Dominus Galaxia (Master of Orion like game)

[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/

[Blake00]

Sadly it looks like it probably 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/
 

[vonbach]

I've played it. Its not bad. It has a classic Moo feel and it seems the Devs actually care about the game.
I've already made some suggestions to them.

[Blake00]

Yeah in the end time was running out on the steam sale and the general response I was 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 hit the button too 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!!

[Blake00]

I've already made some suggestions to them.

Oh and me too.. we've probably seen each other posting over there lol!

[Dewbacca]

I've really enjoyed the IS:G. It's a beautiful game with layers of complexity.

I'm really looking forward to the "modding" access the Devs have promised.

[Dewbacca]

Just and FYI for anyone trying this game...

Make sure to try ion cannons and boarding ships (including monsters) instead of just making space debris.

[Blake00]

Just and FYI for anyone trying this game...

Make sure to try ion cannons and boarding ships (including monsters) instead of just making space debris.

OMG you captured monsters and turned them on your enemies lmao!! And here I was just blasting everything lol.

[Dewbacca]

Mostly they are just fleet mascots and free outpost guards.
I have used them for defensive combat a few times... but it seemed cruel and I try to avoid that.

But yeah, I crank the space monster setting on high to retard the expansion of the AI and to provide me free guards for outposts and support ships.

On one hand I doubt the devs planned for that, on the other hand, the game allows it.

The ion cannon technique also allows for the fun Pokemon angle to special ships the game gives thru events. If the AI manages to get one, I have to capture it for my collection.

Here's a pic of a fleet full of Space Monsters, they're horribly inaccurate and slow on the attack.

[Dewbacca]

New development, beta V1.2 is out and among other things:
"Space monsters not boardable now. It was an unofficial feature till now and not envisaged in the design, and while it could be fun to capture those buggers it was causing many issues as it was not intended to be supported. That said, we have big plans for space monsters going forward."

[Blake00]

New development, beta V1.2 is out and among other things:
"Space monsters not boardable now. It was an unofficial feature till now and not envisaged in the design, and while it could be fun to capture those buggers it was causing many issues as it was not intended to be supported. That said, we have big plans for space monsters going forward."

Bahahahahaha I was literally just coming in here to tell you that mate. There goes that trick hey haha.

Update is gonna render all current save games unplayable again too which is a shame.

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[Blake00]

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

Here's a pic of a fleet full of Space Monsters, they're horribly inaccurate and slow on the attack.

I just released some videos covering my thoughts on the game and you get a mention Drewbacca as I couldn't resist showing people your crazy picture haha:
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.