Supreme Ruler The Great War

Short Story: Might be good for newbies into strategy games, but experience players will find no challenge., I'll vote a yes, because there isn't a middle ground to choose from. It not a great game, but it's not an awful game either. I would recommend this game, only for newbies to practice strategy, tactics, nation development , etc. I like that there is a sandbox mode which can cause different outcomes, instead of play being strictly limited to historical events like is some WWII games, like Strategic Command for example. I like that is real-time and not turn base. I like that there are many different countries to play as, so, replay-ability is there. Now, that being said, why I say this is more for newbies is because the AI is really dumb when it comes to battle tactics. I used the AI to manage some aspects like finances to keep the appropriate level of taxation and social spending, so that I don't have to micro manage that. But I give no AI control over units. They have no coordination . This goes for attacking other countries as well. Or when they declare war on you. They send in their troops piece meal, no artillery support, no air support (if they have it). Example, In Korea, playing Japan, China declares war and attacks me in Korea. This was the first time playing the game and wasn't exactly sure what to expect yet. China attack me with 3-4 Elite troops (4 green dots), while I had still mostly low tech stuff, like 1 red or 2 yellow dots). First I thought, are they give the AI a tech advantage because the AI is dumb or what. Unfortunately, I was correct... the AI is dumb. China has some initial gains because the 4 greens, easily beat the 1 reds.. , I through together a defensive wall of 7 units per hex, with artillery a hex behind in stacks of 5. I had cavalry in research also in stacks of 7. As the 4 elite troops ran into my line piece meal, I was able to destroy all of them with not too much effort. They tried to retreat , which is where the cavalry came in to run them down. And that's basically how it went for every battle. piece meal attacks. China tried to invade Japan as well with a steady line of merchantmen transport ships, they ran right into my line of ship that I had extending for Port Arthur to the China coast. No organized effort to remove my defensive line with war ships, just ran troop transport at it, which don't do any damage to my ships. In my second game, I played Austria-Hungry, After capture New Zealand for declaring war on me, I turned it into a base to launch an invasion of Australia. I landed with 8 elite troops, captured a coastal town (no port) and split my troops into pairs to protect the town as I was building a sea pier. I also had to battleship-like ships there to provide artillery support. This was more of a test invasion. I was expecting to be swarmed and kicked back into the ocean, but that didn't happen. Instead, an steady stream of motorcycle scout uses suicided themselves into my elite troops. No coordination, just one at a time like some leaky faucet. I have almost 200 hours in the game and haven't see anything different yet. It's a shame, the game had a ton of potential, a large research tree, tons of units, country specific units, a sandbox world map, etc. But with a stupid AI, it really brings the game down. It is multiplayer, but none of my steam friends play this type of game. There's no chance in this AI getting better because the devs aren't working on it anymore. Was thinking about 2030 game, but the reviews quickly turned me away. Besides, I'm more of WW 1 and prior person, up to WW II.

Guys what is up with the broken achievements?

The performance is a huge problem, the engine is soooo old and Battlegoat is still selling the same game as a new one, but in fact its the same like 10 years before. They only created new scenarios, after thinking a bit, i guess thats a great way to make cash. After 30years ingame, one Day will take so long that the game is unplayable. They are like Trump, a big bunsh of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Supreme Ruler The Great War is a wonderful addition to the series. Wars are a little slower and more stagnant as to be expected for WW1. It's cool to see the inclusion of WW1 ships, planes and tanks. For me I really do like adding another 30 years of alternate history to my multi-hour long games. This game uses the same engine as Supreme Ruler Ultimate but the AI also feels a tad different. But that might be the nature of nations being given less manufacturing capabilities in 1914. Being the first nation to wield an air force is also fun. Much like the 1936 WW2 sandbox the developers went all out with nation specific units. It's interesting to modernize after a WW1 conflict and decide whats worth keeping. (Also if you rush nuclear weapons research as a major nation you can have the bomb by the late 1920s lol.) By the off chance you are new to this franchise and this game seemed cool (Don't worry it is) I'd instead recommend you by Supreme Ruler Ultimate. SRU has the same mechanics but has sandboxes for WW2, The Cold War and even Modern (2017) Times. It's simply a more content filled game for the same $19.99 Price. (Buying this game will add the WW1 sandbox to SRU as a dlc though) I give it an 80/100. Fun DLC for those that like the time period.

good,nice small game .i love it

any land unit can not be grouped and given directions...WTF seriously!!! ♥♥♥♥ you Guys!!!

Really fun real time strategy empire building game