Destinies in the Stars

Something like 25 years ago, playing Ascendancy and Master of Orion II I had a germ of an idea. Periodically I've dusted it off and taken a crack at implementing a game based on it, but it had never previously got very far, largely because I didn't really have enough other ideas to complement it. This time around, I think it's ready.

Eventually I hope this will become a fully-featured single-player 4X game. The current plan is for:

• 10 unique factions to play
• 5 separate but linked tech trees, with randomisation to make every game different
• Fleet combat that is interesting and plays quickly regardless of the size of the fleets, using a board-game-like system
• A flexible building model that lets you build as wide or as tall as you wish
• An invasion model more nuanced than sending a flotilla of troop ships and clicking a button