Free Orion

[Atrocities]

I downloaded this free game called Free Orion. I don't know that much about it but it seems like a noble try. Does any one here play it? If so, how do you build ships? I cannot add any to my queue

[Ironmanbc]

try this page

http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/V0.3_Quick_Play_Guide

[Fyron]

Free Orion is still in the early alpha stages, and has been at the same 0.3 milestone release for a few years now. :-\

[Atrocities]

This is a good start to a game that might be very good. I noticed they used a lot of DOGA models though. I wish they would have talked to me first. The models might have turned out a bit better. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Baron Munchausen]

Atrocities said:
This is a good start to a game that might be very good. I noticed they used a lot of DOGA models though. I wish they would have talked to me first. The models might have turned out a bit better. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



It's version 0.3! Go ahead and revamp some of the models and go upload them to the development site. Some contributions might kick start some more work on the game.

[Atrocities]

Where is the web site and what are the model specs?

[Randallw]

I'll take 10.

I thought Free Onion was a weird name for a game.

[Baron Munchausen]

Atrocities said:
Where is the web site and what are the model specs?



Ironmanbc already gave it: http://www.freeorion.org/

You'll probably be able to find development guides that give the model specs somewhere on that site. If not, you can join the forums and ask.

[Atrocities]

Does any one know what version to download? 0.3.1 RC1 or RC7?

[Will]

The main page says that 0.3.8 was just released last week, so I would probably go with that one...

[Atrocities]

Thanks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I just created a spiral galaxy with over a 1000 stars. The scope of this game is huge. It lacks a lot of the features that SE IV and V have though. All though I do like how many of its features are implemented over SE IV. (Better UI)

The game currently lacks all the management tools that SE IV and V have like planet sorting, fleet sorting, etc. Construction can only take place one item at a time. So that seriously limits the game. It was turn 300 before I had 10 planets colonized.

The Tech tree is extremely time expensive. I bet it would take over 10,000 turns to go through it.

All in all I think they have a good game here. I really wish Aaron would have used some of these concepts for SE V. Perhaps it would have turned out to be a far more addictive game had he done so.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Oh, no, no, no. I've got no time for a quality new space strategy game.

Someone post the problems, 'k?

[Romulus68]

Atrocities said:
Thanks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I just created a spiral galaxy with over a 1000 stars. The scope of this game is huge. It lacks a lot of the features that SE IV and V have though. All though I do like how many of its features are implemented over SE IV. (Better UI)

The game currently lacks all the management tools that SE IV and V have like planet sorting, fleet sorting, etc. Construction can only take place one item at a time. So that seriously limits the game. It was turn 300 before I had 10 planets colonized.

The Tech tree is extremely time expensive. I bet it would take over 10,000 turns to go through it.

All in all I think they have a good game here. I really wish Aaron would have used some of these concepts for SE V. Perhaps it would have turned out to be a far more addictive game had he done so.



Its Open Source, so reprogram it the way you like!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Raapys]

I tried this a few years ago, but it was rather incomplete. Have they gotten ship design in yet?

[Atrocities]

Raapys said:
I tried this a few years ago, but it was rather incomplete. Have they gotten ship design in yet?



kinda sorta ... no, not quite.

I don't know the first thing about programing.

[Makinus]

Downloaded, installed, and it says (after installing) that the game files are corrupted... any ideas i already downloaded and installed 3 times..

btw: i´m using Windows XP

[Atrocities]

I downloaded version 0.3.8 from sourceforge.net I can send you the version I have? Also I think you need Netframe 2.0 or something from MS to run it. Not sure.

[Atrocities]

See this is the kind of game that Shrapnel needs to get developed by a private developer and then sell. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Since a great deal of the work has already been done it won't take much to "modify" the files to make a new game out it unique enough to not be the same game.