So I finally bought a computer. I ordered all the parts from www.newegg.com. Which turned out to be a good deal even though I missed the rebate time limits (which are only like 2 weeks). So with a new computer I decided to get a game that actually used the hardware, so I got Supreme Commander Gold. The graphics are amazing. But for some things Chris Taylor let me down. One of the big things is that groups don’t work as well as in Total Annihilation. You can now have units in 2 different groups at the same. Cool right? Except you can’t seem to clear that group easily. In TA it was very efficient to have buildings assigned group numbers and all the units built by them would automatically join the group. If you built a builder it was easy to change it to a new group. In supcom it remembers both assignments so your builders will march off to war with your army. And if you try to re group your army without the builders the factory won’t be added to the group.
The Camera controls in RTS Spring are a lot better then Supcom. They could have learned a lesson there. You can only rotate the camera by pressing space bar when your near the ground. And then its only about that one point. Its easy to control but it’s effectively useless. I also find it annoying that mobile builders lose their build commands after they are moved. Pausing construction would have been a lot less frustrating.
The AI is very good at taking mass deposits, especially yours. I find it really hard to defend them. Too bad there’s no builder AIs like in Spring. eg go out and build metal extractors and energy producers in this area. Because there is no chance that your far flung mass extractors will last long. The support commander supposedly will rebuild things but I haven’t been able to try it out yet. The T3 and T4 level buildings take a very long time to reach and build. But those experimental units are truly awesome when completed.