MOO3 officially moved to Q3 2002

[Arak Koba]

is right.

Strange things are happening at QS, the devolper for the game. What was once a healthy development and PR for MoO3 seems to all of a sudden turned cancerous; employees getting laid off, Delphi forum Moderators being axed, feature cuts, and a general conspiracy feel to the whole thing seems to have crept up over the past few weeks.

I am getting a bad feeling about it.

[Bman]

Hmm. I guess it is time to wait for GalCiv. Moo3 looked like it could be good but is suffering from publisher-itis and so looks like it will fall short of its goal. Stars SN looked very good also but is suffering from having no funds. Galciv promises to be a good game and it's developer has complete control over it and so it should be everything it is supposed to be.

[oleg]

Quote:

"A number of Posts on the official Master of Orion III message Boards by designer Alan Emrich and executive producer Bill Fisher indicate that the game's previous design was overwhelming and it is now undergoing a process of streamlining and simplification. Two major changes made to the game include streamlining the user interface and reducing the amount of automated management in the game, since the designers found that the game was doing "too much for the players."

Great news ! If only they throw out the real time tactical combat as well !

I would be very glad if they finish up with Moo 2.5 that I always wanted.

[wr8th]

Yeah well, having gone through MOO2 withdrawal and anxiously awaited the arrival of a new 4X game (MOO3 or Stars:SN), I stumbled upon SE4 Last December. I suppose it'll tide me over for awhile