@TheSultan79 That is one of the difficult choices in the game. Some just aren't that great or are techs you won't benefit a lot from, but sometimes the decision is just plain hard.
You mentioning playing the Darloks reminds me of Grimith's LGWI of Master of Orion that he also played as them, with (eventual) success. Wasn't on Impossible, but still was pretty entertaining to watch.
Thanks for this LP! I recently got this game, and while I had mastered the basics there were still a lot of more technical things I was unsure of, and it really helps to see the game get played and have you explain it!
@2029AD Keep watching and I'll tell you where I got the music from (and it is certainly not a MIDI). The games music is terrible so don't bother getting that working.
And then there's an interesting tactic - basically when 2 races fight over one system, you can usually find a moment when one fleet wipes it with orbital bombardment - quickly send a colony ship over and colonize it. The fleet won't stop you - it flies away when the system is dead. There are usually some transports inbound, so you will have to either quickly transport your troops to fend them off or build missile bases. What's cool, those attacks won't trigger war but you'll still get a system.
You mention watching psilons take everything while you're being helpless as a darlok. That's the whole point :) You steal all tech from them, grab every hostile star there is not yet inhabited while manipulating all races into constant war.
Somehow I always tend to go with Darloks, get a huge spending on spying and not one soul thinks it's me stealing their secrets etc - I always blame someone else and it works - all races have better than neutral relations with me and are at war with each other.
Regarding researching the most expensive tech in the available tech tree: You may have to take a chance when there are gaps in available tech. Common tech 'gaps': Lack of early Eco, Colony, Waste Reduction, Drive, and/or Fuel Cell can stunt expansion and growth. Even with this leap-frog approach, there are no guarantees. I once played a game in which I was stuck with Retro Engine for so long until I finally got to Impulse Drive. However, no Nuclear, no Sub-light, no Fusion in my tech tree!
@QuantumKaon The technologies visible are generally the ones within 5 levels of your most advanced tech. You can leap ahead faster if you always take the most advanced tech. Sometimes there won't be any techs within 5 levels of your most advanced one at which point you need to research all of the lower ones before getting access to the next lowest tech available, but usually this isn't the case.
Hey GetDaved i love ur Let's play Master of Orion series I've played this game a long time ago ona windows 95 with DOS now im using windows 7 and surly it doesnt work. i dont know very much about Dos so can u help me make orion run on this pc? : X
@SoulBringuer I can only think of waiting until a new version of Dos Box comes out or running a Windows XP Virtual Machine on your Windows 7 box. Googling that should help out much more than me.
@SoulBringuer MS bought an app called Virtual PC a few years ago and it used to be available for free. That's one of the easier to use virtual machines if dosbox does not run on 7. What you still need is a dos environement like free dos to run dos apps.
Google for these terms, you should find enough information on the internets.
These lengthy strategy games tend to make poor choices for Let's Plays, but you make it work better than anyone I've ever seen. Very enjoyable, and I bow to your superior skills at Orion I and II (two of my favourite games, despite my poor playing strength with both). Thanks a bunch for putting these up!
By the way, "Earth" is Sol III. Not in the game, in real life; that's it's technical name, so to speak. The Sun is "Sol". No other star system can rightly be called "SOLar system" except ours.
@IgnatzKolisch Thank you, and I am actually aware of this fact regarding Sol, although we do refer to other star systems as Solar systems typically, and I imagine we would call it "Solar" power if we put a photovoltaic cell over there as well. Things get out of control if you get to particular on that one :p
"So that's where Earth is, we'll -deal- with that eventually..." Mwahahaha, having watched your GalCiv II LP, I'm fair sure what kind of dealing will be happening here.
wow cool, someone else playing this game. One of my favorite games! I think you should send your colony ship out early, and build more scouts! Leave them at habitable planets to chase away enemy colony ships. You can build 4 without incurring any maintenance, and 9 with only 1 BC maintenance.
...and so a legend was born...love watching you with snapwave
Arsenalrobert 1 month ago
how do you which technologies to choose from i mean there are like so many
TheSultan79 2 months ago
@TheSultan79 That is one of the difficult choices in the game. Some just aren't that great or are techs you won't benefit a lot from, but sometimes the decision is just plain hard.
GetDaved 2 months ago
I love the intro; I knew after you introduced yourself and the let's play that this was going to be worth watching.
Wodey25 4 months ago
You mentioning playing the Darloks reminds me of Grimith's LGWI of Master of Orion that he also played as them, with (eventual) success. Wasn't on Impossible, but still was pretty entertaining to watch.
AklyonX 4 months ago
Witch one is better Master of orion 2 or 3?
Samuli385 6 months ago
Your voice is calming.
Twiggierjet 6 months ago 6
I love your corny LP style, "we're going to play it together". You're great.
prophetxyrael 10 months ago 6
Sol is Latin.
cardboardandroid 10 months ago
@cardboardandroid Yep.
GetDaved 10 months ago
Thanks for this LP! I recently got this game, and while I had mastered the basics there were still a lot of more technical things I was unsure of, and it really helps to see the game get played and have you explain it!
Pocketim 11 months ago
You make me feel strange to listen to you.
Nettikturbo 1 year ago
Battlestar Galactica music = :'D
HuntrBlackLuna 1 year ago
Is that the original music, or are you using a separate midi? I can get everything to work in Dosbox except for that.
2029AD 1 year ago
@2029AD Keep watching and I'll tell you where I got the music from (and it is certainly not a MIDI). The games music is terrible so don't bother getting that working.
GetDaved 1 year ago
PLS give me links of musics you use!
ermanay11 1 year ago
i just got moo 1 and moo 2 which do you recommend?
m4ss3cur3 1 year ago
wow, klackons are much cuter in MoO 1 ^^
Kamfrenchie 1 year ago
And then there's an interesting tactic - basically when 2 races fight over one system, you can usually find a moment when one fleet wipes it with orbital bombardment - quickly send a colony ship over and colonize it. The fleet won't stop you - it flies away when the system is dead. There are usually some transports inbound, so you will have to either quickly transport your troops to fend them off or build missile bases. What's cool, those attacks won't trigger war but you'll still get a system.
hilotronax 1 year ago
You mention watching psilons take everything while you're being helpless as a darlok. That's the whole point :) You steal all tech from them, grab every hostile star there is not yet inhabited while manipulating all races into constant war.
hilotronax 1 year ago
Somehow I always tend to go with Darloks, get a huge spending on spying and not one soul thinks it's me stealing their secrets etc - I always blame someone else and it works - all races have better than neutral relations with me and are at war with each other.
hilotronax 1 year ago
Psilons have dicks for heads...
Mylesdude101 1 year ago
Regarding researching the most expensive tech in the available tech tree: You may have to take a chance when there are gaps in available tech. Common tech 'gaps': Lack of early Eco, Colony, Waste Reduction, Drive, and/or Fuel Cell can stunt expansion and growth. Even with this leap-frog approach, there are no guarantees. I once played a game in which I was stuck with Retro Engine for so long until I finally got to Impulse Drive. However, no Nuclear, no Sub-light, no Fusion in my tech tree!
Waterflux 1 year ago
You started making a comment about researching the most expensive tech in the tree at 7:30 , what is the advantage of doing this?
QuantumKaon 1 year ago
@QuantumKaon The technologies visible are generally the ones within 5 levels of your most advanced tech. You can leap ahead faster if you always take the most advanced tech. Sometimes there won't be any techs within 5 levels of your most advanced one at which point you need to research all of the lower ones before getting access to the next lowest tech available, but usually this isn't the case.
GetDaved 1 year ago
6:15
computerus? Is that like, where you insert your floppy dick? (lame nerd joke)
Seijitsu0 1 year ago
Hey GetDaved i love ur Let's play Master of Orion series I've played this game a long time ago ona windows 95 with DOS now im using windows 7 and surly it doesnt work. i dont know very much about Dos so can u help me make orion run on this pc? : X
SoulBringuer 1 year ago
@SoulBringuer I can only think of waiting until a new version of Dos Box comes out or running a Windows XP Virtual Machine on your Windows 7 box. Googling that should help out much more than me.
GetDaved 1 year ago
@SoulBringuer MS bought an app called Virtual PC a few years ago and it used to be available for free. That's one of the easier to use virtual machines if dosbox does not run on 7. What you still need is a dos environement like free dos to run dos apps.
Google for these terms, you should find enough information on the internets.
rattle23 1 year ago
These lengthy strategy games tend to make poor choices for Let's Plays, but you make it work better than anyone I've ever seen. Very enjoyable, and I bow to your superior skills at Orion I and II (two of my favourite games, despite my poor playing strength with both). Thanks a bunch for putting these up!
By the way, "Earth" is Sol III. Not in the game, in real life; that's it's technical name, so to speak. The Sun is "Sol". No other star system can rightly be called "SOLar system" except ours.
IgnatzKolisch 1 year ago
@IgnatzKolisch Thank you, and I am actually aware of this fact regarding Sol, although we do refer to other star systems as Solar systems typically, and I imagine we would call it "Solar" power if we put a photovoltaic cell over there as well. Things get out of control if you get to particular on that one :p
GetDaved 1 year ago
"So that's where Earth is, we'll -deal- with that eventually..." Mwahahaha, having watched your GalCiv II LP, I'm fair sure what kind of dealing will be happening here.
HuntrBlackLuna 1 year ago
I love spying in MoO. How can people not enjoy sabotaging Missile Bases before your fleet arrives to mop up the planet?
Wopjuice 1 year ago
I usually send the colony ship out early but hold off on the scouts. I'm seriously cheap on ship production early on (to a fault).
GetDaved 2 years ago
wow cool, someone else playing this game. One of my favorite games! I think you should send your colony ship out early, and build more scouts! Leave them at habitable planets to chase away enemy colony ships. You can build 4 without incurring any maintenance, and 9 with only 1 BC maintenance.
ksasaki 2 years ago