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Hello Hive gamers! A new game on Hive will launch on the 19th of April, 4PM UTC. Multiplayer Orbiting Optimization Network (MOON) is a space-themed, empire-building game. Players start with one planet, gather resources, research new technology, and expand to colonize the universe.

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About the Game

MOON is a resource management, empire-building game. I played similar games before on the Wax blockchain called Million on Mars where I started with single plot of land on Mars gathered resources such as power (with solar panels), minerals, earth and water. The resources are then converted to other materials to survive on Mars. I was also advised from Hive Pizza discord channel that it's similar to a game called OGame.

Looking at the screenshots, the game looks complex enough to be fun and challenging. There are a lot of items to manage as players strive to grow their empire in space. At the top, you have your minerals like metal, silicon, uranium and energy. The left side are the controls for items to be managed like buildings, fleet and defenses. Defenses?! It looks like this is also a war game.

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This looks like a huge management game. In the galaxy panel, you have planets and it seems you can manage up to fourteen of them or maybe more.

Info from the Discord channel:

Galaxy

The Galaxy tab is used to find nearby planets and players. Here you will find detailed information on planets. Quick actions allow you to dispatch fleets and missiles. Besides that, you can message other players and send spy probes to collect intel.

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The game has several ships of various sizes and types. You have cargo ships, battle ships and others.

Info from the Discord channel:

Sending Fleets:

You can send your fleet directly from the Galaxy tab or from the Fleets tab. First, select which ship types quantity to send on a mission. Second, enter the coordinates (auto-filled if you clicked on the planet) and select the speed of flying. A slower flight consumes less fuel.

The last step is selecting which type of mission, such as Attack, Transfer, Transport, Recycle, Colonize, Expedition, or Deploy.

Transfer means to gift the ship to the target player. Recycle is for collecting battle debris. Colonize is only for colony ships to settle on a new planet. Expedition is available when flying to deep space for exploration.

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There are several items to research in the game. It will take a lot of resources to complete all of them.

Info from the Discord channel:

The Shipyard

After constructing a Shipyard, you can begin assembling a fleet and planet defenses. Look at the Technologies tab to find the list of all available ships in the game. Some ships have higher technology requirements. Leveling up the Shipyard enables faster construction of ships and defenses.

The Research Lab

Researching new technologies unlocks new buildings, ships, and defenses. The Technologies tab also shows the list of all available research. Research can also yield bonuses for production and combat. Research progress can be accelerated by upgrading the Research Lab building.

The Robot Factory

The Robot Factory is an essential building for speeding up the building construction queue. Upgrading this building reduces construction time for buildings.

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These are resource-producing buildings that produces the four resources on top. Ore extractor produces metal, Silicon Refinery extracts silicon and so forth.

Info from the Discord channel:

Solar Power Plant

The Solar Plant generates energy, which is used to produce the three main resources. For this production to actually occur, the
energy used in production cannot exceed the energy generated by the plant. When the load exceeds the available energy, energy
numbers in the menu turn red. Avoid running with an energy deficit.

Ore Extractor

Metal is the first of the three main resources available in the game. It is used for almost everything you can build or research.
Therefore, expansion of the ore extractors is advised.

Silicon Refiner

Silicon is highly used for buildings, ships, and research. It is produced more slowly than metal, making it more expensive.

Uranium Centrifuge

Uranium is a fuel source, highly used for research, as fuel for ships, and for scanning star systems.

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For reference, here is a tutorial of a similar game:

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Final Thoughts

This looks like a great and fun game. I played similar resource management, city building games before and it takes me hours to play. It's fun by itself without even the #play2earn element. To have a game on Hive is exciting and I'm eagerly waiting for the launch on Saturday.

For more info on the game, visit the Hive Pizza Discord