The ORION Project is a Sci-Fi Shooter featuring Dinosaurs and Robots and it's focused on Accessibility, Over-The-Top Gameplay, Power Ups, Local & Online Co-Op, Social Hubs, Destruction and more! ORION is the successor to the multi-platinum indie hit: ORION: Prelude.
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Release Date: 1 Dec, 2015

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We are extremely involved with our community and always put them first. We illustrated this with our very first video game on Steam, ORION: Prelude, which saw over three years of free updates and content.

We will be keeping them updated on our products, showcasing behind-the-scenes developments and involving them with events, competitions and developments every step of the way.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The Orion Project is scheduled to be in Early Access for 24 months, from December 2015 to December 2017.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Official Version of The Orion Project will be substantially larger than the Early Access launch version, including but not limited to:

PvP Module
Mech Module
Open Galaxy Module
Social Module
City Module
New Guardians.
New Weapons.
New Abilities.
New Game Modes.
New Features/Mechanics.
New Robots/Drones.
New Creatures.
New Dinosaurs.
New Maps.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Orion Project currently features the Social and Action modules across a variety of game modes. We support a variety of global locations with our new servers, including North America, South America, Asia, Australia, West Europe and soon to be more!”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The game is $1 for life.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“They will be able to help guide the role of future content integration by voting/suggesting what they want to see more of, whether it's Guardians, Creatures, Maps or anything in between.

We will be adding new features, tweaks and fixes every month via Content Updates.”
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23 July

(First Look) The Deinosuchus

With the Deinosuchus all Ten Dinosaurs from ORION: Prelude will be fully complete. We promised a while ago that we'd remaster and rebirth every single Dinosaur from our first game and this post marks the celebration of that promise.





The Deinosuchus, Spinosaurus and Pteranodon are all complete and are all scheduled to debut inside of The ORION Project within the 2016 window.

With that said, we're excited to continue adding NEW Dinosaurs and Creatures and the first one that we will be doing is our Carnotaurus. Announcement/Discussions located here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/407840/discussions/0/352788917754275039/

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22 July

ORION - PvP Alpha (Register Now!)


Mayhem is a 40-Player FFA PvP mode allowing you to earn store credits by killing other enemies and tackling a variety of quests!
https://youtu.be/jL5jtebMUK4

This is a Pre-Alpha Dev Build showcasing a 1v1 match testing a variety of quests and weapon damages.

The new Mayhem PvP Module coming to The ORION Project via Version 1.6 on August 25, 2016.

Register NOW for the PvP Beta to play early. First wave of testers will commence/roll out starting Tuesday, July 25, 2016.

Include your Steam & Orion game user names:
pvp@trek-industries.com

http://store.steampowered.com/app/407840/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/104900/

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Long-Term Development!

The Orion Project is an extremely ambitious project being helmed by an extremely passionate team. We are committed to delivering one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences to date with our dedication and your support. We had a development production cycle of five years on our first game (ORION: Prelude - $1 on Steam) and anticipate the same duration if not more for The Orion Project.

About This Game



Welcome to The Orion Project! The ultimate video game for PC with gameplay consisting of four main modules, including: Social, Exploration, Adventure and Combat.

The ORION Project is a Sci-Fi Shooter featuring Dinosaurs and Robots and it's focused on Accessibility, Over-The-Top Gameplay, Power Ups, Local & Online Co-Op, Social Hubs, Destruction and more! ORION is the successor to the multi-platinum indie hit: ORION: Prelude.

Welcome to the Galaxy - Endless possibilities await.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpofbIrizPQ

[ THE LORE ]

The Orion Project takes place half a century from now and allows you to explore The New Solar System. Rich with an unlimited and renewable clean energy source, Ion Crystals generated by the star of Rigel help power your Guardian using the most advanced technology and weaponry ever created.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFopklaUqvg

[ PLAY IT YOUR WAY ]

The only game to feature three unique perspectives, including: Top-Down, First-Person and Third-Person.

[ LOCAL CO-OP ] Now Available

Support for Offline and Local gameplay allowing you to play a variety of game-modes experienced in The Orion Project with 1 to 4 players on the same system. Will feature same-screen and split-screen modules.


[ HARVESTING ION ] Now Available

ION is a crystal formation on the surface of the Orion planet and powered generated from the nearby star of Rigel, these crystals offer unlimited energy. Harvesting ION is a dangerous task. You must escort a hacked Harvesting drone to the desired region on the surface and protect it for the duration of its mission. The longer it stays alive, the more money you make.


The rest of the Drone Protection Army will maintain its standing conservation policy and attack anyone harvesting ION, in addition to any enraged local wildlife.

[ PLAY OR PAY ] Coming 2016

ION is used as the in-game currency. It is typically collected in-game as drops and rewards and can be used to purchase new Weapons via SkyFly Shopping, obtain new crafting ingredients OR converted to the out-of-game currency known as CREDITS which are used in the Trek Store where you can collect new Armors, Weapon Skins, Taunts, Hats and more! This system allows you to PLAY or PAY for new store items with a focus on no pay walls or pay-2-win scenarios.

[ WAVE-BASED ]

Wave after wave, the enemies and Side Missions will continue to increase in difficulty. If you're up to the challenge you can earn Bonus Rewards for completing objectives in a certain amount of time.


[ LEADERBOARDS & STATISTICS ] Now Available

We provide a wide variety (and constantly growing) list of leaderboard statistics that cover a wide variety of gameplay. Survival is all about lasting as long as possible - do you have what it takes to survive?

[ RESOURCES & CRAFTING ] Now Available

In addition to collecting ION you will also find a wide range of resources which you can use to your benefit. These can be pieces of gear that enhance whichever Guardian you equip it to or Crafting Materials to be used as ingredients for recipes.


[ THE DINOSAURS ]

We are going to be constantly adding new dinosaurs to the game. Here are the ones already integrated:

· Compsognathus
· Deinonychus
· Dilophosaurus
· Rhamphorynchus
· Allosaurus
· Ankylosaurus
· Triceratops
· Tyrannosaurus Rex

[ THE CREATURES ]

In addition to the Dinosaurs you will encounter unique alien species and wildlife. Here are the ones already integrated:

· Jeckyl
· Kruger
· Namor

[ PLAYER MANAGEMENT ] Now Available

You are able to access Player Terminals to load up Guardian Inventories to better sort and organize, access the Crafting menu, visit and allocate Skill Trees and see what Daily and Weekly quests are available for you to conquer.

[ GAME MANAGEMENT ] Now Available

You will be able to access the Hologram table to create games as well as load the Server Instance feed to join already-existing games. You can form parties and verify which Achievements still need to be unlocked.


[ VENDORS ] Coming 2016

There are a variety of unique Vendors through the crowds that populate the Shopping District of Nova City. You will be able to purchase Weapons, Gear, Equipment, Clothing, Drugs, Medication, Ships, Residences and more! Or just kick back at a social lounge with some friends and have a drink!

[ TRADING ] Coming 2016

Trading Systems will be added to the game allowing you to trade with other Players and even NPC Characters.

[ MULTIPLE REGIONS ] In Progress

The Open World module taking place on the surface of Orion planet will feature many regions, with more scheduled to be added through development. You can expect many biomes, including Snowlands, Mountains, Islands, Jungles, Deserts, Caves, Swamps, Plains, Canyons and Temples from the Ancients!

[ WEATHER PATTERNS ] In Progress

Each region will feature many unique aspects, including specific weather patterns. You will be able to witness advanced weather systems like Tornadoes, Blizzards, Snowstorms, Rain Storms, Hurricanes and even Volcanic Eruptions!


[ THE WILD LIFE ]

Each region will have specific wild life associated to it. You may encounter certain species only in certain areas. The Island is bustling with wildlife and typically features the most dangerous types. Be careful!

[ HUNT OR BE HUNTED ]

The Island is a very dangerous place. Due to it's density it is not often patrolled by the Drone Army, leaving Guardians to their own wits and devices for self-protection. If you encounter other Guardians on the Island they can attack you with little punishment. Make sure to only travel with high levels of gear or with a squad of friends.


[ PLAYER RESIDENCES ] Coming 2017

The Citadel offers an additional place to socialize and interact with other Players in the game. You can also purchase a Residence allowing you to have more Inventory storage space to benefit your gameplay experience.

[ MEMBERSHIP REWARDS ] Coming 2017

Just like many home buying clubs, Residence owners will receive discounts and rewards throughout the game.


[ MY GUARDIAN ] Coming 2016

The My Guardian module will allow players to create a Guardian from the ground up using whatever gear they have available. You will be able to select from options including: Gender, Ethnicity, Voice Region, Ability, Grenade Type, Armor Style, Armor Colors, Base Mesh colors and even your Weapon Loadout!

[ TREK STORE ] Now Available

The Trek Store features items that can be PLAYED or PAID for, including Armors, Hats, Weapon Skins, Taunts, Pets and more! This allows you to further customize your appearance and stand out from the rest.


[ MULTIPLE CLASSES ] Now Available

We will be featuring Light, Medium and Heavy Mech classes. Each Mech will have access to additional mechanics including Evade maneuvers, Projectiles and Abilities.

[ UNIQUE WEAPONS ]

We have designed a wide variety of Mech-specific weapons, each with their own unique capabilities and role. Different classes of Mech have access to different types of Weapons.


[ YOUR OWN SPACE SHIP! ] Coming 2017

We will be featuring a variety of Space Ships, including some free ones for all users to ensure that they can enjoy the features that Space will hold. Travel to different regions on Orion, venture out to new Planets and Moons or fly directly to locations like Nova City, The Citadel and Orbital Command.

[ MOBILE MANAGEMENT ] Coming 2017

Your personal Spaceship will also act as your very own mobile command, allowing you to manage your inventory, characters and even start up matches/missions.


[ PARTIES 2.0 ]Coming 2017

Squadrons will be an evolved form of Parties, allowing you to travel to and from multiple locations in real time with groups of friends. Play alone or play together with ease.


[ THE FUTURE AWAITS ]

We intend to develop a physical model of The New Solar System, allowing you to freely travel through out the entire system. This has room to grow into a physical mod of the Orion arm to the Milky Way Galaxy and possibly even stretch out to include our Solar System, allowing you to visit planets like Earth and Mars. The Orion Project has endless possibilities and we cannot wait to realize them.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 7/8/10
    • Processor: Quad-Core Intel/AMD Processor
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 500 Series/AMD Radeon 5000 Series or higher (SM3)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 7/8/10
    • Processor: Quad-Core Intel/AMD Processor
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 700 Series/AMD Radeon 7000 Series or higher (SM3)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
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Crash The Nerd
( 2.4 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 8 August
Great game for a great price with really good graphics for such a small studio.It has a lot of potential for greatness plus it's even better with friends!!! :D
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Mr. Maybe
( 0.2 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 8 August
dear lord this game is horrible
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zombeez007
( 0.2 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 8 August
its in third ♥♥♥♥in person yet the trailers show third person
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Vladimir
( 0.7 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 7 August
nothing like an mmo. isn't a persistent open world. you just pick a mission and get beamed down, beat the mission, and then exit the mission. if you can even beat the mission because often it scatters your team sometimes even at the 4 corners of the map. even if the mission objective moves halfway across the map, it keeps the same spawnpoint, so if you join late you're nowhere near your team.

im not even gonna mention what the dev did btw. this is the age of google. educate yourself, its not my job to do it for you.
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braxnu
( 1.0 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 7 August
No idea how ppl can spend more that 10 mins playing this.
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RecklessDwark
( 2.4 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 6 August
No, just no. Prob gonna get banned but the dev is a scumbag, the game may be alright, but dont waste your money supporting this company.
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Ethird
( 0.5 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 6 August
To be honest, was attracted by the possible FPS mode that was shown in the trailer, the ability of switching between FPS and TPS would be pretty neat, whether it will be included or not seems uncertain at this point. But without that option this game seems very generic, the controls were pretty bad as well, many character actions seems pointless in a TPF. Game play it self is boring and beyond simple, after 10 waves of enemies I fail to see the point of it all, maybe a proper story mode will do this game some good? Wouldn't recommend this game to most, unless it's free to play.
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cool lizard
( 1.2 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 6 August
It's a poor game, but it's hard to argue with the $.99 price tag. Buy a couple copies for your friends and at the minimum you have a good few minutes of laughs.
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Brahmantyo12 || DerookieGasell
( 2.4 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 5 August
I bought it for $1.29 when Discount 90% from $12.99, and now it's became $1???
and the worst things is, "it'll be free to play" & "and there are new DLC, called Elite Edition for $55???
just wait till this game end the early access... coz the developer already changed the title 4times
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Guess who it is
( 0.8 hrs on record )
Early Access Review
Posted: 5 August
Product received for free
This game sucks.
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24 of 34 people (71%) found this review helpful
3 people found this review funny
Recommended
356.2 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 19 July
"20 FRIENDS ALREADY OWN THIS GAME" Steam now says. Lowest of which is now 59 hours. I don't usually write reivews as I don't read reviews because games I think are cool, some friends will say suck, dont buy. Or games they say I HAVE TO PLAY I don't like them at all. So it's all opnion. Then you have reviews from people who have never played, and just into copypaste culture. So I need to form my own opnions.

Saw the game when Steam said "an item on your wishlist is on sale" and when I clicked it, I didn't remember putting this on any wish list. Im sure it was from Steam discovery a while back and I had forgotten. So what I did, was search for game play videos. And the first ones I saw I thought were pretty awesome.

Next video I see is the "we created the worst game ever" which was funny, but even the glitch compliation didn't lead me to think that. It's another case of "I hate E.T. that game is the worst ever! But I've never played it.. I just made youtube videos about it" I'm sure. Then how it was re-crafted and that's pretty cool. But didn't sway me to get it. It was game play I was interested in.

Unlike "microsoft v.s. sony!" people I wont fight for or against anyone who wouldn't care less if I paid my rent on time.

So I jumped it.. I thought the community was amazing, the expansive system of modules are great. Just as a BETA and seeing where it can go, knowing what the UE4 is capaible of, is exciting for me.

I see people say "Game getting 30FPS not playable". I noticed that too, I get 30FPS. But never once had it feel like it. Not sure why that is. If you have 60FPS or lower in Counter Strike you sure will feel that difference. So I find it strange others would notice it. Maybe they don't, they just see the number and think it's bad. I could care less about FPS, you either pwn or you suck. And if you suck, you just have fun and eventually get better.

Im excited to see where this goes. Like may ideas I've written out on paper for a game, they all seem strangely close to what this development team has in mind for the future of the game. And great lore behind it too.

You might not like it of course, it really might not be your thing. Your mate may love it but you may hate it (maybe you don't even like games with guns). It's all opnions at the end of the day.

I just can't believe I spent nearly 15 hours a day for a whole week of my summer vacation playing this! Playing a game period.

But I won't convince anyone they need to love or hate, or buy or don't buy anything. Because it doesn't keep my car on the road, it does not bring peace, it does not get me stright A's in university, and it does not pay my rent.

Playing it with the cool people who also play, that's all I care about.
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18 of 29 people (62%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
3.4 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 9 July
Don't listen to the people literally throwing whiny baby tantrums over a $0.50 game. A game that you can purchase by finding two quarters lying on the ground somewhere, five dimes, ten nickles, or fifty pennies. Or a big boy JFK half dollar.

The game itself has a lot of promise for being so cheap, the developers consistently release new content and gameplay, and do so a lot faster than other early access games that have a much larger price tag. The gameplay is pretty okay, its simple with a few classes, each with your own variety of cosmetic junk attached to them. Is it worth the price tag? ♥♥♥♥ yes, you see people ♥♥♥♥♥ing with over 50 hours in the game. That's an hour of fun per penny.

You would think with the recent reviews rolling in that the Orion devs broke into your house, murdered your family, and then ♥♥♥♥ on their corpses, all while forcing you to look at all of it with a big Orion brand over it.

Its a dirt cheap okay game that is pretty fun to play with friends. That's saying more than half the garbage thats listed under Early Access on Steam
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9 of 12 people (75%) found this review helpful
Recommended
328.4 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 25 July
Alrit, i want to keep this review as simple as possible.

I remember seeing this game on discovery and i did not wait long to get this game. Mostly because it said PvE somewhere, anyways i definitly did not regret getting this game, well maybe a little because this game becme a addict for me xD. jokes apart, for a developing game, its truely amazing with its super friendly community that helps new players understand the basics pretty much. Another thing i noticed was there is an offline game options that i have not yet tried so not gonna talk about it.

Usually in Coop games like PvE, if really tried, one can alone finish the game, but here go for higher difficulty, or 40 wave in survival, its all about teamplay, which is the most amazing part of this game. There are quite few flaws, but who cares, this game is still in development and i'm damn sure its gonna be fixed.

As always liking a game or hating it, its all about prespective cause, ones preference is subjective. but if i was asked if i would recommend this game, i most definitly will.

And for all Orionions Happy Dino hunting :)
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5 of 6 people (83%) found this review helpful
Recommended
2.8 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 5 August
TO NEW PEOPLE LOOKING AT ORION: Don't instantly turn up you nose just because of the rating of this game. It is in Early-Access and has run into a few rough patches in its time, be sure to actually think about it before making a decision.

Really pretty game compared to it's successor, the graphics have been upped and the music is pretty. Despite the harsh reviews, I really like this game, though the set loadouts is really bland feeling. Since this is in early access (looking at harsh commenters), it is in a really good state.

Pros:
Pretty graphics, nice music
Mow down hordes of dinos
Crafting and equipment system
More than three classes
Has a couch offline mode (recent games need that)
One freaking dollar, I bought a bunch for my friends.

Cons:
Simple loadouts
Kill all dinos while the harvester is broken (survival solves that with 1 minute)
Lacks players
No clear way to unlock new classes
Dodge by holding space
Shooting Pterodactyls in top-down mode
Training(have follow you) Dinos while healing/shooting/freaking giant raptor chases you

A few suggestions is to put dodge as it's own button rather than holding space, since in a panic you will jump instead and holding it down may not have you dodge in time.
With equipment, when you go to another class/character/whatever, the items you have on one of your other characters should be available to others, so you don't have to unequip everything from one person just so another can have it for a few rounds before you switch to another character and repeat the process.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
2.4 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 5 August
I bought it for $1.29 when Discount 90% from $12.99, and now it's became $1???
and the worst things is, "it'll be free to play" & "and there are new DLC, called Elite Edition for $55???
just wait till this game end the early access... coz the developer already changed the title 4times
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3 of 4 people (75%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
12.7 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 5 August
It's a work in progress. Pretty to look at but the gameplay needs refining.
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3 of 4 people (75%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.2 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 6 August
It's a poor game, but it's hard to argue with the $.99 price tag. Buy a couple copies for your friends and at the minimum you have a good few minutes of laughs.
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5 of 8 people (63%) found this review helpful
Recommended
3.5 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 31 July
I get a better framerate on ark..

Optimization/10
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4 of 7 people (57%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
0.6 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 9 July
So i bought this game thinking that it would be a fun passtime, and its an interesting idea. I must say that the graphics are amazing. However, the gameplay is lacking in my opinion. If they put even half the time they invested in graphics into gameplay mechanics or AI, it would most likely be an amazing game. I hope there is much imprivement in the coming weeks. Thank you developers, for creating a beautiful game, but please put more time into gameplay and the like. Have a brilliant day!
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4 of 7 people (57%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
1.8 hrs on record
Early Access Review
Posted: 20 July
I can say plenty of good things about the game this was supposed to be, Orion: Prelude, except that there is no community left to play it. I decided to purchase this game during the Steam sale and join in with the crowd who was moving onto the latest and greatest. Sadly while launching it loads up the splash art on my desktop and just... sits there... And sometimes for a very long time. The first time I was able to launch the game I was very excited regardless! I was going to kill me some dinos with people across the world. Too bad when I try to join either of the online options it simply says "Connecting with Steam" for, well, it doesn't stop, I have waited until the game realized it timed out and kicked me back to the main menu. I decided to instead try out the single player mode, the load times can still be unreasonably long, but eventually I was able to get in. Sadly the game modes were uninteresting as a solo player.

Most of my "Play time" has been waiting for the game to launch, I have gotten to play for maybe about 30 minutes out of the current 100 showing. The game is not even ready for beta with all these difficulties. I am not trying to run it on a toster, and should not have to wait 10 minutes for ANYthing to load on my current rig.

Pros: I bought it for less then a buck

Cons: Unable to access the online modes, game takes anywhere from 1 to 10 minutes to launch, lacks even as much content as Orion: Prelude, unable to reach the support team for assistance, had to pay for this "game".

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