Starbase Orion - Front Page Review: http://toucharcade.com/2011/10/14/starbase-orion-review Starbase Orion Chimera Software, LLC "The best 4X game currently available for mobile" - PocketTactics.com "This one is geek heaven" - AppAdvice.com "Master … TouchArcade Rating: $7.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details"The best 4X game currently available for mobile" - PocketTactics.com "This one is geek heaven" - AppAdvice.com "Master of Orion in Your Pocket” - GamePro.com "Starbase Orion has an epic-feeling" - TouchArcade.com "Starbase Orion is here, and it's glorious." - TUAW.com Explore. Expand. Exterminate. Can you defeat your friends and become the ruler of the galaxy? Starbase Orion is an old-school 4X space strategy game that draws inspiration from titles such as Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations. Lead your empire from the birth of its space age; colonize new worlds, explore new horizons, and discover other players attempting to do the same. It is a race to the stars where only one empire can declare victory over the galaxy. New to 4X Strategy Games? No Problem Starbase Orion includes a hand tailored tutorial mission perfect for those new to the genre. It features high-quality voice acting provided by the very talented Maurice Thomas. Aged like a Fine Wine With nearly a five year life span the dedicated community of Starbase Orion players and the developer have produced twenty-four fantastic updates. Each update has introduced new features and player suggested functionality to make the game better, more strategic, and more immersive. Strong Single-Player Experience Compete against a battle-tested artificial intelligence. Our AI was derived from our entry into to 2010 Google AI contest, where it placed in the top 15% of thousands of competing intelligences. Go head-to-head against a single AI opponent, or ramp up the carnage with a 4 way free-for-all. GameCenter Multiplayer Turn-Based Games Starbase Orion was designed to provide a fantastic multiplayer experience. Launch the game, sign into GameCenter, and start a new multiplayer game. No need to coordinate play times or seek out other players. Just go play, when you want and on your terms. Choose Your Race, Or Create Your Own There are five uniques races included; Human, Draske, Vass, Cyban, and Isather. You can also create your own custom race by picking and choosing between different race characteristics. Intense Space Combat Design your ships from a variety of weapons, hull, and systems. Send them into battle against the enemy. Give them orders, then watch the battle in unfold as they duke it out in the dark expanses of space. Diplomacy, Espionage, Free Agents Direct confrontations not your cup of tea? Negotiate your way to victory through diplomatic endeavors. Confound your enemies with an army of spies. Contract one of the many power and unique leaders to help you to victory. iCloud Support Starbase Orion is built from the ground up for iOS 5. It supports iCloud so that your saved games are instantly available on all of your devices. Start a game at home on your iPad, then pick it up again the next day on your iPhone. Simple, streamlined, fantastic. Universal - You Bought the Cool Gadgets, Go Play on Them Full support for iPad, iPhone, iPod, standard and Retina displays. Play when you want, where you want. Guaranteed Pricing While it is quite common for apps to become “free for a day”, Starbase Orion is not one of those apps. The standard price for Starbase Orion is .99 USD; it will never run a “free for a day” campaign. Tens of thousands of players have placed their confidence in us by purchasing Starbase Orion, and this is our guarantee to you. Guaranteed Free Updates We have a lot more planned for Starbase Orion. We plan to release all updates for free, without any hidden fees or In-App Purchases. Information Seller:Chimera Software, LLC Genre:Simulation, Strategy Release:Oct 12, 2011 Updated:Feb 25, 2022 Version:1.3.1 Size:240.5 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (21) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Mythbuster Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2008 1,260 22 38 Journalist In the middle of nowhere #2 Mythbuster, Oct 10, 2011 Sounds really nice! nabs Active Member Sep 3, 2011 44 0 0 #3 nabs, Oct 10, 2011 Oh thank you so much for letting us create our own races! That was one of my favourite features with GC. Looking forward for this to be out on the store. Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #4 Ayjona, Oct 10, 2011 To have both Starbase Orion and Warm Gun, the two titles I've been looking forward to the most in my history as an iOS user, release on the same night... I'm glad iOS 5 is another day away, so that I can download and play with impunity tonight And now that a game with the Cloud backup system is out, I might finally get an answer to a question that has been burning its way through my mind for a few months now : if we delete an app from our device, is there a way to retain the backup files in the Cloud, so that we might continue to play/work were we left off once we install that app again? (This might sound like a silly question, but in the beta, Cloud save files were actually deleted as soon as the app was deleted from the device, making iCloud backup only usable for the purpose of synching files across devices, not for retaining app-specific data.) badmanj Well-Known Member Mar 16, 2009 1,886 24 38 Software developer Reading, England http://www.underground-collective.com #5 badmanj, Oct 10, 2011 Does the cloud thing mean my save games will automatically synch between my iPhone and my iPad? magihiro Well-Known Member Mar 26, 2009 824 0 0 #6 magihiro, Oct 10, 2011 That's what it says in the app description. Egoyan Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2010 132 0 0 Beijing/Montréal #7 Egoyan, Oct 10, 2011 Oh, this looks interesting, to say the least. Unless it gets some terrible feedback (but seriously, how could "an old-school 4X space strategy game" get terrible feedback?), I should be picking it up when it hits the Canadian store. Looking forward to reactions, if anybody will be playing this before me. ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #8 ojtitus, Oct 10, 2011 Game looks really nice, I wasn't expecting this until tomorrow night though. Where's KittyMac? Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #9 Echoseven, Oct 10, 2011 Someone rated this thread with a one star. Who? Do you have feedback? I'm curious about it, any game that cites Master of Orion as an inspiration immediately gets my attention. HikariKami Active Member Jan 21, 2011 25 0 0 Web Designer Australia #10 HikariKami, Oct 11, 2011 I'm loving the new cloudsync features being brought in with this weeks games. I assume this is IOS 5 only? Hoping to see some impressions before I lay down $6 on it though. On a side note, I hope the developers do well because it's good to see more single player strategy games that AREN'T freemium time-sink, tap fests disguised as games! Cromwell Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2011 260 0 0 Selfemployed PC Service technican Cologne, Germany #11 Cromwell, Oct 11, 2011 Out now in Germany! BTW Facebook iPad App, too! djflippy Well-Known Member Mar 9, 2009 4,441 0 36 #12 djflippy, Oct 11, 2011 I am all up in this game's grill. Can't wait. nabs Active Member Sep 3, 2011 44 0 0 #13 nabs, Oct 11, 2011 qft. Cromwell Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2011 260 0 0 Selfemployed PC Service technican Cologne, Germany #14 Cromwell, Oct 11, 2011 Full Ack! Cromwell Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2011 260 0 0 Selfemployed PC Service technican Cologne, Germany #15 Cromwell, Oct 11, 2011 Anyone here who could post a gameplay video? Or a short review of the first impressions? Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #16 Ayjona, Oct 11, 2011 Last edited: Oct 11, 2011 Game Impressions First impressions (prone to change, should I come upon some well hidden flaws): large, deep and deeply strategic, varied, complex, combat reminiscent of Gratuitous Space Battles (and therefore actually a bit more exciting than most games in the 4X genre), the closest thing so far to Masters of Orion and Civ on iOS, the, BY FAR, most advanced asynchronous multiplayer game for iOS, and EXACTLY what I have been missing If you are into 4X (space strategy in particular), go buy. If you want advanced strategy for iOS, go buy. Want to play strategy games online with yer pals? Buy! Want to take another small baby step towards a full PC experience on your phone? Yeah, you should probably buy this. I find it very peculiar that neither TA, nor many other iOS sites, have not hyped the stuffing out of Starbase Orion. Perhaps the lack of a gameplay trailer has contributed to the media blackout, but on the other hand, the devs have been very forthcoming with gameplay details and dev logs. Hopefully, now that the game is out, eyes will be turned to these stars. Starbase devs, what little suggestions for improvements I could find so far: Race descriptions have "\n\n" before the paragraph on their abilities. When designing our own races, many racial attribute descriptions are too long for their dedicated space, in some cases making it impossible to read the whole description and understanding the exact effects of the attribute. There is a slight and occasional sluggishness to some parts of the interface, such as the next arrow on the universe size/difficulty screen. Quantus Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 256 0 16 #17 Quantus, Oct 11, 2011 Please confirm this has nothing in common with those 4x-social-MMO type games. If so, will buy immediately. Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #18 Ayjona, Oct 11, 2011 Confirmed Egoyan Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2010 132 0 0 Beijing/Montréal #19 Egoyan, Oct 11, 2011 Thanks a lot for the impressions Ayjona. Sounds absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to get my hands on it... undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #20 undeadcow, Oct 11, 2011 Can anyone confirm the presence of quality single player skirmish/campaign/etc? (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 24 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 24 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Oh thank you so much for letting us create our own races! That was one of my favourite features with GC. Looking forward for this to be out on the store.
To have both Starbase Orion and Warm Gun, the two titles I've been looking forward to the most in my history as an iOS user, release on the same night... I'm glad iOS 5 is another day away, so that I can download and play with impunity tonight And now that a game with the Cloud backup system is out, I might finally get an answer to a question that has been burning its way through my mind for a few months now : if we delete an app from our device, is there a way to retain the backup files in the Cloud, so that we might continue to play/work were we left off once we install that app again? (This might sound like a silly question, but in the beta, Cloud save files were actually deleted as soon as the app was deleted from the device, making iCloud backup only usable for the purpose of synching files across devices, not for retaining app-specific data.)
Oh, this looks interesting, to say the least. Unless it gets some terrible feedback (but seriously, how could "an old-school 4X space strategy game" get terrible feedback?), I should be picking it up when it hits the Canadian store. Looking forward to reactions, if anybody will be playing this before me.
Someone rated this thread with a one star. Who? Do you have feedback? I'm curious about it, any game that cites Master of Orion as an inspiration immediately gets my attention.
I'm loving the new cloudsync features being brought in with this weeks games. I assume this is IOS 5 only? Hoping to see some impressions before I lay down $6 on it though. On a side note, I hope the developers do well because it's good to see more single player strategy games that AREN'T freemium time-sink, tap fests disguised as games!
Game Impressions First impressions (prone to change, should I come upon some well hidden flaws): large, deep and deeply strategic, varied, complex, combat reminiscent of Gratuitous Space Battles (and therefore actually a bit more exciting than most games in the 4X genre), the closest thing so far to Masters of Orion and Civ on iOS, the, BY FAR, most advanced asynchronous multiplayer game for iOS, and EXACTLY what I have been missing If you are into 4X (space strategy in particular), go buy. If you want advanced strategy for iOS, go buy. Want to play strategy games online with yer pals? Buy! Want to take another small baby step towards a full PC experience on your phone? Yeah, you should probably buy this. I find it very peculiar that neither TA, nor many other iOS sites, have not hyped the stuffing out of Starbase Orion. Perhaps the lack of a gameplay trailer has contributed to the media blackout, but on the other hand, the devs have been very forthcoming with gameplay details and dev logs. Hopefully, now that the game is out, eyes will be turned to these stars. Starbase devs, what little suggestions for improvements I could find so far: Race descriptions have "\n\n" before the paragraph on their abilities. When designing our own races, many racial attribute descriptions are too long for their dedicated space, in some cases making it impossible to read the whole description and understanding the exact effects of the attribute. There is a slight and occasional sluggishness to some parts of the interface, such as the next arrow on the universe size/difficulty screen.
Please confirm this has nothing in common with those 4x-social-MMO type games. If so, will buy immediately.
Thanks a lot for the impressions Ayjona. Sounds absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to get my hands on it...
