vagabondarts
Member
I'm cautiously optimistic. I adore Master of Orion.
Hopefully this is good (please be good).
Hopefully this is good (please be good).
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Master of Orion (Wargaming.net/NGD) announced, first trailer
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Here it says:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/06/09/world-of-tanks-publisher-working-on-master-of-orion/
"Colonize planets; grow your army; befriend nations or battle them. With Master of Orions massive galaxies ranging from 20 solar systems to over 100 with unique stars, new and untamed worlds are all waiting to be seized in your fight for supremacy."
GrandHarrier
Member
The superior game lets you build a dimensional portal and attack the Antarans.
dr_rus
Member
Yep. That's why most of 4X games which were touted like MoO successors and such fall short - they've added complex micromanagement which was actually very dull and made them worse. I kinda think that MoO2 was worse than MoO1 for that same reason.
A star doesn't necessarily have a solar system.
Well, it would, since the start itself is part of the solar system, but I assume they mean not all stars have planets.
LurkerPrime
Member
If Wargaming messes this up I'll never forgive them. Master of Orion deserves only the best.
I really hope it's good!
I really hope it's good!
No, I meant, are they going with prefab systems as opposed to procedurally generated?
It was basically phrased really oddly.
Fragamemnon
Member
I always preferred the simple slider micromanagement of MoO vs. the additional planetary layer of the sequel (which carried over into GalCiv). I'm tenatively excited for the game as the original MoO is one of my favorite games ever, but I hope they will take some lessons from the later Civ games and realize that having tools to end games - sometimes even quickly- is something that 4x games need. Too many space 4x games have endgame mop-up that takes FOREVER compared to what it should require.
Random Painted HIghway
Member
Awesome 2 was a huge timesink and so much fun. 3.....yikes, I've blocked that abomination from my memory for the most part.
Fragamemnon
Member
Stardock is already on it.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Looks great
EDIT: Dammit, wrong thread
EDIT: Dammit, wrong thread
Reminds me of this
Yeah, for sure.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Can't get hyped. Did that for BE and was disappointed when it wasn't the AC successor I wanted.
Master of Orion 2 is still the 4X-King for me. It is simplistic, without lacking depth and has a unique design, that isn't stylized and cold like most of the others. The mix was absolutly perfect and no other game ever managed to hook me like MoO2 did, especially because they didn't looked as good. I.e. food wasn't just a green symbol, neither in the colonization screen nor the main screen, galaxy map looked awesome, the diplomacy had this gigantic golden room with the moving rings for the hologram, even the text color was fitting, it really had a warm feeling to it, creating a great atmosphere.
The new screens are okay, the races look good but they could look better with better textures. I think it would have been more cool with Patrick Stewart as leader of mankind.
The only real downer at the moment: None of the new races from Master of Orion 2. And I have to say, I won't play a Master of Orion that doesn't have Elerians. It's like Mass Effect without Asari.
The new screens are okay, the races look good but they could look better with better textures. I think it would have been more cool with Patrick Stewart as leader of mankind.
The only real downer at the moment: None of the new races from Master of Orion 2. And I have to say, I won't play a Master of Orion that doesn't have Elerians. It's like Mass Effect without Asari.
This is great! Master of Orion is the 4X game that I've played the most of. It had so many viable ways of playing and so many cool features, that I think I finished at least one campaign with every race. MOO2 was pretty cool as well, but it didn't feel as streamlined, and I never got as far into it. I'd love to see this new game boil the series down to the basics again (and to bring back the 10,000 ship stacks).
It probably won't be the same without Reiche and Ford, but there's not much that can be done about that.
Cameron122
Member
OH MY GOD
vagabondarts
Member
I want to echo the sentiments of MOO being more elegantly designed than MOO2.
It really is amazing.
I think I'm going to set my expectations for this to be: "better than MOO3 but not as good as MOO2"
Because I think we can all safely hope for that at least.
It really is amazing.
I think I'm going to set my expectations for this to be: "better than MOO3 but not as good as MOO2"
Because I think we can all safely hope for that at least.
Cameron122
Member
It will be nice to have a new 4X strategy game with decent combat! 
Ayato Kanzaki
Member
I'm hyped. I spent countless hours of MOO2.
But I'm also wary of it. I was hyped for Sword of the Stars II and MOO3, and both turned into unplayable messes.
But I'm also wary of it. I was hyped for Sword of the Stars II and MOO3, and both turned into unplayable messes.
Fragamemnon
Member
Why is this worrying? They are actually likely to do something with it. It would be a dead IP almost anywhere else.
Roland_Gunner
Member
I was in college when M003 was being developed. It was one of the first games I really followed while being developed. The dev team was great in terms of updates but the game was soooo bad.
I meant more that if this turns out to be shit, then there's not much hope for TA. I'm getting way ahead of myself though.
Sorcerer King shows Stardock has good potential to do this sort of game well.
Fragamemnon
Member
Star Control is so old it wouldn't be the same thing even with Reiche and Ford. More of the same thing would be a dissapointment anyway, engineering and design have come a long way in the nearly 25 years since Star Control came out.
moo is one of my favorite games all time so I am pretty hyyped. I have been playing a bit of galciv3, and while it's good, it is missing something for me. I hope they are able to recreate the greatness of the first game, its a series that deserves to be successful. Wargaming please don't let me down.
Also moo > moo2
Also moo > moo2
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
I wonder if it'll be more like MoO or MoO2. I loved the first one (and still do). The second one was a downgrade, IMO. Complete openness of the first one vs "space lanes" of the second one. The AI of MoO has not been matched yet in many respects, all these years later.
Yeah, so long as they keep the core concept the same, I really don't care where they take it.
Octavianus
Banned
No it wouldn't.
Microprose made the originals.