via galactica

ok half an hour after i initially decided to put a review up of this game i finnaly got to it.

first is first.
this is a space trading game with no overall story, goal, or main "quest"
its a simple get money game. you start off with a small ship and $1000 ( or so depending on your settings) and you are simply set off.
you do have quests though, they never really end as far as i know, the basic ones are :
survive so and so days
amass a net worth of so and so $
destroy so many pirate ships

and the more difficult ones ive come across
are :
return the lost golden orb to so and so planet
kill the space monster at so and so planet.
bring three space rats of differing genders to so and so planet
bring this person here
bring this object here.

thats the general game
the different ship types are
none ( 0 )
tiny ( 10 - 15 cargo )
smal ( 10- 40 cargo )
medium sized ( 20 - 100 )
large ( 40 - 200 )

the cargo is everything. peaple take space. equipment takes space. and goods take space
goods are
food
textiles
minerals
books
firearms
plants
narcotics
luxuries
electronics

the value of each is increased as the list goes down ( food being cheapest electronics being most expensive ) and the underlined goods are illegal
you can get pass's to carry illegal stuff ( but they are not cheap..)

skills
there are 5 skills
negotiator ( cost of goods
pilot ( ability to flee [ you will do this alot ] )
warrior (ability to fight )
technician (ability to repair your ship [ VERY useful. ])

the skills can be changed in the new game settings under File

later on you can buy planets from corporations and youll get the tax income generated from the planet


and finnally a download link
the latest version is 1.5.5 released on april 13, 2009 and i guess its the final because the site is down.


problems:
theyre are way too many pirates
money's hard to come by when your out.
and its a really hard game.

but i love it XD

please move this to reviews. my fingers really hurt.