Note: The game is complex & quite a bit enigmatic, please read the hint section & take a look on the modified screenshot, posted here, thank you for your time.

Did a remake / improved version of my first Ludum Dare game (Ludum Dare 37 back then on the old page) It is a humble 4X Game, where the individual planet's allegiance to their Star Realm are fluctuating.

code has ben vastly reengineered, improved and expanded, althogh it is still bug infested :( almost any grafic (except the resources) are replaced, and many more, especially variatons, were added.

basic controls: - Use mouse (mostly lmb) to interact with game elements - when a fleet or other force is selected, it can be send to its destination by right mouse button - esc = close application immediatelly
- f2 = restart game (return to main menu) - f4 = toggle fullscreen

Hints: - to win, either you need to get a population of at least 500 or eleminate all enemy colonies - (currently) the AI just pretends to play the game, you are not under pressure, you can play both sides (against your self) in the hotseat mode - every unit of population digests one unit of food each round - (currently) only fleets can directly take over a planet - a fleet has AP (Action Points) and FTL, both are refreshed every turn, every movement cost 1 AP, movement between stars also cost 1 FTL - in order to send a fleet from planet to planet, select a fleet & send it by rightclicking on a another planet - a fleet has a limited range for travel via FTL (between stars), although it can move to any point inside it's range - planets have a maximum population of 10 - planet's loyality are rated from 0 to 10, and shown as a bar under a Planet in the Starsystem screen - a planets loyality is shifting every turn, but this can be influenced - planets conquered by a Starfleet will have a low loyality to their new ruler. - planets with loyality of 50% or higher tend do reduce approval less - armies (tank symbol) prevent a planet to become neutral & boosts loyality growth until it reaches 30% - agents eventually increase loyality,( & can turn neutral planets overtime (when they reach full loyality) ... it's planned feature) - technologies are not implemented, yet

Bugs (currently known): - buildings can be constructed over each over, although a tile can only remember one type, so resources can be wasted - fleets that a positioned over each over are still tricky to seperate... - you can interupt the ai's turn by simply using the turn button ... oh dear - prices for buildings were lies, except industry, they're honest - you need/should close the planet gui before closing the starsystem's one, or the planet's economy is not updated to the player HUD (resources top left)