Initially, Master of Orion II was developed for, followed by a and a version. No Unix / Linux version was produced, but Linux users can play the MS-DOS version by using the emulator (see below). Regarding the Mac OS version, the latest release is Patch v1.6; however, incompatibilities with Mac OS X were reported. In theory the Windows 95 version can run under all common 32-bit Windows operating systems. However, it hardly ever runs properly under,, and without some adjustments. In Windows 2000 / XP, selecting 'Windows 95' in either the Compatibility tab of the program's / shortcut's Properties dialog or in the Program Compatibility Wizard and possibly applying specifically developed mouse patches may make MOO II run satisfactorily as a normal Windows application. Various forums suggest that similar techniques work in Windows Vista.

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Additionally, Vista users have to adjust the latest Direct X upgrade, which removed the dplay.dll file. But there is no guarantee that these techniques will work on every system. On some systems graphics and / or mouse driver incompatibilities may make the game crash or freeze immediately. On others the results can be even more frustrating as problems appear only after you are well into a game, for example the screen colors may go horribly wrong and restarting the game or even the operating system may not cure it. The simplest way to avoid all these compatibility issues is to install and run the MS-DOS version of MOO II under the control of the, which is available for recent versions of Windows and for Linux and Mac OS. Using the MS-DOS version also allows player to use the user-developed enhancements and mods to MOO II, which are available only for the the MS-DOS version; and DOSBox is now the preferred way to set up multiplayer games over the Internet (see below). DOSBox requires a text configuration file for each game, and instructions for configuring MOO2 are available on the Web.

How To Install Flash Player In Kubuntu. There are also free DOSBox 'front-ends' such as DBGL, which enable users to create and edit configuration files via forms rather than by typing text commands, and provide other convenient features such as creating a shortcut to run each game. Contents • • • • • • Multiplayer [ ] Master of Orion II supports multi-player contests between human players as well as single-player contests against AI opponents on the user's computer. Multi-player games are possible via, modem, serial link, and LAN. Users of the Windows version could play multi-player games via TEN (Total Entertainment Network),, but TEN was discontinued in 1999.

For some years after that, most online players used the MS-DOS version in combination with. New operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP and Vista) and improved hardware (e.g. Snow Leopard Torrent Download Iso. More than 512MB RAM) made further adjustments necessary in order to use the MS-DOS version. The emulator, in combination with the #MOO2 IRC channel on is now the most popular solution for MOO II online games, because it supports (since DOSBox version 0.65) and also allows Windows users to play against users of other operating systems (e.g.