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New Master of Orion

GreenWarlockGreenWarlock Member Posts: 1,354
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Just discovered there is a new version of Master of Orion in the works:
http://masteroforion.eu/intro

Looks promising from what I can see on the web site, with some stellar voice actors signed up, so a significantly enhanced budget compared to last time around, which I hope has been well spent :)

I'd be interested to hear from anyone signing up for the early-access program - I'll be waiting for a full release on the Mac, although I don't think this published uses the Mac App store :(

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  • TheElfTheElf Member Posts: 798
    After 3 I'm a little worried, but it looks promising.
  • mlnevesemlnevese Member, Moderator Posts: 10,214
    This is one of those games I'll just wait and see what comes out.
  • LadyRhianLadyRhian Member Posts: 14,694
    I never played the original "Master of Orion", but I played the heck out of "Master of Orion 2" on Macintosh back in the day. I even played "Master of Orion 3". I wonder which game this new one is going to be more like....

    And if they will also bring back "Master of Magic". :)
  • dok0zhivagodok0zhivago Member Posts: 82
    Master of Orion 2 is the one game that somehow, sooner or later, magically appears on any PC I own.
    So I am more than interested in this remake/reboot/sequel.
    But after the MOO3 debacle, I am also going to wait and see what comes out.
  • GreenWarlockGreenWarlock Member Posts: 1,354
    @LadyRhian the devs have said that MOO2 was the pinnacle of the series so far, and that is what they will be most inspired by. This will be a new game though, not a remake, so I too am in the wait-and-see camp, but hopeful.

    MOO1 was a lot of fun - in many ways a simpler game than MOO2, with the end-game satisfaction of flying around fleets of 100,000 ships or more, in a manageable manner :)

    I never owned Master of Magic, playing only a couple of times on a friend's PC, but that did look like a lot of fun that I missed, so would be very happy to see that come back too :)
  • dok0zhivagodok0zhivago Member Posts: 82
    Master of Magic - finished the game
    Master of Orion - finished the game
    Master of Orion 2 - finished the game, then replayed it, then replayed it again, and again, and again, and....
    Master of Orion 3 - installed it, started playing it, uninstalled it, started pretending it is a bad fan made game

    I am cautiously optimistic as far as the new MOO is concerned. Wait and see approach this time.

    As far as upcoming 4x games go, the one I have most interest in is Stellaris by Paradox Interactive. The game has potential.
  • SilverstarSilverstar Member Posts: 2,207
    I've got the early access thingie, and I really like it so far. As far as mechanics go it's more 2 than 1, though the races are very much the first game's versions. There's a lot of subtle references to both the former games (not sure if there's anything from Master of Spreadsheets as I've avoided that one) but it isn't tethered to them. I think fans will like it when it officially releases but in its current state it isn't preferable to MoO2.
  • dok0zhivagodok0zhivago Member Posts: 82
    @Silverstar

    A question: is travel done by star lanes?
  • SilverstarSilverstar Member Posts: 2,207
    edited March 2016
    Yes it is. A fact many people seem to despise... very many people. So I think that might still be subject to change. Personally I don't mind it, at least early on; in MoO2 you can have like 3 adjacent systems but not be able to travel to any of them until you get Ion Drives or whatever, now that's no longer an issue.
  • dok0zhivagodok0zhivago Member Posts: 82


    Not good news.
    Call me a traditionalist and conservative but I, like so many it seems, prefer no star lanes. i want my starship drives back.
    Hope they change it.
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