Concurrent Turn-Based Combat

[Castanova]

Is anyone here aware of any titles (strategy or RPG) that use a concurrent turn-based system? In other words, instead of taking turns, all or most units choose their next action at the same time and these actions are then evaluated simultaneously?

 

[The man who wasn't there]

V for Victory

 

[Lightknight]

Its called phased combat.

 

[Jason]

the Combat Mission series, Panzer Command, AGEOD's titles, Flashpoint Germany, etc

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Age of Wonders games have this as an option.

 

[Mayday]

Ultima IV-VI
Eschalon

 

[Bluebottle]

Laser Squad Nemesis, from the Gollop brothers.

 

[Panthera]

Age of Wonders games have this as an option.

No, I believe for Age of Wonders it just means everyone takes their turn at the same time.


Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great and Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar.

 

[mondblut]

Ultima IV-VI
Eschalon

Not at all.

Ontopic: only strategic mode in Dominions (combat is uncontrolled), Celtic Tales (combat is plain TB); Star Trek TNG: BOTF. For RPGs, Wizardry, Bard's Tale (old), Knights of Legend, Amberstar/moon/Albion, Legend of Faerghail.

 

[Psilon]

RoboSport did this back in '91. "Program" your robots each turn and set 'em loose. It was always amusing when two opposing robots passed each other harmlessly because both were moving rather than set to scan'n'fire.

 

[obediah]

Its called phased combat.

Or WeGo.

Combat Mission is a fun example. It doesn't feel like popcorn, but you can drink a few beers and not get totally lost.

 

[Zomg]

Wizardry and Wasteland

 

[WanderingThrough2]

Vandal Hearts 2, a JRPG, has the added insanity that it's a tactical battle system where both sides move simultaneously after putting in orders. So if you select to step forward and attack an enemy a square ahead of you, and the enemy moves two squares to the right, you'll miss. It's nutty.

 

[android]

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(computer_game)">Scorched Earth</a>

 

[AzraelCC]

Dominions 3

 

[Castanova]

Vandal Hearts 2, a JRPG, has the added insanity that it's a tactical battle system where both sides move simultaneously after putting in orders. So if you select to step forward and attack an enemy a square ahead of you, and the enemy moves two squares to the right, you'll miss. It's nutty.

Did the AI handle itself reasonably?


Re: scorched earth. Oh hells, yeah. I completely forgot about that damn game!!!

 

[PorkaMorka]

Vandal Hearts 2, a JRPG, has the added insanity that it's a tactical battle system where both sides move simultaneously after putting in orders. So if you select to step forward and attack an enemy a square ahead of you, and the enemy moves two squares to the right, you'll miss. It's nutty.

Did the AI handle itself reasonably?

Not really.

It seemed like it'd increase the challenge at first, but it was easily predictable and exploitable, so the system ended up advantaging the player over the AI, in a way that a normal turn based system wouldn't.

It couldn't predict where you'd be, it only attacked the square you started on. You could predict where it'd go and thus had a big advantage.