Talk:Master of Orion III

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There are Leader figures in Master of Orion III.

You are correct, though too many of them go AGAINST the lore in the game. Example: there is an Elarian mystic that you can get as a leader, though the Elarian mystic's were wiped out due to infection by harvester Gamma. Also, you can be Trilarian and get a mrrshan (both races were sworn enemies of each other.) So yeah.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.210.111 (talk) 20:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Ultima Orion link
Umm... This site appears to be in German, with no discernable english version. Seeing as how this is the English Wikipedia, I have noted this beside the link, though perhaps this link should be removed? Shador5529 16:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Background Story
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the story go the other way around?

First the Antarans create harvester gamma, which wipes out most of them in the dimensional bubble. After the destruction of Kathar the Antarans on Orion become New Orion and form the senate, wiping out any opponents.

You're right. The Harvester Gamma parasite causes the mass extinction in the dimensinal bubble, cutting off contact with Antarans in charge of the Orion Sector. The Antarans in the Orion sector become the "New Orions" to protect themselves, not "in a fit of arrogance", as this article currently states. I'm going to make the following the changes in the next few days, unless someone thinks otherwise:

In a fit of arrogance, they declare themselves the New Orions (as opposed to the true "Ancient Orions"). (This is unclear, the Antarans are NOT the Ancient Orions, they were once allies of the Ancient Orions and latter enemies).

Anticipating rebellion, the New Orions grant the conquered territories a new Orion Senate, pretending enlightened leadership. (Only a select few of the conquered species are granted a seat in the new Orion Senate).

Half a dozen races from the previous games challenge them, only to be beaten into extinction. (I'll dig out my MOO3 manual to check the number and insert names. Also, none of the species are "extinct", they're just defeated to point they pose no threat at all to the"New Orions).

False rumors also abound about a Legitimate Heir to the Orion Throne. (Bad wording. These rumors have been among the Orion Sector species for a long long time, not just after the formation of the New Orions).

Meanwhile, on Antares, the Antarans try to engineer a living weapon that will defeat the wayward New Orions; the virus-like parasites known as the Harvesters. They escape control, though, becoming a sentient, spacefaring race: the Ithkul, Harvester Gamma. (Completely and utterly wrong. Makes me wonder if the person who wrote this was delibrately sabataguing this article. First of all, there are many forms of the Harvester experiment. Two types we know of are Gamma and Zeta. Gamma is more deadly and the one that killed off the isolated Antaran empire, but the Gamma species is extinct. The less deadly form, Zeta, released "delibrately" by an Antaran scientist on a human colony. This was done to take revenge upon the New Orions (renegade Antarans now because they ignored the Antaran empire's last instructions).

Also, over half the article write now is under the topic criticism. This article right now reeks of personal opinion. Whoever wrote this might not have played the game for a while, micromanagement IS there in MOO3, you can control everything every turn if you wish, however it's usually necessary to let the planetary viceroy (AI) do most things when the empire grows big. --Vivendi14 10:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Moderate seller?
"Moderate seller, not the breakout hit of its predecessors"?!? Is there a verifiable link to this statement? From what I recall, MOO3 was already in the $19.99 bargain bin with 3 months of launching. Only such treasures as BattleCruiser 3000AD share this odious distinction. (And amazon.com sold it for months at $15 with a $15 rebate...)

It was probably the worst game sequel ever. It did sell out of the inital hype, and because the first few reviews didn't dare to slam it for the crap it was. --Helixdq 11:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC) 11:19, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Screenshots
Does anyone have any ingame screenshots to add? Saziel t c 20:46, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Not likely. Either you'd be too ashamed to admit that you own the game or you'd be too ashamed to post the inferior graphics. MOO 1 had prettier effects ffs. 198.53.24.218 10:27, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Trivia
// Brick Thrower 02:37, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * At least two names of star systems within the game, Gomaki and Yossi, are the nicknames of members of Morning Musume, a Japanese pop group.

Ending
We should say how it ends like does that species which scares the Antaran's show up? What is the secret of the X's

Honestly, I don't think a whole lot of people went through the trouble of playing the game long enough to win by any conditions other than Orion Senate self-vote. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.40.77.98 (talk) 03:18, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I eleminated all win conditions, except for killing everything. I am at turn five-hundred or so, and have yet to win the game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.210.111 (talk) 20:58, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

NOP???
Hey all,

I see nothing on this talk page relevant to the POV status; and as an avid gamer, player of this particular game, and the relative reality of the reviews MOO III received, I'm advocating the withdrawal of the POV status. It may be an unreferenced section, but NOT without objectivity. If need be for references, I will happily provide some.

Please feel free to discuss!

Fan mods
This really needs an expansion and links. I even heard a rumor that source code was released to fans... probably false. Are there any mods still being actively developed? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 20:42, 4 March 2011 (UTC)