OT - Leaked Source Code for MOO3!

[Ed Kolis]

code:

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// Master of Orion ]|[ ooo look at the l33t roman numeral!!!

// (c) 2003 Microprose^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HHasbro^H^H^H^H^H^HIn  fogrames^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HAtari

// DO NOT LEAK!!!!! Under penalty of death!



// Races

#include "human.h"

/* Removed due to compatibility issues with rantz() function

#include "alkari.h"

#include "bulrathi.h"

#include "mrrshan.h"

#include "darlok.h"

#include "elerian.h"

#include "gnolam.h" */

#include "trilarian.h"

#include "meklar.h"

#include "silicoid.h"

#include "psilon.h"

#include "klackon.h"

#include "sakkra.h"

#include "aliens_from_movie_of_same_title.h" // we'll call them Ithkul, no one will know!

#include "clones_of_other_races.h" // so we can say there are 16, not 8

#include "neworion.h" // just includes antaran.h



// UI includes

#include "blue.h"

#include "blue_more.h"

#include "blue_too_much.h"

#include "black.h"



// Misc. data files

#include                        "techs.h" // spaces are to rebalance after beta

#include "graphics.h"

#include "sounds.h"

#include "music.h"



// main function

void main()

{

	// annoy player

	altTab.enabled = false;



	// play intro movie

	Movie introMovie = new Movie("intro.mov");

	introMovie.voices = VOICES_CORNY;

	introMovie.explicitness = VAGUE_IN_ALL_THE_WRONG_PLACES;

	introMovie.plot = NULL;

	introMovie.play();



	// show main menu

	Menu mainMenu = new Menu("New Game", "Load Game", "Options", "Quit", "Quit NOW! Before it's TOO LATE!");

	mainMenu.show();



	// begin game

	Game theGame = new Game;

	theGame.difficulty = rand(); // "a new experience every time!"

	

	// main loop

	do

	{

		// user interface

		UserInput input = getUserInput();

		switch (input)

		{

		case INPUT_BUILD_ATTACK_SHIP:

			build(new PointDefenseFrigate);

			break;

		case INPUT_BUILD_DEFENSE_BASE:

			build(new PointDefenseFrigate);

			break;

		case COLONIZE_PLANET:

			exit(); // bad player! let the AI minister handle that!

			break;

		case ATTACK:

			Battle aBattle = new Battle(myShips, hisShips);

			aBattle.graphicsVintage = 1985;

			aBattle.strategicDepth = 0;

			aBattle.start();

			if (aBattle.won())

				display("VICTOLY IS YOU");

			else

				display("THEY HAVE SET UP US THE BOMB");

			break;

		case RESEARCH:

			display(data::useless);

			break;

		default:

			build(new Transport);

		}



		// AI ministers

		int i;

		// colonization minister

		for ( i = 0; i < numPlanets; i++)

		{

			if (planets[i].atmosphere == ATMOS_IRRADIATED)

				planets[i].colonize();

		}

		// construction minister

		for (i = 0; i < INT_MAX; i++)

		{

			build(new TroopTransport); // just in case!

		}

	} while (!quitting);

}

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[Taera]

[DavidG]

Oh man that is just too funny!!!

[deccan]

Yeah there is an incredibly funny post if you've hung aroung the MOO3 forums.

[deccan]

There all sorts of stuff you could add to make it even funnier:

1) PD is useless. Light-mounted guns are better than PD at shooting down missile.
2) Missiles start firing before your ships see any enemies and then hang around indefinitely, circling your ships until enemies show up at which point all the missiles sutomatically go for the nearest enemy.
3) The planet development policies are impossible to understand, and whatever you do, the AI will eventually go back to developing your planets the way IT wants to.

[Atrocities]

God that was funny.

I have a question. How do you explain to someone how horribly moo3 sucked? I mean with its 1985 TRS80 combat graphics to its ugly assed confused and totally uselss UI?

How did these developers get away with this? What in the hell were they thinking? It sure as hell wasn't, "man this game is fun."

I honestly believe that they did not even begin to make the game until a week before it was to go gold and then, and only then, did they peace meal a game, certainly not a moo game, but a game together and sell it as moo3. There can be no other explamination about this.

The graphics sucked, and were horribly horribly dated, and that UI...! I am sure most game designers are as stumped as we are when it comes to that thing.

I did like the 3d map though, that was slick.