MOO2 1.50.17
Master of Orion 2 fan patch + mods.
Download 1.50.17Feb 16, 2020 | 10590 kB
Installation Instructions:
View install.txt
1.50 New Features
Play against a random number of opponents | Play with auto designed ships | 6th ship design slot | Greatly improved build queue management | Unbuy function | New hotkeys.
1.50 Modding
Integrated mapgen functionality | Extensive modding with plain text configuration files | Lua scripting support.
1.50 Included Mods
1.50 improved | ICE 25 | Melee | VDC X8 V65 B3 | Version 1.2 mod | Various mapmods. | A standard mode is available, which is purely the patch, no mods.
1.50 Compatibility
Supports the English, German, French, Spanish and Italian DOS versions of Master of Orion 2. Installing the 1.50 patch does not break your current MOO2 installation. No original files are overwritten. Original shortcuts to start an unaltered version 1.31 or 1.40 game remain intact.
MOO2 Patches
English version 1.31 patch
Last Microprose patch. April 11, 1997. 3350 kB.
German version 1.31 patch
Last Microprose patch. April 11, 1997. 2342 kB.
MOO2 Tools
Corion2 1.1.1
Savegame Editor. 153 kB. Corion version 1.1.1 has been optimized for the 1.50 patch.
MoO2 Workshop
LBX editor suite by Grig de Griz. 2713 kB. Handles text, picture and font files. Includes a leader editor.
MOO2 on the Internet
Community
Discord MOO2 chat server
Looking to chat with other players? Looking to play with other humans? Join the MOO2 chat server on Discord!
Civfanatics Center
Forum section for MOO2 and other Civ-related games.
Civilization Forum (Deutsch)
Forum section for Master of Orion.
Master of Orion Subreddit
Subreddit community for all versions of Orion.
The Orion Nebula
Dedicated MOO2 community forum.
The Orion Sector
Other MOO section of the Orion Sector forum.
GOG forum
Forum for MOO1 and MOO2.
Steam forum
Forum for MOO1 and MOO2.
Blogs
masteroforion2.blogspot.com
Siron's Master of Orion 2 blog has come back to life. Contains news & interesting posts about MOO2 mechanics.
lordbrazen.blogspot.com
Lord Brazen's blog. Has not been updated for a long time.
moo2loknar.blogspot.com
New blog by Admiral Loknar. Always nice to have a fresh addition.
Strategy Guides and other ramblings of players
Cybersaber's Strategy Guide
Overview for players new to online play.
Delthea's ramblings on MOO2
Overview of MOO2 race picks and technology choices.
Humbe's ramblings on MOO2
Overview of MOO2 game mechanics and strategy.
Humbe's -10 challenge
Overview of games played with custom races with -10 worth of penalties.
Kfizzle's MOO2 Guide
The moo2 how to play more effective faq (old).
MOOniac's Guide to the Galaxies
The Master of Orion II pre-FAQ from 1997.
Steffens späte Spieltipps
Elaborate overview of the game auf Deutsch.
Custom Race Archive
Huge collection of race builds with classic picks for inspiration only...
The Orion Nebula
Debate thread about Biospheres vs Hydroponic Farms.
Gamespot's GameFAQs
MOO2 section with various (old) guides and other info.
Youtube
Rocco on Youtube
My Youtube channel has lots of MOO2 vids.
Excellent Blitz Video 1
16 turns blitz in a small galaxy (Average tech start, classic map).
Excellent Blitz Video 2
59 turns blitz in a huge galaxy (Pre-warp tech start, classic map).
Excellent Growth Video
67 turns growth in a large galaxy (Average tech start, GM3 map). Discussion thread here.
Websites
Nirran's page
Contains tools for MOO2 versions 1.31 and 1.40, including OCL_Improved and PickHack.
masteroforion2.com
I wonder who keeps this old website alive.
Previous moo2mod website design
Last capture by the Internet Archive of the previous website design.
First moo2mod website design
First capture by the Internet Archive of my first moo2mod design.
