If you need new ideas, here is abandonned open source space strategy game (no activity since 04 Nov 1999) in JAVA. Its called Universe (http://home.rmi.net/~starkey/Universe/). It has an extended idea page you might be able to use (http://home.rmi.net/~starkey/Universe/IdeaDoc.html). Look into the future considirations.
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I've given the latest beta a try and am most impressed. I have in the past played a lot of VGA Planets and one feature that it has I like is the ability to set missions for ships. I would very much like to see something similar in PlanetaryHoppers.
For example Colonize - automatically colonize a planet (as currently happens). But this would be one of several different options. So colonizing a planet would not always be automatic. For another example a mission only available to those with a cloaking device you be 'Spy' which would not attack a planet but would be able to gain information such as mineral surveys and other resources as well as ships in orbit etc.
Also as mentioned I played vga planets a lot and enjoyed the play by email option. would it be possible to integrate this feature into PlanetaryHoppers.
On a final note keep up the good work and if you need any help I am more than willing. I have about a 18 month experience in java as well as a number of other skills (PHP, xhtml etc).
regards, Xiris
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If you need new ideas, here is abandonned open source space strategy game (no activity since 04 Nov 1999) in JAVA. Its called Universe (http://home.rmi.net/~starkey/Universe/). It has an extended idea page you might be able to use (http://home.rmi.net/~starkey/Universe/IdeaDoc.html). Look into the future considirations.
I've given the latest beta a try and am most impressed. I have in the past played a lot of VGA Planets and one feature that it has I like is the ability to set missions for ships. I would very much like to see something similar in PlanetaryHoppers.
For example Colonize - automatically colonize a planet (as currently happens). But this would be one of several different options. So colonizing a planet would not always be automatic. For another example a mission only available to those with a cloaking device you be 'Spy' which would not attack a planet but would be able to gain information such as mineral surveys and other resources as well as ships in orbit etc.
Also as mentioned I played vga planets a lot and enjoyed the play by email option. would it be possible to integrate this feature into PlanetaryHoppers.
On a final note keep up the good work and if you need any help I am more than willing. I have about a 18 month experience in java as well as a number of other skills (PHP, xhtml etc).
regards, Xiris