[Blake00]

I spent endless hours playing Master of Orion 1 in the 90s so this sounds good! Pretty much a love letter to MOO1.. infinite techs.. dynamic AI.. wormhole/starlane game or not.. super customizable UI & gameplay. What's even crazier is that he's released the latest build (not just a demo) of the game for free on his kickstarter. Do you like free stuff? I like free stuff!

https://explorminate.co/dominus-galaxias-kickstarter-has-launched/

[Det. Bullock]

Technically it should be Dominus Galaxiae.
I am more of a Master of Orion II guy, I tried the first and didn't like it but MoO2 was addicting to the point I uninstalled it because I wasn't getting anything done.

[Blake00]

Technically it should be Dominus Galaxiae.
I am more of a Master of Orion II guy, I tried the first and didn't like it but MoO2 was addicting to the point I uninstalled it because I wasn't getting anything done.

Yeah I preferred MOO2 too however I played MOO1 first so I still have a huuuuge nostalgic soft spot for its gameplay style. In fact even in the MOO2 era I'd occasionally go back and have a game of MOO1 as they feel so different and I'd start to miss one way while playing the other haha.

[Blake00]

Sadly it looks like it won't get funding in time.. got pretty close too.

[Blake00]

Well it got funded in the end so I was glad to be wrong lol!
 
Speaking of which I've found yet another love letter to Master of Orion except this one is more MOO2 like! Has anyone here tried Interstellar Space Genesis? If so was it good? Was it stable? Apparently the indie team behind it consists of only 2 people haha! It looks pretty awesome so am thinking about trying it out now that it's finally on sale (it's normally pretty pricey lol).
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/984680/Interstellar_Space_Genesis/
 

[Blake00]

Well.. time was running out on the steam sale and the general response I'm getting in most places I asked was either silence or 'never heard of it so I don't know if it's good' haha.. However I watched this dudes let's play series below and that sold it for me.. so I’ve hit the button lol!

As expected it’s graphics aren’t exactly revolutionary lol but damn is it addictive and fun to play. Last few days I've barely eaten, slept, worked.. it’s all gone to hell haha!! There's room for improvement though so I've been posting lots of feedback on the steam forum as the devs actually read your comments and respond which is a rarity these days haha!

[Scourge of Ages]

Unfortunately, I already have too many games in my backlog that are kind of essential for me to finish, so can't afford to get addicted to something new. Looks cool though.

[Blake00]

Unfortunately, I already have too many games in my backlog that are kind of essential for me to finish, so can't afford to get addicted to something new. Looks cool though.

lol yeah I told myself the same thing and said "I'll only try this for 5mins and then I'll wait a few years as I'm too busy with my Civ gaming right now".. famous last words lol. Was addicted for weeks in the end lol.

If people are interested in more info I've finally just written a belated steam review with a big list of the game's pros and cons (IMO).
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198058803521/recommended/984680

Also just released some videos covering my thoughts too:
Part 1

Part 2

[Blake00]

Ooooh just heard about another MOO like project called Alliance of the Sacred Suns (that seems to have been doing public betas for years under the name Imperia5x) when I saw it's kickstarter campaign. Looks like an interesting attempt at being different from regular Master of Orion like 4x space strategy games by focusing more on you the emperor.. feels kinda of like a 'Dune - Padishah Emperor simulator' managing those pesky greedy disobedient houses haha! Planetary management looks interesting, those separated regional environments and developments remind me of MOO3. A simple thing but I also love how the planets moons just swing past the camera while you're managing the world. Haven't seen any space battle footage so I dunno how that's managed. It's kickstarter period is over half way through but it's not even at half funded which is a bit worrying. It's been worked on for many years and seems so far along so hopefully the project would survive a KS failure.