This is an early alpha. I'll post a couple updates to this version of it, but would make a more fleshed out store page when it's closer to some sort of completion.
Some things I'm planning on adding to Polynaut, in no particular order. I'm planning on giving old school Elite/Frontier vibes, with some things different and innovative.
Pirates
More planet climates types
Carbon planets, with diamonds, crystals, and maybe some smugglers/higher chance of pirate spawns to fight
Frozen planets
Ecumenopolis/City planets, with stations to sell goods and trade, maybe some seedy underbellies to deposit black market goods
Gas Giants with more diverse moons
Tropical planets with fruits, maybe tropical diseases? (if survival mode is implemented) and lush biodiversity
Warring Factions and Guilds
The Democratic Union of Sentient Species
The Human Empire
Manufacturing Guild
Merchant Guild
Mercenary Guild
More ships
Small ships/fighters and bombers
Large ships/frigates, freighters, and carriers
Stations
RPG-esque Economy
Trading, Freighting & Commerce
Black Market similar to the Elite series
Non-Sentient alien wildlife
Passive
Hostile
Neutral (hostile if provoked)
Tamable
Survival Mode
Health
Hunger
Thirst
Energy (need to sleep)
Immune System
Oxygen
Radiation
Body Temperature
Bladder
Fuel
Crafting
Career Mode
Only survival vitals stats are Health and Fuel. No hunger, thirst etc.
Currencies valid in different jurisdictions
Union Credits
Imperial Dollars
Bartering/Trading in neutral or uncharted worlds
Purchasing instead of crafting
Landownership
Political Participation
Wanted level for crimes and/or $$$ debt owed (will trigger bounty hunters to pursue you)
Start your own crime syndicate?
Become a bounty hunter yourself
Combat and Ship Maintenance
Parts break, need repairing from a mechanic or a self-repair job
Pirates, bounty hunters, naval forces will ambush you for a dogfight
NPCs
Will occasionally see freighters taking off, NPCs both sentient and non-sentient wildlife throughout the universe with different tasks going about their day.
Dialog System: strike up conversations at bars, get in fistfights, buy things from vendors, ask around for information etc.
This is all I can think of for now! Large scope project, dunno how much of this will get done if ever. Feel free to chime in with your own suggestions!
