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All I can say is.. If you are more for the look and feel, and like management type games, MOO is for you. But if you crave good sci-fi descriptions of the universe, try FreeOrion. Ofcourse MOO does have espionage and more features like that.. I loved the feeling the sound track gave me. Never once did I have to mute the game. Just hoping, they would add a few more sound tracks that had more of excitement than wonder.

If you guys need written content like some campaign story, or artwork and bigger captivating stories behind the species.. This is the successor to Master of Orion II that we all wanted. Game plays great: control without micromanagement, strategy galore, TONS of variety, a deep technology tree, and even a little bit of a sense of humor.

Its clear that a lot of care and planning went into making the user interface intuitive and usable, and in keeping the flow of the game moving. Turns go quickly, even when your empire gets huge. You'll get a serious case of NextTurn-itis The team has made awesome progress. Congratulations to the developers - I can't wait for the next version! Thank you! A great start for what could become a true classic game.

Emphasizes thinking and planning rather than the speed of one's reflexes - a nice change for us older folks. Clicking the fleet opens the fleet window. Try moving fleets around to explore, making a new colony or clicking on techs in the Research screen to read their descriptions. If you are patient enough, and you are really passionate about strictly strategic games you might want to try this project and maybe collaborate in the related forum for further, more exciting releases.

As specified in the game's Wiki, the easiest way to contribute when new to the project is simply to join in brainstorming discussions on the forums. FreeOrion, an open-source game inspired by Master of Orion, is a turn-based game of epic space strategy that builds on the classic '4X' model by incorporating the nation-building elements of games such as Europa Universalis 2 and a versatile tactical combat engine.

While its modular, open-source design allows for a significant degree of customization of the game engine and the story elements by the community, the FreeOrion team is dedicated to the construction of a living, breathing universe in a 'grand campaign' model.

If you love Master of Orion series, you'll love this. Master of Orion on steroids, looks great, plays well and has a strong development community. While it isn't yet finished I love the way this is going.

Thumbs up! Pros: Great concept, g ood design, good product outlook! Cons: Unfinished, complicated More. Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws. Both numbered releases eg. Numbered releases are probably more reliable and less likely to have major bugs, but may be significantly out of date compared to the latest developments in the test builds. The instructions below, other than for the prebuilt installers at Sourceforge, are regarding numbered releases.

For current test builds either use the Sourceforge builds or build FreeOrion yourself following our Compile instructions. With OpenGL less than 2. Download FreeOrion prebuilt installers from Sourceforge. There are FreeOrion snap packages available on snapcraft.