ORION / TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
Orion and its engine are developed together. These are the current implementation details.
| Engine | Chronos Custom engine, game runtime, and editor developed alongside Orion. |
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| Language and runtime | C# / .NET 10 The engine and simulation projects target .NET 10. Gameplay scripts are compiled through Roslyn. |
| Graphics API | WebGPU / wgpu Native WebGPU access through Silk.NET. Backend support depends on the operating system and graphics driver. |
| Lighting | Tiled Forward+ A GPU compute pass assigns lights to screen tiles for the shared lighting path. |
| Geometry | PBR and GPU instancing Physically based materials, automatic instance batching, visibility culling, and generated level-of-detail paths. |
| Interface | Clay UI Shared panel themes and reusable UI documents. The website uses the game’s IBM Plex Mono and Chakra Petch fonts. |
| Simulation | Deterministic campaign core Economy, AI, fleets, politics, and campaign state advance through deterministic commands and simulation ticks. |
| Game content | JSON definitions + C# Data-driven factions, technologies, events, and other content connected to C# game behavior. |
| Multiplayer | LAN and Steam integration Host-controlled setup, synchronized command processing, campaign snapshots, and recovery paths. Campaign validation is complete for Early Access. |
| Persistence | Versioned campaign state Saved simulation state, content identity checks, round-trip validation, and replay comparisons. |
| Development tools | Editor, profilers, and scenario runners Focused smoke coverage, campaign scenarios, performance probes, and UI validation tools. |
Commands are validated by the simulation. Replay and save/load checks compare campaign state, including parallel preparation paths where applicable. The game’s presentation is kept separate from authoritative simulation state.
Minimum and recommended PC requirements will be listed here once confirmed. Development builds and engine capabilities don’t establish a supported hardware specification.
Visit the official Steam listingLarge-campaign performance, multiplayer campaign validation, and campaign balance and playtest readiness are complete for Early Access. The release is scheduled for 14 December 2026.
ORION / STEAM
Follow Orion and its development through Steam.