W3C - The Simcountry Space Program

The initial release of the Simcountry Space Program will take place on June 22nd. (Coming Tuesday).

The release will include the full functionality of the feature and allow for space travel, space trading, and the transport of products between countries and space stations.

We will evaluate the functionality of the space program and watch the way it is used. We expect some tuning and the addition of small features in the initial period and we plan more functionality in the future.

Some products cannot be traded on space stations. These are very large objects like military bases, ships etc. These products will be traded on the individual worlds but will also be added to the direct trading market.

More future features will include attack space ships with a variety of offensive and defensive weapons. These features will be added at a later stage.

After all that, all I read was "attack spaceships", YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Good move Game Masters! You have won me over!

I wonder will that mean we can conduct inter-world war? :D

can't wait to test this baby out!

Interesting...


"Some products cannot be traded on space stations. These are very large objects like military bases, ships etc. These products will be traded on the individual worlds but will also be added to the direct trading market."


So this brings up my earlier point. Why did we need space trade when all we really needed was to expand the direct market to add more products?

It's simple: expanding the direct trade market does not promote the site or lure new players in. "Space trade" does.

Personally, I'd be fine if the worlds remained isolated. I'm skeptical of the realistic profitability of trading between worlds.

However, I must concede that they make the better choice in picking "space trade" rather than some functional, but lackluster, direct trade expansion.

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Space Trade > Direct Trade

Perhaps they should add...Population sales to the space trade industry then.

Fasternating concept, Maestro.

I like that idea.

More future features will include attack space ships with a variety of offensive and defensive weapons. LOL simtrek

My country DeadLands has the capibility of produceing solid missle fuel,go sc space progarm.

why does this feel like the end of a dream?

I've commenced what appears to be the fourth shuttle launch, and the first one done by a player. The Cargo Shuttle "Belasmo" has been sent (without cargo) from Scarlet Machinist on KB to Scarlet Zeppelin on LU.

Want a cookie?

Yes! That sounds tasty!

Ummmm..... is it just me or does anyone else agree that docking stations are too expensive?!?!

(200 gc each=$92 trillion in game $ each/$20 in real $ each!!!!!!!)

And how come we can't buy/build them and rent them out or if we buy on a docking port for 200gc can we rent that out

I'm confused

Yes. When you buy one you can rent it out.

Yea...i was pretty disappointed that the docking port cost 200GC's too. I built everything else I need...must be a docking station is more complicated to build then a Space Center or Space Shuttle (Sarcasm).

Where do we buy the docking port and wheres the space functions. I dont see it anywhere

if players dont like the space part of simcountry dont play, leave it for the vets

I dont even see the docking station on the direct market. No where do I see the space functions.

Click on the little space gadget at the portal page Warren. If you don't have it, you'll have to add it. I'm guessing the features aren't 100% yet, though i could be wrong, at the minimum, I assume the next steps will be further integration and streamlining.

Each port is 200 bloody GCs though.

OH! Thanks!!! I hsad no idea what was going on. I though the features weren't available for me LOL

They're active, and they're possibly a little quirky.

I just threw out 2 strat bombs for direct trade. Took a little work.

"Sorry, you can't buy Cargo Shuttles on the World Market.
Please buy them directly."

Ewww...