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Starlanes are a better mechanic than free movement for MOO. Makes the early game a lot more interesting and avoids issues with crappy second planets. But you'd know that if you actually played the game. Tech tree could use more selective techs and combat/ship design are still under...

Incomplete? Sure. Partially Broken? I do think the key negative issue with the game right now as compared to MOO2, is that tech is not as special as it was in MOO2 - let's assume for the sake of argument that the devs don't change that, and it is released with the "less special" tech tree...

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And again, you'd be wrong. I've already seen $50 worth of enjoyment out the game, and that's before they start cooking with gas in EA2/3 and we get customized races and improved combat. Not to mention I get to drink the sweet, sweet tears of the rabid fanboys on steam (all of whom clearly...

It's the Collector's Edition that you're buying: extra race, pixel art ships, moo 1, 2 and (just cause?) 3 (if you already own any on GoG small discount). The standard game will be 29.99 at release in summer (less when it goes on sale of course).

If you ally with an AI after they've declared war on another race (that you were at peace with) you can attack that warred-upon race's fleets and not lose peace status. Autobuild AI is idiotic (always builds barracks first), I'm not sure if that qualifies as a bug. And build queue is not on...

Got me. Could be a different MP bug. Point being, SP is fairly stable, MP is not at this point. They were upfront about that in the Steam producer's letter on the store page. I prefer MP myself and the bugs are annoying but early access. Edited for clarity.

It's early alpha (tactical combat), alpha (multiplayer) and early beta (everything else) and depending on the phase of the moon. There are lots of bugs with multiplayer - example: game will freeze if you select "options" right when another person selects "Next Turn".

It's a known bug. The computer will allow you to upgrade your fleet, even if you don't have the money for it in Multiplayer. So if you click "upgrade all ships" - it'll deduct 1400 BC (or more from your treasury). At the end of the round you'll have minus a lot and it will scrap your...

Producer's letter on the Steam store page says customization and combat are top priorities for EA2. I'll note that right now there is a bug where the AI can screw its auto upgrades (specifically it seems to occasionally downgrade the computer), and never (AFAIK) does thing like add augmented...

No they really don't. They need to fix the combat (which includes fixing ship design) so you have actual control and so your ship designs actually matter. One big plus, even in its alpha state, is that lower level hulls (frigate, destroyer) matter late game unlike MOO2 where after a certain...

It's very good and addicting for a game just out of alpha, but it needs work before it's ready for prime-time. Issues in no particular order. 1. Current tech tree is mostly "all of the above" - MOO needs selective techs, it is the engine that drives diplomacy (or at least human diplomacy...

Yes I would prefer that as well. Reminds me of old-school Star Fleet Battles ships.

An updated MOO2 with merely a graphic overall was never going to happen. If people want to play MOO2 they click on the MOO2 icon on their desktop and play it. Nobody in their right mind pays 49.99 just for a reskin, I am aware there are crazy people in the world who would pay 49.99 for just...

You should listen to the explorminate podcast. The lead WG guy brought on the MOO1 Simtex team as advisors: everyone, including the original Simtex team all said the same thing: you can't just make a reskinned MOO2. Yes, I am sure you would like it, but you'd be in the minority. Early...

I actually thought he was referring to your "I want MOO2 gosh dangit with no new-fangled changes and so does the entire world, I'm sure" post. But I wasn't positive.

Yes Grasshopper, if you are taking out a giant three-row Psilon fleet with only one or two doomstars combat can take an hour or more and be really boring. But feel free to add an "s" to my un-edited comment if that makes you feel better. And now that I think about it, I probably should have...

Explorminate will also be having a gameplay session tomorrow morning EST with some WG on hand to answer questions. Pretty positive comments in their podcast, but then again it was with WG. Should be here ->Explorimate Twitch Edit: Paradogs stream starts at midnight PST tonight here...

Ship Design Article up on Steam MOO Hub Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Master of Orion Section on weapon facing: Also Michael Bayification of Ships Confirmed. And perhaps the secret of what happened to MH370 lies in the Gamma Quadrant?

Strategic eXpanse #26: Chris Keeling of Wargaming eXplorminate Interview with WG Director. Discusses why pausable RTS at 10:00-11:00 and 41:00- "We had turn-based combat for the first year of the design, it wasn't fun or fast enough." Disagree with his Emperor comment at 42ish. Clarified...

Valid point? Oh you mean someone's feelz. Yes, there are a lot of feelz in this thread, you've got feelz, Tarrant has feelz, Phazael and Gavinrad have feelz. I've got some feelz too. I've been gone and hadn't realized that feelz now count as valid points on the new, improved PC Principal...

RiF. Reading is fundamental. Live streaming of Alpha 3/early Beta gameplay tomorrow by various random non-WG people include the guy in the linked thread which should get to youtube ASAP so Phaz can dump on the game and/or mock my white-knighting after that, no need to wait until Friday...

With respect to the "Alternate Frigate" in the above. IIRC, there are at least three models for each ship currently. Standard, Alternate and Pixel Ship. You can see different themes in the latest video. Let's you Michael Bay up your ships a bit.

Transformers is a fun movie even with Shia, and if you can't enjoy it you're a douche and a poser, but that's neither here nor there. We'll see how the combat goes in five days. Edit: Beta Ship Design Screen

When you see someone tractor an enemy ship into an asteroid blowing it up, you'll change your mind young Jedi.

Nah. MOO2 AI cheats heavily on the higher levels, will build itself ships and buildings for free. So fair is fair.

Totes the same. Totes! I think it's already been noted that custom ship design video comes out on Weds and custom races will be in the game in a few weeks after default races are balanced. But please don't let facts in anyway alter the reality distortion field that is your brain.

"Smacks"? In other words, you recognize your objections are currently completely baseless, but you're going to continue pushing them anyway. What makes your rant today particularly stupid is that actual player gameplay videos are only five-six days out; so instead of turning into the a rabid...

1. You never go on auto in MOO2? Ever? If you are telling me you start, play through, and finish all combats manually, then you're a masochist. 2. You're saying you won't use a hybrid RTS/TBS system as a turn-based system because of... Well, I really don't know why, I guess "just cause"...

Early Access update on Steam with yet another 2 minute marketing video. Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Master of Orion I spoke to soon about the video seems that at 0:26-27 you can see a brief example of space combat. Given that per Dev comment on Steam, combat is completely...

From the official forums: Old build of the tactical battle screen UI (according to devs has gone through significant polish since this picture). Specifically the buttons on the bottom screen allows you to pause, slow or speed game speed to give units specific orders. Edit: Controls for...

Single player is standard turn-based, you can see that on the Aus PAX gameplay video on youtube. Repeated claim is that the RTS tactical combat is not a twitch fest, we'll see on Friday (or maybe Saturday given you can't pre-load the game).

Actual info about the combat from a WG dev on the official forums. So ramming speed is now a thing. Suggests "hybrid" means RTS that you can pause or slow.

Early Access Steam or GOG Feb 26th. Can't pre-order/pre-load as it is an EA game. For Quineloe here's a hot Russian chick talking about MOO4 for 15 seconds: Master of Orion ?????? - YouTube Edit: download is around 5.6 gb

It's turn-based but hybrid RTS for tactical battle per official forum. Ship design video is due out on weds, but the battle video may not be out before the EA release on Friday. However tactical battles will be in the EA release so we'll know what's up with it on Friday (though...

Always twitch to watch before you buy. Also @Gavin I wrote too quickly, the research is a hybrid: there are some techs where you research and then get a choice of one of two or three (example developers have shown is genetic mutation research gives you either heightened intelligence or psionics...

Seems to be the case that we're getting the game the Russians MOO2 fans want, which is not necessarily the game the US MOO2 fans want. Devs are much more involved with the Russian official board & etc. and I gather that Russian players were the origins of starlane movement instead of...

I wouldn't worry about the space lanes, after the upcoming combat video, odds are you'll never bother with MOO4. According to devs it is a hybrid TBS/RTS.