Codex approved MoO3 mods.

[Serus]

As topic says, what mods you recommend for use with Master of Orion 3 ? A few people in other threads claimed that the game can be enjoyable if modded properly. MOO1 is one of my favourite games, MOO2 was a good game too. I'd like to try MOO3, any suggestions ?

 

[Rabidredneck]

http://www.moo3.at/mods/

the Encyclopedia mod is great, clears up a lot of questions.

 

[Shuma]

I highly recommend Shuma's government guide.

 

[Monocause]

First get the 1.25 patch and play for a while, to get a feel of the game. Maybe with the aforementioned encyclopedia mod to clear some things up (though you can alt-tab and check out a good guide on the internets with the same result).

Then go here http://www.moo3.at/mods/index.php?actio ... t&catid=17

and try one of the unofficial packages. I can recommend vanilla, haven't tried strawberry or tropical.

There's also a mod that disables espionage for the AI. Some hate espionage. I liked the fact that I have to take care of the oppressometer and choose my government wisely since dropping guard could mean throngs of spies wreaking havoc everywhere - but it's up to your preference.

If you have any strategy related questions or need something explained, feel free to ask. I've spent a shitload of time on that game and still probably don't know everything, but I'll sure be able to give many pointers.

 

[Raapys]

I'd say go for one of the package solutions immediately.

The biggest problem with the game is the bugs, and alot of those are located in the game's executable. With the packages you get an aleady patched( with unofficial exe hacks ) executable which fixes tons of those problems, like enemy ships suddenly becoming invisible in combat and stuff like that.

I'd probably go for the Strawberry( http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/sh ... p?t=501381 ) version though, as it adds a few neat things compared to the Vanilla version. Haven't tried Tropical so much, as it seems to do a bit too many changes for my taste. Also, one of these mods is basically all you need( except for the official patch ), since they incorporate the best of the countless mods made throughout the years since release.

 

[Mefi]

Whenever I reinstall Moo3 for a few games, I use Stawberry. Good mod which goes some way to making the game vaguely enjoyable in combination with the fixes done by the community.

 

[Destroid]

But is MoO3+Strawberry as good as MoO2? Seems like an awful lot of effort learning a new game if it is inferior to what has gone before.

 

[Mefi]

If you hate the design of Moo3, then nothing is going to make it compare to Moo2. Take it on its own merits, and it's a decent 4x. (Is that damning it with faint praise enough? ).

 

[Panthera]

For better or worse, there's nothing else in the 4X genre that's quite like Master of Orion 3. It's like the original game taken to an obsessive extreme. That in itself is admirable, and why I think it's worth at least trying.

 

[coldcrow]

Strawberry or Chocolate all the way. http://www.filefront.com/chocolatev0999 ... einfo.html

I'd recommend the latter. Until you research Colony Pod colonizing happens through automatic mechanisms. Think overpopulation and the capability of limited star travel.
UI fixed (except one bug), 1024x768,numero7us bugfixes etc.

But either you like Moo3 or you don't.