Master of Orion

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Post by simonebrunozzi » Mon, May 09, 2022, 6:14 AM UTC

Re: Master of Orion

#2

Post by hyperpl » Wed, May 11, 2022, 5:38 PM UTC

Probably my favorite 4X game ever made. Been playing as the Darloks for the past 6 months on Impossible but looking to switch to another fun race to play. Any suggestions?

Re: Master of Orion

#3

Post by christkv » Wed, May 11, 2022, 5:50 PM UTC

Master of Magic another cult 4X game is also getting a remake soon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623070/Master_of_Magic/

Re: Master of Orion

#4

Post by i_like_apis » Wed, May 11, 2022, 5:58 PM UTC

hyperpl wrote: post #2

Probably my favorite 4X game ever made. Been playing as the Darloks for the past 6 months on Impossible but looking to switch to another fun race to play. Any suggestions?

I remember playing this as a kid. It was always Psilons for tech dominance, or Klackon for overwhelming population.

I think I was on a Macintosh Classic II. I miss the 90’s.

Re: Master of Orion

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Post by Arrath » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:00 PM UTC

I came of age just a hair late, and cut my teeth on the ambitious but disastrous MoO 3. What a disappointment that was.

Re: Master of Orion

#6

Post by rzwitserloot » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:04 PM UTC

There is an excellent remake (with an active modding community and real tricky AIs if you want to enable them) available; open source, no less!

Remnants of the Ancients: https://rayfowler.itch.io/remnants-of-the-precursors

Re: Master of Orion

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:05 PM UTC

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Re: Master of Orion

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Post by hyperpl » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:14 PM UTC

christkv wrote: post #3

Master of Magic another cult 4X game is also getting a remake soon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623070/Master_of_Magic/

If MOO1 is my favorite game, this is my 3rd (2nd is HoMM3). Thanks for posting this. Looking forward to purchasing and playing it.

Re: Master of Orion

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Post by rhn_mk1 » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:18 PM UTC

It's an amazing game, but it also shows how useful modern UI affordances are. A star system for scroll wheel support.

Re: Master of Orion

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Post by rhn_mk1 » Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:18 PM UTC

rzwitserloot wrote: post #6

There is an excellent remake (with an active modding community and real tricky AIs if you want to enable them) available; open source, no less! Remnants of the Ancients: https://rayfowler.itch.io/remnants-of-the-precursors

How true to the original is it?