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[Zombie James]

Thinking about getting back into RTSs but I can't find my damn Warcraft 2 CD. Any good freeware offerings?

 

[Fragamemnon]

The Spring Project for your freeware Total Annihilation fix.

Ground Control 1 for free

 

[Wowbagger]

Trash isn't freeware, but you can play the human race (one of two) for free as long as you like. Some have done so for years. :lol

 

[keeblerdrow]

Kohan should be free, damnit.

 

[Jewbacca]

Thinking about getting back into RTSs but I can't find my damn Warcraft 2 CD. Any good freeware offerings?

go pick up starcraft/broodwar from a bargin bin mannn

 

[camineet]

Rapid Aerial Deployment

it's a freeware RTS game inspired by Herzog Zwei.

 

[adelante]

MECHCOMMANDER 1, MECHCOMMANDER GOLD & MECHCOMMANDER 2...available now as free downloads at http://www.mechcommander.org/

Limited RTS (without the economic side of things) but still tons of fun.

 

[Zenith]

Ground Control 1 for free

it's all you need. no stupid resource gathering, no fixed camera. I love using Aerodynes.

 

[pr0cs]

S.W.I.N.E the full game is free (+700MB download):
http://www.gamershell.com/download_11942.shtml

 

[Taxman]

S.W.I.N.E the full game is free (+700MB download):
http://www.gamershell.com/download_11942.shtml

Swine messed up my computer when I tried it a couple weeks ago...

 

[pr0cs]

Swine messed up my computer when I tried it a couple weeks ago...

worked fine for me, both my work PC and my home PC.
The game is pretty hard actually and very unforgiving but it runs like a champ, has all the CGI cutscenes and everything. Def worth the download if you can't afford to buy something a little more recent or don't have the rig for any new more exotic software.

 

[derder]

Starcraft is like 20-30 bucks.

 

[camineet]

I was busy that day and so forgot to post some screens and provide a link for
Rapid Aerial Deployment:

homepage: http://www.leondroog.com/home.html
download: http://www.leondroog.com/download.html

R.A.D. is an Action/Realtime strategy game. The game was inspired by the Megadrive/Genesis game Herzog-Zwei
Your goal is to destroy the enemy headquarters by building units from conquered factories and sending them to the enemy base. The difference between this game and other realtime strategy games is that you don't control a cursor to select and place units. You control a transporter plane to place the units and you can also transform to go into battle yourself.

The game is programmed by me Leon Droog and my good friend Rik Verlinde.
The game is already fully playable including two player splitscreen, forthcomming releases will include networking and more levels.

 

[Servbot #42]

battle for wesnot http://www.reloaded.org/download/Battle-for-Wesnoth/68/

 

[Teknopathetic]

Dark Oberon

 

[Xisiqomelir]

battle for wesnot http://www.reloaded.org/download/Battle-for-Wesnoth/68/

Isn't this turn-based?

 

[ToyMachine228]

I played DoTA a few weeks ago, and with the announcement of StarCraft 2 I have RTS's on the mind as well. Before WarCraft 3 the last one I played was probably...Red Alert 2? I think that one was after Tiberium Wars. Well if you don't count Pikmin and Pikmin 2. Anyway, really looking forward to Halo Wars more than anything I think.

 

[bluemax]

Isn't there a TA knockoff that is free?

Edit: Nevermind Frag was way ahead of me like always

 

[Servbot #42]

Isn't this turn-based?

no........

Spoiler

...yes, damn i screwed up

 

[borghe]

there are so many great and cheap RTSes out there, why bother with free?

Starcraft Battle Chest $19.99 (game +expac)
Warcraft III Battle Chest $39.99 (game +expac)
Warhammer 40K Platinum $39.99 (game + 2 expacs)
Company of Heroes $39.99
Rise of Nations $9.99
Empire Earth II Platinum
Command & Conquer The First Decade $29.99 (6 games plus 6 expacs)
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth Anthology $39.99 (2 games + expac)