I don't think you can beat Master of Orion 2.I used to play Civilization 2 back in the day. I was just wondering what new stuff is out there. Particularly similar to Master of Orion 2. The 2 I mentioned above are good, but Master of Orion 2 set the standard. That or I'm being nostalgic.
Master of Magic > MOO2. Flying invisible warships FTW.I don't think you can beat Master of Orion 2.
I haven't played 1, but from memory 2 was similar. For most tech you only got one of the possible advances unless you had the race advantage that gave you all of them.Master of Magic > MOO2. Flying invisible warships FTW.
I actually kind of preferred MOO1 to 2. MOO1 had the thing where no-one could ever get the full tech tree - there were always random techs that you couldn't get. In MOO2, it gets stale because you're always sniffing at the same techs, every game. It gets interesting when only one civilisation has mastered high-end Planetary Shields. Or you're the only one with Neutronium Bombs.
Right ok. Think I would prefer the system in 2 myself. But like I said never played 1.Yes, but you could always choose from the same 2 or 3. And you'd usually choose the same thing every time. In 1, random techs just wouldn't appear for you at all.
You could take the trait where you only got one predetermined one, but unlike in MOO1 where all the races have it, in MOO2 it's an extreme disadvantage and pretty much forces you to go heavy on the spying - which again makes for same-y play. To me, the tech tree was the worst thing in MOO2.
Yes, but you could always choose from the same 2 or 3. And you'd usually choose the same thing every time. In 1, random techs just wouldn't appear for you at all.
You could take the trait where you only got one predetermined one, but unlike in MOO1 where all the races have it, in MOO2 it's an extreme disadvantage and pretty much forces you to go heavy on the spying - which again makes for same-y play. To me, the tech tree was the worst thing in MOO2.
Nothing beats Alpha Centauri imo. The atmosphere with the music and the voice clips just made it something special, and playing different factions with their politics was great fun.
Just downloaded this from www.gog.com looking forward to giving it a whirl.
The capitalist faction has by far the best music btw![]()
Probably the best overall, but I've always felt that the unit design was an unnecessary overhead and klunky. It would have been just fine with a bunch of pre-designed ones and smoothed out the gameplay somewhat. But I also know the obsessives love it, so it's just a personal thing.Nothing beats Alpha Centauri imo. The atmosphere with the music and the voice clips just made it something special, and playing different factions with their politics was great fun.
Well I'm gonna finish my Psilon campaign on Master of Orion. Then I'll give Alpha Centauri a go. Is it easy to learn? Or would you advise watching a YouTube tutorial?
It's basically like Civ II if you've ever played that. I can't remember learning it, it was so long ago. I think I just dived in. It has in-game help menus and probably a tutorial as well.
Alpha Centauri remains the pinnacle of 4X.