| Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Simtex |
| Publisher(s) | MicroProse Software, MacSoft Games |
| Year released | 1996 |
| System(s) | DOS, Windows, macOS |
| Preceded by | Master of Orion |
| Followed by | Master of Orion III |
| Series | Master of Orion |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
|---|---|
| Players | 2-8 |
| Modes | Multiplayer, Single player |
| Latest version | 1.31 (1.50.22 Unofficial) |
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]
Artwork
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Installation splash screen.
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Title screen.
Table of Contents
References
- ↑ Master of Orion II Mods - An Overview at masteroforion2.blogspot.com [1.40 patch is old, go to 1.50.22 patch link below]
- ↑ Master of Orion II 1.50.22 Patch moo2mod.com/
- ↑ [1] Download sold at atari.com
- ↑ [2] Bundle of Master of Orion I+II sold at gog.com, [3] Master of Orion II sold at gamersgate.com and [4] Master of Orion I+II at gamersgate.com
External links
- Orion Nebula - LordBrazen's blog, forum, patch 1.40
- Moo2mod - 1.50 fan patch and ICE mod
- DOSbox Guide for MOO2 online
- MOO2 demo