moo3 patcher

[Agathosdaimon]

Hi! I see there are some cool mods around for moo3 - ie strawberry and tropical mods etc - i am just unsure as to how one actually installs them, can anyone tell me how to do this and how one uses the moo3 patcher program?

[shapeshifter878]

You just extract the files to main MoO 3 directory, overwriting any files if necessary. Be sure to back up the game first though.

The mod packs already have many of the common patches installed, but if you want to add more just run the MoO 3 patcher from the game directory. Sometimes you have to locate the MoO 3.exe by clicking Browse. "Status" tells if the feature is installed or not, "Dll" if the feature requires MoO3.dll.

[Agathosdaimon]

thanks heaps for this info - i was not sure whether i could just put all the files in teh moo3 directory or whether the moo3 patcher was some tool to just switch the mods on and off without me needing to overwrite everything first
cheers!

[DrTheBait]

According to the Strawberry mod readme, all I had to do was extract the mod into the MOO3 file. However, when I did that, I am now getting an error stating that no cd is available. Any idea how to get around that since I downloaded MOO3 from Steam?

Thanks!

[Agathosdaimon]

oh, - hmm well thats the kind of thing i want to avoid, i havent gotten round to inserting all the files yet, but now i am hesitant to

[Entus Renatus]

Originally posted by cjdulaney:

According to the Strawberry mod readme, all I had to do was extract the mod into the MOO3 file. However, when I did that, I am now getting an error stating that no cd is available. Any idea how to get around that since I downloaded MOO3 from Steam?

Thanks!

ok, since you legally own MoO3, as I can see by your Steam ID, the solution your looking for can be found at another website. Since I am not permitted to write the url here, type the following words into your browser, and you should find what you need:

World Game NOCD Copy

I used this solution myself, and the game works fine. Just make sure you match the game versions, otherwise you might get an error.
Good Luck.

[Agathosdaimon]

my copy of MOO3 is one i bought on GOG.com, but i was waiting too long for a reply in the forum there. (i also own a boxed copy too incidentally - i like collecting the actual games and their boxes and contents)

[ac_snowman]

Those mod packs are 100% essential to having any fun with moo3. Strawberry in particular was my favorite but don't even try to play without the vanilla mod.
Not only did they fix most of what was broken, but really made it possible to see there were some really good ideas that the developers had but were totally unable or not allowed to finish/implement.
I had a lot of fun with MoO3 after the mods were built.

[madocs]

Where do you get these mods?...
http://www.moo3.at/mods/
(just downloaded it)
I still enjoy MoO3 significantly! I just don't play on too big a map due to the micromanaging that I do.

[Hate Bear]

I recommend opening two instances of MOOpatcher and pointing one to your real .exe and the other to your archive folder with their .exe. Don't use their .exe. Use your one from Steam, and patch each line manually. You have to install the .dll first (the button halfway down), and make sure you keep straight which is which. It takes a little time, but it will be done right. I recommed Tropical, although I have not yet tried Strawberry. The present released .exe with Tropical has one error in it's patches that you will see with the default patcher program. That's why I started over with a clean .exe.

I also used to have a different version of MOO3 that wasn't on Steam, so just start over with your Steam one and build the .exe patches on it carefully to be successful. There's 32 galaxy types on Tropical as it is (wherever it's at again, I think the MOO3 Guardian) [relevant]. It's not too complicated aside from figuring out some of those variables. Even then, you can guess.

I think I went with 16 defensive bases per planet and 16 fleets per battle, also.

[Fred]

i wish they could make the mod available a "workshop" content, i use to play on tropical but i ve lost my hardcopy and thinking to buy it back on steam yet it seem even more complicate to get it run here.

There is many legacy games with great mod that are simply so hard to get to run on steam

Elderscroll Oblivion : mod OOO3
Europa rome : mod ROA
X3: XRM

[hawlk2004]

ok i just patched mine with the strawbarry 1.2 now the game wont launch

[Slimurgical (Stormy)]

There literally should be 0 problems whatsoever posting the link to the No CD patch, considering it should already be here. If mods don't like it, they can shove it directly in their rear hole and shut up. https://www.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_master_of_orion_3.shtml

Also if Steam's main mods don't like it, they can just simply package the damn thing with the game's download, considering they'd probly have the system-wide authority to do stuff like that.

[hawlk2004]

you know everything is based on 1.30 but yet back before steam i was playing 1.35 but it introduced a bug

[ShadowDragon_79]

What I'd have wanted most in MO3 is faster off-lane travel ( doesn't need to be as fast as on-lane, but the difference in my opinion is far too large ) ...


Is there any patch or mod that does change that?

[cb6dba]

I get a dll missing error when trying to start the mod patcher :-(