Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars/Controls

Mouse Controls

Left Mouse Button

• Grab and pan the galaxy map or technology tree
• Select the Fleet at a warp point or planet
• Select a single ship within a selected fleet (toggled - click once to select, click again to deselect)

Scroll Wheel of Mouse

• At the galaxy map view, zoom the galactic map in and out
• In the Technologies Tree view, slides the tree to the left or right.

Right Mouse Button

• Select the destination of a Fleet or Ship; either a warp point or a planet. If your game includes wormholes in the galaxy map, you can also select the wormhole with the Right Mouse Button.

Fleet/Ship Management

Combining Fleets or Ships

1. Have two or more Fleets and/or Ships come to a destination
2. Set all Fleets / Ships to either Sleeping or Guarding mode at the destination

When you select the ships at that destination, you will see one fleet with all the ships listed.

Keeping Fleets / Ships Separate

• Have the selected Fleet(s) / Ship(s) arrive at the desired destination
• Select the appropriate Ships as either Sleep or Guard mode
• Select the remaining Ships as the other mode.

Example: Two independent Freighter ships and a Space Factory meet at a warp point. Select the Freighters as guarding mode. They become a fleet guarding the warp point. Set the Space Factory to sleep mode. When you select the ships at that warp point, you will see two fleets listed. One with the Freighters guarding and one with the Space Factory sleeping.

Galaxy Map Controls

Upper Left Information (from left to right)

• Credits available and credits earned. (Credits earned can go negative either with 1) Fleet Command points used exceeding Fleet Command points available or 2) Structure costs and/or salaries for leaders exceeding empire generated credits or both)
• Fleet Command points used and Fleet Command points available
• Security level of your Empire (How easy it will be for opponents to affect you. The higher the number, the harder the task of their spies)
• Research progress: Research points, Task, Number of turns to accomplish the task

Upper Right Sub-Menus (from left to right)

• Empire Colony Status menu
• Research menu
• Diplomacy menu
• Espionage Menu
• Leaders Menu (Fleet and Colony)
• Blueprints Menu (of ship designs)
• Listing of planets discovered, but not colonized
• Listing of your Fleets / Ships per location
• Path to Victory menu
• Options menu for the game play (like turning off/on the advisor's voice or adjusting volume)

Lower Right Area

• Next Turn button to advance the game
• Above that button is the "Auto-Turn" option off/on. I recommend the you not use that option.
• Above the "Auto-Turn" option is the status messages area. Message reports show colony status (like completing the construction of a colony structure), colony growth, pirate fleets being detected, etc.

Game Control Options

Within your Options Button on the galaxy map, you will find a sub-menu labeled Options. The sub-menu items listed below will allow you to change various aspects of the game playing / game flow.

• Graphics
• Game Play Settings
• Audio Settings
• Control Settings
• Interface Settings
• Content Settings