This was a Bad Idea. I have lots of things that I really need to be doing, and even if I didn't, it STILL would be a bad idea to pour all this time into a software development project that will never bring any revenue.
But hey, it was a Bad Idea to install Master of Orion way back in 1993. It was a Bad Idea to play it 16 hours a day every day to the detriment of my college education. It was a Bad Idea to introduce it to my friends, and ensure that every one of us tacked on an extra YEAR to that university degree. Orion is ALL ABOUT Bad Ideas!
But I get ahead of myself... Let's go back to the beginning:
Back in the early 90's, there was this video game called Master of Orion. It ruled. Along with the original Civilization, Master of Orion pretty much defined a whole genre of video game, known today as 4X. (The X's mean things, but I'm too lazy to look up what they are.) Anyway, it's a pretty cool game. Dig up an abandonware copy if you've never played it.
So here it is, 2009, and for some reason I'm writing a clone of the game in Javascript. It's pretty rough right now, but it can beat me most of the time. Try it out if you want. I'll keep you posted with how it goes.
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