Why do people say MOO was better than its sequel MOO2?

[jsnell]

@solomani

Finally, what is a modern equivalent of moo1 if any? I feel that moo4 is close enough to moo2 that, that itch has now been scratched.

Some people seemed to think that the recently Stars in Shadow was more inspired by MOO1 than MOO2. And apparently being able to finish a full game in a single evening was an explicit design goal. This is all hearsay though, it still hasn’t got out of my backlog.

Stars in Shadow

After playing it a few hours I agree with your assessment. I liked MOO1 better than MOO2 as I found MOO2 too micro. So a decent update of MOO1 is what I’ve been looking for. Staying within that expectation I’d say this small development shop has delivered. I also like that I can select all my ships in combat and move/attack. Speeds up the battles and reduces the tedium somewhat from the MOOs.