Recent content by OrionStyles

Just because the BE leaders are not extremists like in SMAC, does not mean they are forgettable. They all have well detailed back stories (both leader and faction entries + fluff quotes in the techs) and you get a feel for who they are. BE's problem is that there's not really more than a few...

Since BE is a continuation of Civ 5 on another planet, you could go with those numbers. I lifted this off the Civ 5 forums. Population 1-40. This would be city + metro area. (as in the people also living in the tiles beside the city.) Still has nothing on real world Tokyo. ;) Which would be...

Wargaming.net has Master of Orion IP now. Hopefully we see Master of Orion: Battle at Antares II instead of Master of Orion IV. ;)

I'm not saying that it is the best thing... but there is a definite game mechanic behind the AI surrender behavior in Moo II. If you pay attention to the tone of races when dealing with them, it is easy to pick out the occasional surrender race. Their dialogue is completely obsequious. In...