The Antarans on Orion overseeing the younger races from Master of Orion II concluded that without backup from their powerful empire, changes would be necessary. Other Antarans survived in various smaller colonies and outposts throughout the galaxy.
Survivors were left primarily on only two planets: Antares itself, and the Antarans living on the planet Orion, ruling the Orion Sector from Master of Orion II. Following the events of Master of Orion II, the Antarans retaliated and defeated the young races of the Orion Sector, enslaving all of the people on every planet, and destroying all research and military centers, effectively making any retaliation impossible.Ī thousand years later, the Antarans mysteriously disappeared due to an outbreak of their 'Harvester' bioweapons program, which wiped out 98% of the population living in the Antaran sector. In the Master of Orion III game manual, the player discovers that the planet called Antares in Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares was actually a forward base, 'ConJenn'.
