Master of Orion
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Master of Orion
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| Levels? |  Editable |
|---|---|
| Tiles? | Editable |
| Sprites? | Editable |
| Fullscreen? | Editable |
| Sound? | Editable |
| Music? | Editable |
| Text? |  Not editable |
| Story/cutscenes? | Not editable |
| UI/menus? | Not editable |
| Demos? | Unknown |
Master of Orion is the first game of the venerable series of 4X space conquest games, featuring multiple alien races each with their own unique advantage, battling for control of the galaxy. One notable feature was the ability to design ships using a variety of hull sizes and technologies.
The following tools are able to work with this game.
| Name | Platform | Group/archives | Levels | Graphics | Music | Sounds | Text | Saves | .exe patch | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OREO (download "Planet & Tech Editor") |
DOS | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Allows alterations to planetary data and technology researched. Editing some other aspects of the saves is not supported. |
| EdMOO (download "Master of Orion Save Game Editor") |
DOS | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Save game editor for planets, techs, reserve money, and ship designs. |
| MapEd | DOS | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Visually alter star positions |
| PlanetEd | DOS | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Alter planet stats |
| RaceEd | DOS | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Select which race the human and AI players are using |
| ShipEd | DOS | No | No | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Alter player's ship designs |
| Master of Orion Ship Design Editor | DOS | No | No | No | No | No | No | Edit | No | Alter player's ship designs, nagware |
| 1oom utilities | Windows Linux | Edit | No | Edit | No | No | No | No | No | Paletted graphics are sometimes displayed incorrectly. |
File formats
The following file formats are used by this game.
| Filename | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|
| *.lbx | LBX Format | Group files |
| XMI Format | Music, contained in MUSIC.LBX | |
| VOC Format | Sound effects, contained in SOUNDFX.LBX | |
| save?.gam | Master of Orion savegame | Saved games |
Links
https://kilgoretroutmaskreplicant.gitlab.io/plain-html/ - a complete reverse engineering and port to Windows & Linux, plus utilities