Dawn of War / Company of Heroes / Supreme Commander + their respective expansions are a good shout for good RTS fun, Dawn of War 2 or World in Conflict are also good fun but don't have base building if you're fan of that. Sins of a Solar Empire is probably pushing the fringes of it being a 4x/RTS hybrid but has a hell of a lot of depth and hours of fun to be had at a time.
since supreme commander 2 is out next month, you could get some practise in on the original and forged alliance, theyre both to be had in a "gold" pack very cheaply now.
The games follow story based mission line, and you carry across resources and ships to the next, with exception to plot surprises. So better than starting from scatch each mission.
All the games are years old now, but spaces visuals not aged badly.
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