win98 Virtual machine and just run it in there

. . . or getting the Gog.com version since it's compatible w/ Win7 . . ..

edit: Oh, and Minecraft.

 

[Kadarin]

EVE Online, unless CCP is actually going through with screwing the pooch and jumping the shark with the NeX store Aurum thing.

 

[minmaster]

Ya I played that for a while, really enjoyed it. Once you really learn how to build though, building the same pattern of buildings, or in the same order, really works for every scenario, so it kinda gets boring after a while.

The expansion also pissed me off a lot. Constant earthquakes and hurricanes destroying half my buildings makes the game no fun.

have you tried tropico 2? thats my fav tropico game. and i still play it sometimes.

 

[Karstein]

- Sim Tower / Yoot Tower
- Theme Park
- Theme Hospital
- Rollercoaster Tycoon series

 

[coldmeat]

have you tried tropico 2? thats my fav tropico game. and i still play it sometimes.

No, but I'll probably pick up 4 when it comes out.

 

[coldmeat]

- Sim Tower / Yoot Tower
- Theme Park
- Theme Hospital
- Rollercoaster Tycoon series

I just found this the other day.

http://code.google.com/p/corsix-th/

 

[QuantumPion]

Dungeon Keeper 1 is available on GoG.

Another good classic is Caesar III.

 

[Rifter]

Minecraft, best building game ever made by far.

 

[Dankk]

Minecraft would be the obvious answer.

 

[paperfist]

I just found this the other day.

http://code.google.com/p/corsix-th/

There's also OpenTH http://www.mobstar.biz/openTH/index.php Theme Hospital open source.

What about CivCityRome? It a military builder which is pretty good. I've been playing the campaign so far and have enjoyed it.

 

[Kristijonas]

does anno 2070 have a release date?

q4 2011.

 

[finglobes]

I only build towers in Defense Grid. I tried Civ IV and found it pretty dull

 

[Craig234]

Patrician series, settler series, have you considered crafting in an MMO?

 

[Craig234]

Here's a game for you - an MMO largely about crafting (no combat):

A tale in the desert. It's amazing for building things.