This game is worth full price, so any discount (especially 90%) is absolutely worth it. It plays in real time, with pause at any time to plan and coordinate moves. Set triggers to synchronize actions and avoid raising alarms. One of the best turn based tactics games I've ever played, hands down. I do own it, but on a different system I believe.
One of my favorite racing games from back in the day, now working on modern systems! :D I experienced the same "gnome" crash issues everyone else seems to, but managed to get it working on Windows 10, current as of 5/1/18, so here's how: --------- 1) Install from SCRATCH. If you tried running the game, uninstall it completely and reinstall. Should be fine with either manual install or GOG Galaxy. I used Galaxy. 2) Once installed, run the video setup utility. If you're using GOG Galaxy, go to More > Other > Video Settings. If you installed manually from the base file, browse to the game folder, create a new shortcut for SWEP1RCR.EXE, edit the properties, and add -v to the end on the Target line. It should look something like "C:/Star Wars RACER/SWEP1RCR.EXE" -v. Be sure the -v is OUTSIDE the quotation marks. Save, then run the shortcut. 3) In the video setup utility, set the game's resolution to match your desktop resolution (e.g. 1920x1080). 4) Browse to the game install folder, right-click SWEP1RCR.EXE, go to Properties, to the Compatibility tab, and enable compatibility mode for Windows 7. Also, enable Reduced Color Mode, and set it to 16-bit. -------- Be sure all settings above are saved, and THEN run the game. Following those steps got me in after 20+ crashes as I tried other fixes. Again, this worked for Windows 10, latest update as of 5/1/18, and a GTX 1070 STRIX. I tried just adjusting video settings, still no dice. Tried with just 16-bit color compatibility, still no dice. Adding Windows 7 AND 16-bit compatibility worked. As with anything on PC, your mileage may vary. One star knocked off the review because great as this game is, it does involve some less-than-intuitive manual adjustments to get it going in some cases (including mine).
It baffles me how little known this RTS gem is. Conquest: Frontier Wars is one of the most refined games of its genre, and is among my top three favorites. It did several things no other game had done before, and did them incredibly well. I'm unfortunately not allowed to make a full review, but this game took concepts like true fleets (as opposed to mere numbered control groups), multiple concurrent real-time battle maps, and supply management, and effectively perfected them. Anyone who is a fan of RTS games absolutely owes it to themselves to play this game.
This game was an absolute blast. Aside from the great dry British humor, the gameplay was fun too. It was a nice mix of real-time strategy lite and third-person action. Where the game *really* shines though is with all nine players in multiplayer. With 5 Meccs, 3 Sea Reapers, and 1 Kabuto in a 3-way team match, it's very well balanced and just a ton of fun. Absolutely worth buying. I'm biting the bullet even though it only states Vista compatibility and not Windows 7 - I'm hoping it still runs on Windows 7.
