Hi everybody,

I stumbled onto this forum after searching the interwebs for one of two things: A space game that met my requirements/interests or <img src=' http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//cool.pn g' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> inspiration/examples to build on for writing one that does.

I've played everything from Elite back on my old Apple IIGS to EVE and a good smattering of what's in between.

But here's what I'm really looking for:

- Good trading with a true dynamic economy; maybe factory/production but the economy has to work with it (I had issues with the X series economy, don't even get me started on it)

- Capital ships / cargo craft only. - big lumbering giants in need of real strategy not just twitch response. Also, I'm a navy officer who has conned a very large nuclear powered warship with non-visual sensors; tedium is in my nature.

- Joystick neither required nor desired. - I want to pilot capital ships; not F-14's in space.

- 3rd person or cockpit view, not overhead/orthogonal. EV:Nova was fun w/exception of the combat.

- Newtonian or at least semi-newtonian physics.

- Customizeable ships/equipment

The idea I'm working on for the game I'd like to design is something like the equivalent of putting Elite, Minecraft and the old Traveller pen n paper RPG into a blender.

- Ship design would be very cubist, but ships would be built from the keel up.

- graphics would be "how simple can we make them and still keep people's interest" possilbly even deliberately retro.

- 'roid mining would play a heavy influence in the game; but an economy would still exist.

I have hopes for blockade runner; but I'm still not sure yet. Anyone seen anything else like this?