Introduction

Hi There,

In a nutshell: this blog will cover the development of a "Masters of Orion"-esque galactic empire simulator game. It's been done before for sure - and I'm not aiming for eye candy either. In fact, herein lies the disclaimer, on this project I'm looking to go for a depth rather than superficiality. In my opinion that's the strength of this type of game - the complexity and the replay factor.

One of the triumphs of the human condition is curiosity and by extension the pursuit of knowledge. I'm hoping this will be an appeal of the game - but to do this, I have to create a universe full of possibilities. A system if you will, that conforms but is never linear. Exploration, expansion and experience will be big factors. To satisfy this, I have to implement a highly complex game system that is organic and borrows from chaos theory, astronomy, social sciences, economics and a liberal dose of sci-fi. All grandiose claims here I know, but that's the challenge.