Master of Orion (2016)

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

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GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Collector's Edition also available.
Humble Store		Collector's Edition also available.
Steam		Collector's Edition also available.

All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Retro Fleets	Only available in the Collector's Edition
Terran Khanate Race	Only available in the Collector's Edition
Elerian Fiefdoms	Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack
Gnolam League	Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack
Trilarian Shoal	Only available in Revenge of Antares Race Pack

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 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

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Controller emulates the mouse
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

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	Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon X4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 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	Nvidia GeForce 560 ATI 5870 1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

64-bit required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.2.1p3^[1]
↑ 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

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[2] Unity engine build: 5.2.1p3^[1]

[gamedir-3] 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).

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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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