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* FogOfWar: Optional, but it exists. Radar towers and observation balloons can be built to extend the visible area. You can still hear what happens in the fogged area, and explosions are visible if you happen to be looking at the right place when they occur.
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* FogOfWar: Optional, but it exists. Radar towers and observation balloons can be built to extend the visible area. You can still hear what happens in the fogged area, and explosions are visible if you happen to be looking at the right place when they occur. You can toggle the fog as seen by players in a replay with hidden units visible.
* NotTheIntendedUse: Bombs are a basic, cheap way to damage your opponents. They're also great at gauging your launching power and wind correction.
* NotTheIntendedUse: Bombs are a basic, cheap way to damage your opponents. They're also great at gauging your launching power and wind correction.
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''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002 by Creator/HumongousEntertainment. Each player has a base, which they can extend by adding new buildings which have specialized abilities: missile launchers, radar towers, energy collectors, etc., not to mention base hubs which have the ability to create new buildings. Each building is connected to the hub that built it by a dotted power cable; each hub can have only a limited number of cables coming off it and cables are not permitted to overlap, requiring some care about building placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive.
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A [[ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/moonbase_commander/MoonBaseCommanderDemo.exe demo of this game can be downloaded]] from Infogrames. You can buy the full game [[http://www.gog.com/gamecard/moonbase_commander at GOG.com]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.
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A [[ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/moonbase_commander/MoonBaseCommanderDemo.exe demo of this game can be downloaded]] from Infogrames. You can buy the full game [[http://www.gog.com/gamecard/moonbase_commander here]] at GOG.com]] Website/GogDotCom or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.
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* VariableMix: The soundtrack is made up of short, five-to-ten second movements and during a game will change to different loops depending on combat intensity.
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* VariableMix: The soundtrack during a match is made up of short, five-to-ten second movements and during a game will they change to different loops depending on combat intensity.
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* VariableMix: The soundtrack is made up of short, five-to-ten second movements and during a game will change to different loops depending on combat intensity similar to ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II: Special Edition'' or ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed III: Hot Pursuit''
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* VariableMix: The soundtrack is made up of short, five-to-ten second movements and during a game will change to different loops depending on combat intensity similar to ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II: Special Edition'' or ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed III: Hot Pursuit''intensity.
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* VariableMix: There's three soundtracks during a mission, one when there's no enemies around, another when enemies are spotted outside of the FogOfWar and a third when completely engaged in combat with them.
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* VariableMix: There's three soundtracks The soundtrack is made up of short, five-to-ten second movements and during a mission, one when there's no enemies around, another when enemies are spotted outside of the FogOfWar and a third when completely engaged in game will change to different loops depending on combat with them.intensity similar to ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II: Special Edition'' or ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed III: Hot Pursuit''
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* ConstructAdditionalPylons: The entire game focuses around it.
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* ConstructAdditionalPylons: The entire game focuses around it. Each building is connected to the hub that built it by a dotted power cable; each hub can have only a limited number of cables coming off it.
* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: Each of the four teams has access to exactly the same collection of buildings, tools, and weapons. They look different (one team builds their equipment with graceful curves, another goes in for spikes in a big way, and so on), but they play identically.
* DamageIsFire: Damaged buildings emit smoke; the more damage, the thicker the smoke.
* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: Each of the four teams has access to exactly the same collection of buildings, tools, and weapons. They look different (one team builds their equipment with graceful curves, another goes in for spikes in a big way, and so on), but they play identically.
* DamageIsFire: Damaged buildings emit smoke; the more damage, the thicker the smoke.
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* NonEntityGeneral: The commander. There's no character, just a title given to the player; the four interface voices address the player as "Commander" or by a nickname, depending on their respective personalities. There's no story given about who the commander is or why they're working for the team they're working for. They don't appear to be physically present on the battlefield; there's a base hub which is the starting unit for each game and means the end of the mission if it's destroyed, but since the commander always survives they may not be inside it.
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A [[ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/moonbase_commander/MoonBaseCommanderDemo.exe demo of this game can be downloaded]] from Infogrames. You can buy the full game [[http://www.gog.com/gamecard/moonbase_commander at GOG.com]] or on {{Steam}}.
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ColorCodedMultiplayer: In multiplayer, each player chooses a different color, which is used in the turn indicator, on the level map, and in the colored parts of their units.
*CommandAndConquerEconomyCommandAndConquerEconomy: Justified by the battles taking place on uninhabited moons. Any building that gets done is done by the commander because there's nobody else to do it.
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* WrapAroundWrapAround: The map wraps both left-right and top-bottom, so no player can ever be backed up against a wall or into a corner and it's always possible to go around the long way and attack an opponent from a direction they're not expecting. (It does get a bit odd in the multiplayer map based on Earth, where the Arctic and the Antarctic are the same landmass.)
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If you think of or watch ''Moonbase Commander'', the last thing you're going to think of is Humongous Entertainment. Yes, ''that'' Creator/HumongousEntertainment. The same company that specialized in [[VideoGame/PuttPutt all]] [[VideoGame/FreddiFish the]] [[VideoGame/SPYFox children's]] [[VideoGame/PajamaSam titles]] [[VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug we]] [[VideoGame/BackyardSports all]] [[VideoGame/BigThinkers know]] and love. As they were declining in popularity struggling to get any profits, Humongous had their last chance to save themselves. Desperate to make a comeback, they finally decided it was time to make a game that ''wasn't'' made for young children. And thus, ''Moonbase Commander'' was born.
''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side: [=NiceCo, DeWulfe Industrial, System Seven, or Team Alpha=]. Each side has their own unit shapes and color scheme, the latter of which can be changed in multiplayer, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
Despite being a great game, it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side: [=NiceCo, DeWulfe Industrial, System Seven, or Team Alpha=]. Each side has their own unit shapes and color scheme, the latter of which can be changed in multiplayer, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
Despite being a great game, it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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The game includes four teams -- [=NiceCo=], [=DeWulfe Industrial=], System Seven, and
Despite being a great game, it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine,
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''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, [=NiceCo, DeWulfe Industrial, System Seven, or Team Alpha=]. Each has their own unit shapes and color scheme, the latter of which can be changed in multiplayer, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, side: [=NiceCo, DeWulfe Industrial, System Seven, or Team Alpha=]. Each side has their own unit shapes and color scheme, the latter of which can be changed in multiplayer, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, [=NiceCo, DeWulfe Industrial, System Seven, or Team Alpha=]. Each has their own unit shapes and color scheme, the latter of which can be changed in multiplayer, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: All structures either cost 1, 3, or 7 energy. You only have a limited amount of energy per turn, but can increase it by building energy collectors near energy pools.
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* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: All structures either cost 1, 3, or 7 energy. You only have a limited amount of energy per turn, but can increase it by building energy collectors near energy pools.pools.
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[[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove Despite being a great game]], it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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Despite being a great game, it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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[[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove Despite being a great game, game]], it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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Just showed up on Steam today!
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A [[ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/moonbase_commander/MoonBaseCommanderDemo.exe demo of this game can be downloaded]] from Infogrames. You can [[http://www.gog.com/gamecard/moonbase_commander buy the full game]] at GOG.com.
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A [[ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/moonbase_commander/MoonBaseCommanderDemo.exe demo of this game can be downloaded]] from Infogrames. You can buy the full game [[http://www.gog.com/gamecard/moonbase_commander buy the full game]] at GOG.com.
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* AcclaimedFlop: Enough of one to win IGN's "Best Game No-One Played" in 2002.
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[[NeedsMoreLove Despite being a great game, game]], it had no marketing whatsoever, had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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If you think of or watch ''MoonBaseCommander'', the last thing you're going to think of is HumongousEntertainment. Yes, ''that'' HumongousEntertainment. The same company that specialized in [[PuttPutt all]] [[FreddiFish the]] [[SPYFox children's]] [[PajamaSam titles]] [[BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug we]] [[BackyardSports all]] [[BigThinkers know]] and love. As they were declining in popularity struggling to get any profits, Humongous had their last chance to save themselves. Desperate to make a comeback, they finally decided it was time to make a game that ''wasn't'' made for young children. And thus, ''MoonBaseCommander'' was born.
''MoonBaseCommander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
''MoonBaseCommander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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If you think of or watch ''MoonBaseCommander'', ''Moonbase Commander'', the last thing you're going to think of is HumongousEntertainment. Humongous Entertainment. Yes, ''that'' HumongousEntertainment. Creator/HumongousEntertainment. The same company that specialized in [[PuttPutt [[VideoGame/PuttPutt all]] [[FreddiFish [[VideoGame/FreddiFish the]] [[SPYFox [[VideoGame/SPYFox children's]] [[PajamaSam [[VideoGame/PajamaSam titles]] [[BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug [[VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug we]] [[BackyardSports [[VideoGame/BackyardSports all]] [[BigThinkers [[VideoGame/BigThinkers know]] and love. As they were declining in popularity struggling to get any profits, Humongous had their last chance to save themselves. Desperate to make a comeback, they finally decided it was time to make a game that ''wasn't'' made for young children. And thus, ''MoonBaseCommander'' ''Moonbase Commander'' was born.
''MoonBaseCommander'' ''Moonbase Commander'' is a unique turn-based strategy game released in 2002. You play as a specific side, though they are only cosmetically different. You continually build on your base, and every building is connected with dotted wire. You cannot cross over this dotted wire, so you need to be careful about your placement. The goal is to get rid of everyone else, but keeping your base alive. It's very simplistic and you should learn it very quickly.
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Despite its status as being a great game, this ended up making things even worse for Humongous. It had no marketing whatsoever, it had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It bombed so much that it was time to [[CreatorKiller shut down]] after being on the shelves for only a few months. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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Despite its status as being a great game, this ended up making things even worse for Humongous. It it had no marketing whatsoever, it had very mediocre graphics for its time (by this time, [[VideoGame3DLeap everything was 3D]]), and generally looked very low-tech. It was still using the SCUMM engine, which should have been obsolete several years before this game was released. Due to being a little too far behind its time, the game ended up selling ''exceptionally'' poorly. It bombed so much that it was time to [[CreatorKiller shut down]] after being on the shelves for only a few months. It still gets a small share of praise though, and it even won IGN's "Best Game No One Played of 2002" award.
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