I assume this is because someone killed them all with fire and stellar converted their planet into a hyperspace bypass. The Bulrathi changed from straight up space bears in MoO into… Christ, that’s not even a helmet, is it? That is that dude’s real head. In MoO2’s case, the result is delicious nostalgia that has aged remarkably well in the face of sequels, spiritual successors, and copycats using the same formula. In many cases, this kitchen sink approach leads to a terrible abomination of a game. Star Wars, Star Trek, Battle Beyond the Stars, and a host of other sources give rise to a tech tree with everything from stellar converters to “doomstars” and every old-school alien concept you’d expect to run into.
While some of the tropes associated with the gameplay actually originated with the title, most of the source material comes from elsewhere and is adapted only enough to dodge copyright claims. Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (MoO2:BaA) is a turn-based 4X game that managed to ship every sci-fi trope imaginable and somehow make them work.
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