Master of Orion 3

But I can't make any sense of this game. I loved MOO2 and was excited about the graphics/ more you could do in this version. But it was kind of a chore to play. Maybe they need to try again!

I love playing the master of orion series of games. I have played each generation of them as they were released. Each generation got more involved and more detailed. In MOO3, you can micro manage all aspects of the game, or design your own AI to manage your planets for you. However, there is currently a major problem with aquiring a version of the game that is compatable with the patches written for the original code and without the patches, not even I will play the game. The spreadsheets and data tables for the various weapons are not balanced properly. Especially the missiles. In version 1.0, the standard release version, a few missiles will devestate any armada. Very over powered. In version 1.2 (also called v1.02) all of these issues are fixed. And in version 1.25 it is taken a step further to improve the games UI and make it easier for the player to manage their planets. I know of NO ONE that currently sells a version of the game that is compatible with the patches. If you did not buy or do not own an ORIGINAL box set that was available for retail ON STORE SHELVES when the game was first released, then to the best of my knowledge it is impossible to play a patched version of the game. I have tried to patch the download version. It don't work. I have purchased and tried to patch the atari version of install disks as well as the infrogames version from Galactic and neither one of them will launch a patched version of the game either. So far, for me, ONLY my original play disk purchased retail at the time of release will launch a pathced version of the game. That includes any MOD versions of the game as well. For instance, one of my favorite mods, v1.32, unlocks alot of game code that was included in the original game data but not usable or accessable in game. Hidden content so to speak, as well as unlocks the game cheats. I for one, am not wasting any more money on any second hand retail sellers of this game claiming to be selling NEW original disks for this game when they are not. Because if they were, they would launch the game with the patches applied like MY original does. How do I rate version 1.0 of the game? ZERO stars. How do I rate version 1.25 of the game? 4 stars. But I give version 1.32 of the game 5 stars.

needlessly complex, yet rigid, and just not much fun. Sad because MOO 2 is one of my all time favorites. MOO 2 is the only one you need to play.

if you have a couple months of your life to kill buy this game, the most in-dept civilization game I've ever played. I recommend the second one less dept but much quicker game play.

A nice game with Terrible implementation. The interface is a Dog. The publisher took a great game concept (master of orion2) and ruined it.

I have played this game non-stop for 3 years now and still cannot get enough of it. While the Orignal version and the patches fix a few problems what really has made this game so great is the community made fixes and mods found at The Master of Orion 3 Guardian web site( [...] ). If you dont own this game get it while it is cheap because in a few years this game is going to be hard to come by.

I only recently dumped the disks for this game. MOO2 was fantastic and I looked forward to this being much the same.Unfortunately, I found it heavily convoluted. It was overwhelmed by getting down into the nitty gritty of every planet you owned and I could not handle it.There was a certain amount of AI you could put in charge, but you had to check up on it to keep it in line. Fighting also left a lot to be desired. Most of the time I found my tail getting whipped, even with superior numbers.I would say, go back to MOO2 or get Space Empires 5. It was much closer to a inheritor of the MOO legacy.

I have played MOO2 and was excited about playing the 3rd installment. It had great potential but very poor execution of the game. The tech takes for ever to build up, the ships are extremely slow to build. The level of micro management is rediculous i think, but if your looking to blow some money on a less that ok game, get it.