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OpenOrion2

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Master of Orion 2 (original game, not this project)Original game image
Image of the original game, Master of Orion 2. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.
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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares is a 1996 space 4X turn-based strategy game developed by Simtex and published by MicroProse. OpenOrion2 is an open-source remake of Master of Orion II built with SDL2. It is currently a partial savegame viewer with no gameplay yet.

Getting started

Build from source with the standard configure-and-make steps, then copy the original game's LBX files into the data directory. Starting a new game isn't implemented; instead, copy saved games from the original into OpenOrion2's user directory and load them from the main menu.

Known issues & limitations

  • gameplay: Starting a new game is not implemented yet; only savegame viewing is available.
Requires original assets. Game data files from original Master of Orion II (*.lbx files) are required.
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