14-02-2003 22:12									#1
	This might ease the wait for MOO3 Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2538/

Folks.... this is a link for Pax Imperia, Eminent Domain. It is a game that was put out in 1997 and is somewhat like MOO3. It comes equipped with starlanes, espionage, task forces and viceroys much like MOO3 will have..... and it allows you to try out some of the strategies that you might use in our much heralded and anxiously awaited MOO . It isn't the same as actually having Orion in your hands.... but I would guess it is cheap and might satisify your craving until Feb 24 (or earlier.... I pray).

	14-02-2003 22:49									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

It plays fine in XP for those that care. BTW it is a real time game, not TBS.

	14-02-2003 23:32									#3
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Vmxa..... Thank you for mentioning that.... I forgot to. It isn't TBS, however you can slow the time down or pause the time completely to make it a "semi" TBS. It does have a MP function on it that will allow you to explore some of the espionage effects. However, the choice to purchase it with only 10 days left till MOO3 is yours. I just liked it better after I found out the similarities between it and MOO. I actually dusted off the cd and played for a bit.

	15-02-2003 02:18									#4
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I'd like to see a sequel to Pax in the future. The game, i feel, had a lot going for it. Surely it can be made even better. I never had any problems or issues with it, so I think it has a solid base to start from.

	15-02-2003 06:25									#5
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Yeah, I could have said (and nearly did) that it feels like a TBS game at low speeds.
I would like a sequel as well. The biggest thing I did not like is that you could run a spy mission and steal a whole planet, one you did not even know exist.
I play it from time to time, but it does have a lot of micromanagement.

	15-02-2003 14:48									#6
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Is that the one where you start by managing a single destroyer, then a couple of ships, then a planet and finally the whole species?

	15-02-2003 15:11									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Nope, Pax you start on at least single planet and depending on difficulty-setting you may have additional ships from the get-go. It's been a while since I've played Pax, but what you described isn't Pax.

	15-02-2003 16:43									#8
	Put an end to popups!

Thanks. I'll have to pull out my copy and reinstall it to refresh my memory.

	17-02-2003 06:35									#9
	Increase Your PM Length

Grumbold, you're probably talking about Imperium Galactica, or at least what I remember of it.

	17-02-2003 11:04									#10
	Increase Your PM Length

Ack! That game was evil.


After Blizzard dumped it, the potential was sucked right out of it.