Orion is a total conversion utilizing Valve Software’s Orange Box engine. Orion immerses the player in an intense online experience with dynamic combat and a vast array of new features.. Featuring fast-paced tactical gameplay on futuristic battlefields, Orion brings the fun into gameplay.
We are pleased to announce the competition for Wave 2 of Play It First! We are opening this wave to 100 fans! Find out details on how to get Beta 1.2 before anyone else and play exclusively with the developers behind the game!
Posted by Praz on Mar 12th, 2010
We just held Session #01 of the Play It First competition yesterday. It was a nice turn out and everyone (new and old) thoroughly enjoyed the playtest. We've played all the maps, including the four new ones - and we have the media to prove it!
This was taken yesterday over the course of 2 hour beta test. This was taken from a small 5 v 5 match across all of the maps featured in Orion Beta 1.2. Enjoy the first official gameplay images of Orion Beta 1.2!

Yes, that enemy was just destroyed by the flag carrier!

Defending the flag carrier on ctf_shadow.

Flanking the enemy through the dark corridors of ctf_geode.

Aerial Combat on the new level - ctf_myst.

Failing on an objective attack.

Succeeding at an objective attack!

Tearing (@#5 up!

Gears of War Roadie Run styled image.
That's right! We are announcing the second wave for the Play It First competition! This wave will be doubled in size - so please DO NOT hesitate to apply! It's quick, it's easy and most importantly - it's fun!
If you want to be one of the first to get your grubby little hands on the beta, here is what you must do:
APPLICATION DETAILS:
01 - Be one of the first 100 people to send an email to: david@prassel.com
02 - Discuss other games you've beta tested, and why you think you can help us
03 - Your computer specs
04 - Age & Location
This is the second wave for the Beta 1.2 hand out. First come, first serve! Start sending out those emails! There is no guaranteed third wave!
Visit our site for constant updates and news about Orion and the upcoming Beta 1.2!

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Look Great... Is the Beta on here?
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Jesus christ. Release it already. Being a real pain in the @$$.
Is there a reason or something you aren't comprehending about what we are doing? I've already explained it to you twice, 117:
Quoted from where you complained about this elsewhere:
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It's a private beta to conduct further beta testing on a larger scale. Network stress, etc.
We're continually updating .dlls upon each test.
Beta 1.0 = FilePlanet & IGN xclusive Beta that launched on Dec 13th. It was a week long beta.
Beta 1.1 was the patch that came out after the week-long FilePlanet & IGN Beta. There was over 40 game fixes and tweaks featured in this patch, as well as additional content and maps. This was what everyone who downloaded the Public Beta received.
Beta 1.2 is nearing public release.
Each beta was to have 2 patches each. So- 1.0 (Beta), 1.1 (patch), 1.2 (patch). Next would be Beta 2.0. Then 2.1, 2.2 then 3.0 and so on."
This is to prevent crashes and bugs for a cleaner experience. Settle down already.
do you know how to fix the low res textures in hammer when your making maps for the orange box engine
It starts to look better and better. The release is close, I can smell it.
when it came out nobody was playing with it. why should we care this time?
There were people playing it. Not every single hour of the day, but it was far from dead.
Yeah. The server crash bug was why it looked like no one was playing. A server would fill up, then crash. So people stopped playing it as a result. Version 1.2 finally fixes the crash though.
Oh noes. In one of the screenshots you posted you captured me failing and blowing myself up!
Keep it up Praz......... Mod till ya die!
I appreciate the amount of work (and play) going in to this mod. I'd much rather wait a bit longer for a carefully refined game than a cruder, hasty release.
are there any servers up cause im using orion 1 beta and there is no servers to be seen??!!
Looks awesome :)
can't wait to test this game ;)
Yes the beta is on and under the downloads tab(I'm not the creator)\