

Within each of these industry sectors, there is a fixed sequence of activities to which resources are allocated. Lockable sliders are used to allocate a colony's output between ship construction, planetary defenses, factory construction, ecology or research.

There is a limit on the number of factories a unit of population can operate, but players can increase this by researching and building upgrades. Planetary population generates production, especially when assisted by factories. One planet is Orion, "throne world of the Ancients." Orion is the most valuable research site in the galaxy, draws support for its owner in the High Council, and hosts several technological advancements including the unresearchable "death ray." Orion also hosts a great robotic warship, the Guardian, that must be destroyed before the planet can be claimed. Victory is gained either by eliminating all opponents or by winning a vote on peaceful unification. The game begins with a single colonized homeworld, one colony ship and two scout ships that can be used to explore nearby stars. The following file formats are used by this game.Master of Orion is turn-based game in which players alternate actions and decisions with computer-controlled opponents using a point-and-click interface as well as keyboard shortcuts to control the management of colonies, technology, ship construction, diplomacy, and combat. Paletted graphics are sometimes displayed incorrectly. Select which race the human and AI players are using

Save game editor for planets, techs, reserve money, and ship designs.

(download "Master of Orion Save Game Editor") Editing some other aspects of the saves is not supported. The following tools are able to work with this game.Īllows alterations to planetary data and technology researched. One notable feature was the ability to design ships using a variety of hull sizes and technologies. Master of Orion is the first game of the venerable series of 4X space conquest games, featuring multiple alien races each with their own unique advantage, battling for control of the galaxy.
