Early 2000's RTS games

[BVBFanatic]

Echoing a few people in this thread but some games bear multiple mentions. Also, I understand some of these are not RTS games.

Europa Universalis III
Rome: Total War
Total Annihilation
Ground Control series
Homeworld series
Civ 3/4?
Rise of Nations
Warhammer 40,000: Final Liberation

 

[repeating integers]

Homeworld (seriously, get this one as a matter of priority)
Age of Empires II (preferably Conquerors)
Shogun: Total War

Those are all the ones I know. Had great fun with them. Still do, with Homeworld.

 

[Fishyash]

Well, since no one has said it yet, Warcraft 3. It is one of the best RTS's of all time, and you can get the battle chest (which comes with the game, expansion, and strategy guides) for pretty cheap.

Indeed, this is worth a look.

Has a really nice story and great online multiplayer.

 

[Yureina]

I recently only just discovered that my laptop CAN in fact run games. However, the only games are old ones. Stuff from around the early-ish 2000's work fine on it, any later than that and it chugs considerably.

I've wanted to get myself a decent RTS games, but I don't know any good ones that came out around 2000-2002. Anyone help me out?

Warcraft 3
Age of Empires 2

Can't go wrong with either of those.

 

[allinwonder]

Go for Command and Conquer: Generals: Zero Hour
and
Rome: Total War

and you are set.

 

[Radeonx]

Warcraft 3 and Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne are good.
I'd also recommend Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War, but they are before 2000.

 

[GenericAmerican]

Command & Conquer: Generals (and the Zero Hour expansion) which was from 2003 and is probably my favorite RTS.

My old piece of crap computer from the early 00's had no trouble playing it so I'd highly recommend looking into it...

Finally someone else who shares my view on Generals! All the C&C purists hate me for thinking it's the best C&C game.

Wait...someone else who likes Generals!?!?! I thought I was the only one!

 

[loc978]

Command & Conquer: Generals (and the Zero Hour expansion) which was from 2003 and is probably my favorite RTS.

My old piece of crap computer from the early 00's had no trouble playing it so I'd highly recommend looking into it...

Finally someone else who shares my view on Generals! All the C&C purists hate me for thinking it's the best C&C game.

Wait...someone else who likes Generals!?!?! I thought I was the only one!

Aside from the original in all its simplicity, Generals is the only game in that series I liked...

 

[mexicola]

My recommendation is Praetorians, I used to love to play that game but I never see much love for it around. Or perhaps Stronghold/Crusader. Warcraft 3 with it's expansion also had excellent campaign and story coupled with big replay value in skirmish matches.

 

[Mehall]

Seven Kingdoms. It's open source now. http://7kfans.com/

I know it says "7kfans" but the source code and needed files for the game were released to them to make the game run better on modern windows OSes and because Trevor Chan is a lovely man.