New PC app lets you play Master of Orion II by email
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:33 pm
Hey all. I've just finished making a new program called PlayMailer for Windows 7/XP/Vista, which automates playing Master of Orion II by email (amongst other games.) It makes setting up new games and loading and saving games super easy and has some features like in-game chat.
Of course there are other ways to play Master of Orion II over the internet as discussed on this forum. However play-by-email has the advantage that you can play a leisurly game over several days or weeks. You can close Master of Orion or shutdown your computer after each turn, and just be notified when it's your turn.
Here's the website, with the program, some screenshots and some about info.
http://www.playmailer.net/
Basically how it works:- you put in your email account details, create a new session with a player list, and then PlayMailer will launch Master of Orion II, configure all the players within the game, including any custom race settings (by automatically moving the mouse around and clicking on stuff) and load your turn. When you've finished your turn, you press a hotkey, and PlayMailer automatically saves your game and sends the save file to the next person, who receives a notification message and can launch their turn with a button press.
PlayMailer supports 3 games at the moment:
Master of Orion II
Warlords I
Chess Titans (Windows 7/Vista chess program)
but I plan to add one new game per week hopefully.
Of course there are other ways to play Master of Orion II over the internet as discussed on this forum. However play-by-email has the advantage that you can play a leisurly game over several days or weeks. You can close Master of Orion or shutdown your computer after each turn, and just be notified when it's your turn.
Here's the website, with the program, some screenshots and some about info.
http://www.playmailer.net/
Basically how it works:- you put in your email account details, create a new session with a player list, and then PlayMailer will launch Master of Orion II, configure all the players within the game, including any custom race settings (by automatically moving the mouse around and clicking on stuff) and load your turn. When you've finished your turn, you press a hotkey, and PlayMailer automatically saves your game and sends the save file to the next person, who receives a notification message and can launch their turn with a button press.
PlayMailer supports 3 games at the moment:
Master of Orion II
Warlords I
Chess Titans (Windows 7/Vista chess program)
but I plan to add one new game per week hopefully.