STARTING THE GAME

Once Master of Orion is properly installed and configured on your hard drive, you are ready to play the game. Change to the subdirectory containing Master of Orion. If you installed with the default options, you would type:
CD C:\MPS\ORION
then press . Once you are in the correct subdirectory, then type:
ORION
and press enter to begin the game.

PLAYING MASTER OF ORION

Your goal in Master of Orion is nothing less than conquest of the galaxy. To do this, you must:
• Use the resources of your planets to develop their industry, defense, research, ecology, and ship production.
• Send out ships to discover and colonize new planets.
• Deal with other races that you encounter in space through diplomacy, trade, espionage, sabotage, and warfare.
• Research new technologies in Computers, Force Fields, Planetology, Construction, Propulsion, and Weapons.
• Design new ships with new technologies, to aid you in accomplishing your goals.

YOUR FIRST GAME

If this is your first game, we recommend that you play in a Medium sized galaxy (not Small), at Simple difficulty, with 3 other Races. Play as the Klackons; their special advantage is the easiest for new players.

ONLINE HELP

Most game screens in Master of Orion have built in help displays to explain the controls. To see the help displays for any screen, press the 1 function key on your keyboard.