Galactic Simulation - Turn Based War Game

Beginner Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 3

Hi folks, my name is Mark.

Anywho.. I am a Java programmer by trade and by hobby. So much so, that a few years ago I built a strategic galactic conquest game called Empire vs Republic. It went on for a couple of years and had nearly 100 participants from around the globe battling for control of the galaxy. It was a fun game, but had limitations.

Five years later, I have finally finished the core programming on the next generation of that game. I call it Galactic Simulation, or GalSim for short. Basically, you can read up about it at http://markb50k.dyndns.org:12345/gal_sim , where I give a little history and some of the features provided. I also give pics and stats for all the ships you can play in the game. All ships are in a top-down 2D view and the models are heavily simplified version of alot of old SWNR and warlords models.

In short, if you liked Rebellion but wanted more control, or like Empire At War but would love to have dozens of players, this game could be up your alley. Build ships, launch attacks, mine resources to fuel your war machine, whatever you want. And all the while, you could command a fleet of star destroyers, like we all have wanted to do.

This game is designed to be content-intensive giving you eventually alot of options on how to make your fortune, plus the ability to see your units down to the individual fighter. Anyway, I hope I have interested you enough. Check out my site (I am NOT a web designer, so it is REALLY REALLY basic) and write me if you want to sign up. Once I get a few people signed up I will start the game turn engine and the war will be on.

Thanks in advance for any interest.

Beginner Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 3

A little update:

we have a nice little forum setup for the game and their is already a nice group of folks playing.
go here for the forum
http://warlords.swrebellion.com/smf/index.php/board,23.0.html

here are some screenshots of the action so far
http://galsim.nickersonm.com/screenshots.html

Just email me at markb50k at gmail dot com to join

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:02 pm

Has anyone tried this out yet?

Beginner Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 3

current around 40+ people have signed up, although many are inactive. There are a few people actively playing right now and I continue to get new joiners. All of the building/construction code has been enabled so people are busy building their war fleets.

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:36 pm

I keep getting page not found when i click the link, otherwise i'd be checking it out right now.

Joined: Jan 11, 2002 Posts: 3061 Location: USA

Yea sadly his machine on Dyndns seems to be down.