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Master of Orion
Master of Orion cover
Developers
NGD Studios
Publishers
Wargaming
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 25, 2016
macOS (OS X) August 25, 2016
Linux August 25, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Genres 4X, TBS
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Master of Orion
Master of Orion (2016) on HowLongToBeat
Master of Orion (2016) on IGDB
Master of Orion (2016) guide on StrategyWiki
Master of Orion (2016) on MobyGames
Master of Orion (2016) on Wikipedia
Master of Orion
Master of Orion 1993
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares 1996
Master of Orion III 2003
Master of Orion (2016) 2016

Master of Orion (2016) is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X and TBS game in the Master of Orion series.

General information

Also known as Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Retro Fleets Only available in the Collector's Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Terran Khanate Race Only available in the Collector's Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Elerian Fiefdoms Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gnolam League Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Trilarian Shoal Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The Collector's Edition includes the base game, Retro Fleets and Terran Khanate Race DLC, digital soundtrack and the digital artbook, as well as free copies of Master of Orion, Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares, and Master of Orion III.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.cfg[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Master of Orion\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Syncs up to 953.67 MB of data online (maximum 20 files).

Video

Graphics Options
Graphics Options

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Hor+ scaling.
Multi-monitor
Cutscenes and some UI elements designed for 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen
Cutscenes and some UI elements designed for 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Full Screen mode is borderless window.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Force in graphics drivers.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
2x, 4x, 8x. Unknown what type.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Input Settings
Input Settings

Audio

Audio Options
Audio Options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, SFX, Voices, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
8

Connection types

VR support

Devices State Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, or 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 240
ATI 4650
Intel Integrated HD 4000
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible
64-bit required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.2.1p3[1]
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19