Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO

From: steamfax@aol.com (SteamFax)

Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

VGA Planets VS MoO
MoO
1. MoO is a SINGLEPLAYER outerspace conquest game.
2. It can be played in as little as an hour depending upon galaxy set-up.
3. It can be played off and on via"SAVEGAME" if the wife , kids and
friends interfere.
4. The AI can be beat by saavy players even on the impossible settings;
however, self imposed player restrictions such as limited colonization,
random tech development and other innovations to handicap the human player
can be easily adapted.
5. Not difficult to set up and get started playing(though I must confess,
my familiararity is with the Mac version. The Dos version may have more
involved like EMS settings).

VGA Planets
1. VGA planets is a MULTIPLAYER outerspace conquest game.
2. It can be played in as little as several days, depending upon set-up. I
know a player who has been playing the SAME GAME for over 8 months, at the
rate of one turn every two days. He spends about a half hour on each turn.
3. If a turn is missed, the game still goes on without you. Don't plan on
any long vacations or deep and meaningful relationships with your wife
over consecutive evenings or your empire may be greatly diminished once
you return back to the game.
4. Opponets are humans, capable of coming up with innovative strategies.
5. Much harder to set up and get going than MoO, particularly with the
large amount of MUST HAVE add ons to make managing the game and its
micromanaging easier.

References

Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
brose@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu (Bruce Douglas Rose)
Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000