Imperium Stellarum
A game of interstellar trade, combat, and exploration. Players begin with a starship and a small amount of money. From this humble start, they may build an empire that spans many star systems.
ABOUT
Imperium Stellarum ("Empire of the Stars") is a passion project of mine.
I've been mulling over the features for a number of years, and implementation has finally culminated in this project.
This is not a commercial endeavor. I don't plan to make any money from this project. I'm building it for myself, and sharing it in case others might also find it interesting or amusing. I don't take feature requests, and I may or may not fix any defects reported to me.
I may pause development at any time for any length of time, but I do intend to finish what I've broadly outlined in the Feature Roadmap.
A number of games have inspired this project. The most influential have been:
The 80s space exploration games, Starflight and Starflight 2 from Electronic Arts.
The Port Royale series of games from Ascaron.
INSPIRATION
No artificial intelligence has been, or ever will be, used in any part of this project.
FEATURE ROADMAP
(DONE) Command your own fleet of up to 10 different starships.
(TO DO) Customize your ships for trade, combat, or exploration by mixing and matching components like cargo bays, shields, warp drives, weapons, scanners, and more.
(DONE) Make your fortune by buying and selling 25 different goods, from raw minerals to high-tech manufactured products.
(DONE) Trade with other merchant vessels as you travel through space.
(TO DO) Salvage derelict ships, discovering lost technology, and dangerous alien life.
(DONE) Mine raw materials from asteroids and sell them to nearby star systems.
(TO DO) Build businesses that produce goods you can sell.
(TO DO) Discover and explore new planets, scan them for scientific discoveries, and claim them for colonization.
(TO DO) Earn bounties by hunting pirates, or become a pirate yourself; getting rich from the cargo you steal from merchant vessels.
Current Release Status: Very, very pre-alpha.
SCREENSHOTS
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