What is MOO3?

[timorange]

try reading info here: moo3.quicksilver.com

or here: www.orionsector.com

[Xentax]

Re: What is MOO3?

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
What is MOO3? Not what the acronym stands for (Master of Orion), but what do you do in the game?

I have heard it being compared to Birth of the Federation (which ive played). What are the differences between the two games? What do you do?

I've read reviews, but thus far I am still confused. The more detail you put in your response, the better.

Tassadar

It shares a lot of surface similarities with BotF -- a Space-oriented, Turn-based Strategy Game. Multiple colonizable planets per Star. A research model, a diplomacy model, an economic model, an espionage model, etc. MOO1 and MOO2 also shared turn-based combat with BotF.

But MOO3 is different (and hopefully far better) in many ways. You can colonize moons of planets as well as the planets themselves, and asteroid belts. You can design your starships and static defenses (there's a full range of designable permanent defenses, not just the outpost/starbase). The economic model should be more complex. The diplomacy and espionage systems are definitely more complex, and the research model is more interesting in light of the designable ships.

Also, space combat is "real-time" -- somewhat of a misnomer really, but basically, "not turn-based". It's continuous, but things are supposed to transpire slowly enough that you can still make reasonable decisions rather than winning by fast reflexes (unlike most RTS games, where your mouse dexterity counts nearly as much as your tactics).

That's about covers the significant differences. There are 16 races to choose from rather than 4, and up to 32 empires at any time (compared to the 4 or less of BotF, where each race corresponds to exactly one empire throughout, not counting the single-system minor races). Up to 8 human players in a multiplayer game. Multiple victory conditions. Customizable race abilities. I'm sure there's a few things I'm forgetting...

[erikmistal]

so it's going to be like botf.... professional!!!

cool!!!


botf could've been the best gmae ever if they had just spent a little more time on it. ah well. if only

[system370]

Originally posted by erikmistal
so it's going to be like botf.... professional!!!

cool!!!


botf could've been the best gmae ever if they had just spent a little more time on it. ah well. if only

BoTF was once touted as the Successor to Moo2, I seen a few dozen players still pay it on MSN gaming zone - so it can't be all that Bad.

Moo2 could've been the best game ever if they had just spent a little more time on it. (Deja-Vous)

Probably the same will be said of Moo3 - 4 years hence.

[MOOFAN314]

MOO3 is going to be a really really good turn-based strategy game.

It will have 16 UNIQUE alien races.
Hundreds of researchable technologies.
Most realistic and comprehensive diplomacy model to date.
You get to design your own spaceships.
Thousands of colinizable bodies (planets, moons, asteroids).
Advanced macro-management tools.
You can micromanage but dont need to. (See above).
Very intricate spy system.
Good graphics.

I could go on and on.

[vmxa1]

I hope it will not be too much like Birth (botf) as I played it through once or twice and gave it away. It was not bad, but did not grab me. The combat looked good, but was hard to have much impact upon.

[Urban Ranger]

It's going to be like BotF?

Count me out, then.

[moomin]

Well, it ain't gonna be like Abort of the Fedreration. That, after all was a festering pile of dung, not a game. Moo3 might turn out to be bad, but I feel confident there will actually be a game somewhere in there.

BOTF and RFTS set new standards in uselessness when they came out. I really don't expect Moo3 to do that.

[vmxa1]

RFTS raised the std way above BOTF. I could not even play rfts.

[Urban Ranger]

RftS isn't that bad. It has some interesting ideas, and micromanagement is minimal. I like the way you can organise fleets, too.

[H Tower]

what is RftS? i can't figure out the acronym

[moomin]

Reach for the Stars.

[H Tower]

never heard of it

[vmxa1]

If You are talking about rfts, you did not miss anything, at least the recent one. If you mean Moo/Moo2/Moo3, where you been?

[H Tower]

obviously living under a rock. I've never played moo1 or moo2, and i know absolutely nothing about moo3