'''Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares''' (a.k.a. '''Master of Orion 2''' and '''MOO2''') was the first sequel to ''[[Master of Orion]]''. Like the original, it was developed by Simtex; Steve Barcia and Ken Burd designed it. The [[Windows 95]] and [[MS-DOS]] versions of the game (both on one disc) were published by Microprose in November 1996, while the Apple Macintosh version was published almost a year later by MacSoft.
'''Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares''' (a.k.a. '''Master of Orion 2''' and '''MOO2''') was the first sequel to ''[[Master of Orion]]''. Like the original, it was developed by Simtex; Steve Barcia and Ken Burd designed it. The [[Windows 95]] and [[MS-DOS]] versions of the game (both on one disc) were published by Microprose in November 1996, while the Apple Macintosh version was published almost a year later by MacSoft.
The game is still played online, and one group of fans has developed a patch, which fixes some bugs and adds more game set-up options, and a few mods which adjust the game balance (the mods require the patch).<ref name="Moo2BlogspotMods">[http://masteroforion2.blogspot.com/2005/11/master-of-orion-ii-mods-overview.html Master of Orion II Mods - An Overview] at masteroforion2.blogspot.com [1.40 patch is old, go to 1.50.21 patch link below]</ref> <ref name="moo2mod">[https://moo2mod.com/ Master of Orion II 1.50.21 Patch] moo2mod.com/</ref>
The game is still played online, and one group of fans has developed a patch, which fixes some bugs and adds more game set-up options, and a few mods which adjust the game balance (the mods require the patch).<ref name="Moo2BlogspotMods">[http://masteroforion2.blogspot.com/2005/11/master-of-orion-ii-mods-overview.html Master of Orion II Mods - An Overview] at masteroforion2.blogspot.com [1.40 patch is old, go to 1.50.22 patch link below]</ref> <ref name="moo2mod">[https://moo2mod.com/ Master of Orion II 1.50.22 Patch] moo2mod.com/</ref>
It is still possible to find CDs of the game, and the PC version is still sold as a combination download that includes [[Master of Orion]].<ref name="AtariMOO2Ddownload">[http://www.atari.com/buy-games/simulation-strategy/master-orion-1-amp-2] Download sold at atari.com</ref> The DOS version is also sold as download.<ref name="MOODl">[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/master_of_orion_1_2] Bundle of Master of Orion I+II sold at gog.com, [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-MOO2/master-of-orion-ii-battle-at-antares] Master of Orion II sold at gamersgate.com and [http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-MOO12/master-of-orion-1-2-bundle] Master of Orion I+II at gamersgate.com</ref>
It is still possible to find CDs of the game, and the PC version is still sold as a combination download that includes [[Master of Orion]].<ref name="AtariMOO2Ddownload">[http://www.atari.com/buy-games/simulation-strategy/master-orion-1-amp-2] Download sold at atari.com</ref> The DOS version is also sold as download.<ref name="MOODl">[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/master_of_orion_1_2] Bundle of Master of Orion I+II sold at gog.com, [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-MOO2/master-of-orion-ii-battle-at-antares] Master of Orion II sold at gamersgate.com and [http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-MOO12/master-of-orion-1-2-bundle] Master of Orion I+II at gamersgate.com</ref>
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (a.k.a. Master of Orion 2 and MOO2) was the first sequel to Master of Orion. Like the original, it was developed by Simtex; Steve Barcia and Ken Burd designed it. The Windows 95 and MS-DOS versions of the game (both on one disc) were published by Microprose in November 1996, while the Apple Macintosh version was published almost a year later by MacSoft.
The game is still played online, and one group of fans has developed a patch, which fixes some bugs and adds more game set-up options, and a few mods which adjust the game balance (the mods require the patch).[1][2]
It is still possible to find CDs of the game, and the PC version is still sold as a combination download that includes Master of Orion.[3] The DOS version is also sold as download.[4]
