I’ve been spending my free time writing a simple space exploration game. It’s similar to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (which you should definitely give a try). I’m also drawing on games like Escape Velocity and reading about classics like Starflight and Star Control.

The game so far is only about 2000 lines of unstructured code, but this is a good thing at this stage as it allows me to experiment. In that spirit, I’ve made the current version available for download. It’s a simple game, and pretty rough at the edges, but I think it’s quite fun already.

Any comments and suggestions for gameplay are very welcome - please get in touch at spaceexploration@zarkonnen.com .

What’s new in this version:

* More encounters.
* The Zrapta now spends part of its time staying at stars, making it easier to catch up and trade with it.
* Number of ship weapons that can be used at the same time limited to two.
* Equipment management: you can install/uninstall weapons and drive coils.
* Support for Specialist crew members.
* Prettier scan range in the star map.
* Better display of multiple ships / encounters at the same star.

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