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Task queuing

Activities concept

Player can queue tasks for completion.

31
games
5
platforms

Alternate names: Command queuing
Name variations: task queue, command queue

The Sims 3 (Windows)
The Sims 3
WIN 2009-06
Frozen Synapse (Windows)
Frozen Synapse
WIN 2011-05-26
The Sims Medieval (Windows)
The Sims Medieval
WIN 2011-05-27
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
Neverwinter Nights 2 (Windows)
Neverwinter Nights 2
WIN 2006-10-31
Combat Mission: ShockForce (Windows)
Combat Mission: ShockForce
WIN 2007-08-03
Flora's Fruit Farm (Windows)
Flora's Fruit Farm
WIN 2009-10-02
Supreme Commander (Xbox 360)
Supreme Commander
X360 2008-06
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (Windows)
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
WIN 2007-09-05
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (Windows)
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
WIN 2016-12-06
Supreme Commander 2 (Windows)
Supreme Commander 2
WIN 2010-03-02
SunAge (Windows)
SunAge
WIN 2007-11-16
Something like: "Move through there, repair that, build that there, and finish up by patrolling here." And before the character has time to finish the first thing, the player is already commanding other characters, confident that the unit has its life laid out for it for the foreseeable future and won't stand about doing nothing.
Related:
* Waypoints

Popular tags

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Child group

Task queue modifications

Games by year

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The first Task queuing video game was released in 2000.

Mode 7 Games, Blizzard Entertainment and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 20
Mac OS X 6
Linux 3
Android 1
X360 1

Most common companies

Mode 7 Games5
Blizzard Entertainment3
THQ2
Electronic Arts2
Killhouse Games2
Blizzard2