Master of orion ii anyone got it to work correctly. Moo and moo2 for android please master of orion official forum. Battle at antares is a strategy game turnbased released in 1996 by microprose. How to download and install master of orion 1 and 2 1993. The interface has been improved with build queue management, a 6th ship design slot. Master of orion 2 battle at antares rom download for dos. I managed to get it working with nice speed and good sound. Master of orion is a 4x science fiction turnbased strategy game developed by simtex and published by microprose in 1993 for dos and mac this title pretty much invented 4x explore, expand, exploit, exterminate as a genre. Its quite simple to use, just copy your moo2 files to your tablet, navigate to that folder in andosbox, type in moo2.
A new kali player told me that a moo2 demo is again available. Master of orion ii battle at antares internet archive. How to get master of orion 2 to work on win7from cd. The ice mod for master of orion ii is a new mod for the old game that aims to create a more challenging single player game. Gamesnostalgia is a free site maintained by volunteers. Major elements of the games strategy include the design of custom races and the need to balance the requirements for food, production, cash and research. Ok, not endorsing or promoting this site for any other reason than that, i went looking and found a site that made it possible to download and play all the old moo games. Dosbox guide for online play strategy guide forum chat. Now you can add videos, screenshots, or other images cover scans, disc scans, etc. His masterpiece deserves to be called patch because not only does it fix the most important bugs of 1. Master of orion 2 installed from cd, patched to latest fan patch 1. Long ago according to legends there was an ancient civilization of the ancients living on the planet orion.
I dont really feel like playing in windowed mode since the 640x480 resolution makes the game run in such a tiny window. Time to play a managerial, scifi futuristic, turnbased and 4x video game title. Unlike the original the game can be played single player or with other human players. Master of orion 2 general discussions topic details. I cant seem to find anything to configure dosbox and its settings. Master of orion moo or moo is a computer strategy game. How to play retro pc games on android with dosbox turbo.
Can i somehow make master of orion 2 running in fullscreen mode with the dosbox that came with the game. Moo and moo2 for android please master of orion official. Eminent domain, reach for the stars, imperium galactica, imperium galactica ii, armada 2526, distant worlds, star ruler i and ii, endless space, horizon, stardrive, stradrive ii, sword of the. Master of orion was an excellent game when it came out and is still an outstanding strategy game. It is the refined version of a prototype game created by simtex, but never released to the public, called star lords. Master of orion iii 2003 was a poor attempt to revive the 4x game genre that has not seen many releases in recent years. Master of orion itself to date has gotten two sequels. The archive includes the required emulator dosbox and its already configured. Battle at antares on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled moo2 in vista. Master of orion, master of orion ii, master of orion iii, pax imperia. It fixes most known crashes, stalls and network synchronization errors, as well as an abundance of interface and game rule bugs. Battle at antares, dos pc game produced by microprose in 1996 download mas.
New difficultchoicemodb6, decent rocks this is a list of all moo2 mods i am aware of. So i was trying to run master of orion 2 recently, and set up dosbox to do so. In short, dosbox turbo allows you to easily run retro games on your. Thats where you can set the games internal sound configuration. A vast selection of titles, drmfree, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions. Dosbox turbo is a highly optimized and featureenhanced android port of dosbox, a popular dos emulator for x86 systems. Battle at antares on the pc, gamefaqs has 10 cheat codes and secrets. Master of orion series moo ii mouse issue 6 posts 6 posts 6 posts pages. If you dont know how to extract the downloaded zip file or if you cant get the game to run, you can visit the help section of this website. Released 1991 genre action gameplay platform perspective birdseye view, side view visual 2d scrolling setting scifi futuristic description commander keen 6.
Published on mar 2, 2017 4x impossible 2 2560x1440. Let me know if someone still have problems with it. Master of orion astonishing space game, challenging scifi strategy game. You prayed they would never return but now, in the deepest reaches of outer space, they plan their revenge. Instructions for easy game launch after downloading. The game was published by microprose in 1996 both for dos and windows 95. While you download, remember to support gamesnostalgia.
If hearing the names of classic pc games like commander keen, fallout, master of orion, and wolfenstein 3d send you into a fit of nostalgia, then dosbox turbo is the perfect app for your android device. Battle at antares is a turnbased 4x space empire game and is the sequel to master of orion, reinterpreting that game from scratch. Aug 16, 2008 if you want to launch it from dosbox type orion21. Victory can be gained by military or diplomatic means. If you require support for general issues, see the performance guide and faq testing. Battle at antares moo2 is a turnbased 4x space empire game making it work. If you require support for general issues, see the performance guide and faq. Problem with sound master of orion 2 general discussions. Its main use is to run old dos games on platforms which dont have dos windows 7, 8, 8. Battle at antares moo2 is a 4x turnbased strategy game set in space, designed by steve barcia and ken burd. If the game runs too fast try a fixed cycles amount in dosbox s options. Master of orion dosbox settings fullscreen mode, page 1.
Firstly, before i start with the pure mods i recommend to update the last official 1. See the full list of available dos emulators for this game. All traits have been revalued for the custom race design, using a 45pt scale instead of the old 20pt scale. Using dosbox everything seemed to work fine, ive just spent several hours playing it without any issues at all. This game seems simple by todays standards, but when you get to really understand it, it can severely test your strategic abilities. Master of orion revives the iconic 4x strategy gameplay explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate pioneered by the original master of orion franchise.
Eminent domain, reach for the stars, imperium galactica. Additionally, all mods offered by lordbrazen are optional. The suggestions have all been to download dosbox which is what the game uses anyway. Master of orion ii 1994 was a very good game that brought many improvements including multiplayer but failed to keep the magic of the original. How to download and install master of orion 1 and 2 19931996 free no torrentsurvey. I have a recent pc, a phenom ii x4 with 2 gb of ram. Nov 18, 2012 of course you may need to set some emulator options to get it working. Perhaps you could use steam command line and download the windows version to try in wine. Master of orion ii moo2 tries to capitalize on the phenomenal success of the original by providing a new and exciting game while retaining the features we really enjoyed in the first. Important in order to be able to play this game you need an emulator installed. Master of orion free download pc moo abandonware zip file. Ive gotten all the bugs ironed out, except for two.
Fix the 64bit dynrec cpu core and a lot of compilation problems. Mar 01, 2016 dosbox switched to max cycles, because of the setting. Master of orion overlaps with civilization insofar as you are the leader of one of several races. Moo2 using the command line with gog install, page 1. This version was highly unoptimized though, particularly laggy when playing multiplayer games. Feb 18, 2008 as an aside, a moo 2 port would be pretty cool. Its been a long time since i played it, but it seems the controls would be adaptable to touch screen and it would be well suited to the platform. I was sitting at my parents house for holidays and.
Master of orion aka moo, a really nice strategy game sold in 1993 for dos, is available and ready to be played again. Fix automax cycles algorithm on windows 7, which helps with stuttering audio. About sound stuttering you should also edit sound settings in dosbox. Technological advance, realm expansion and combat are all key elements. Master of orion 2 works with win7 windows 7 help forums. Master of orion 2 expands on the classic 4x original with even more gameplay options, new races, the ability to design your own race, multiplanet systems, and much more. Comm failure master of orion 2 general discussions. Later updates of the game included a windows 95 version of the executable, called orion95. This was after tweaking every other midi and sb emulation setting so hopefully this saves someone else some time. Id like a star control 2 master of urquan, now port even more though. I dont like dosbox versio becouse of problems wtih mouse it lags, moves unpredictable. It works mostly fine, but it is unplayable because of a strange glitch which i could not solve.
Download master of orion 2 battle at antares rom direct play master of orion 2 battle at antares online. Battle at antares, the sequel to master of orion, is a popular turnbased 4x space empire game designed by steve barcia and ken burd and developed by simtex. Warcraft 2 tides of darkness 1995blizzard entertainment heroes of might and magic 2 1996new world computing tomb raider 1996eidos master of orion 2 battle at antares 1996microprose software inc wolfenstein 3d 1992activision publishing inc. Master of orion series moo2 dosbox config 20 posts 20 posts 20 posts pages. We recommend you to use dosbox, a free dos emulator download full version. I got master of orion 2 and master of magci to work on my lg optimus 2x android 2.
Please rate it below on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest score. Personally i think master of orion 2 is one of the best tbs games of all time. Master of orion is a turnbased strategy space colonization game similar to modern games like galactic civilization and the like. Has anyone encountered these problems before or know a solution. Keep in mind that by using dosbox also linux, 2k, vista and even mac users are now able to join our multiplayer games. I am trying to install and play master of orion 2 microsoft. Master of orion series moo2 using the command line with gog install 3 posts 3 posts 3 posts pages. The game also features the timeless mechanics of diplomacy and conquest that have defined this and other strategy games until today. When the autorun comes up, i click install game, the screen disappears and nothing happens. Im trying to run master of orion on dosbox turbo on my phone, a galaxy s9.