Space Alert - The Galactic Threat

Today I started the SAGT-Project. Space Alert - the Galactic Threat is going to be a metagame stacked on top of the ingenius board game Space Alert by Vlaada Chvátil.

Before the first season of SAGT can start a lot of stuff needs to be done first:

The forums must be setup, tons of information pages are needed to be written.

Also I must think of a complete rule system for the Scouts and the Guilds. I am thinking about ressource points for the Threat, which depends on the number of players actively flying missions in SAGT. For the Guilds a multi-ressource system is needed with different kind of buildings, they can set on planets or into space - as space stations. Constructing those buildings needs ressources of different kinds. On the other hand buildings offer benefits like resource incomes, money or upgrade options for ships. How to structure the guild-leaders is another thing I need to think about. Currently I'm thinking about one Guild-Leader being responsible for one kind of ressource. An alternative would be to separate Guild-Leaders power by making them responsible for different (sub)sectors.

A map is needed, also what is placed in the beginnings.

Additional rules for SA are needed to implement the concepts of freight

Exploration chances for new systems need to be thought off

Voting systems for the council and the other organizations

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Well as said a lot of stuff needs to be done and the above list is far from complete. However the biggest problem in the beginnings will be to get a players base. I'll try to set up a first prototype of SAGT as soon as possible, being not so fancy as I imagine it right now to be in the future. This prototype will start season "zero", which will be the first to attract players and to test stuff like User-Rights etc. Hopefully a few Captains join SAGT, such that all important positions can be maned.

So let's go to work!

- tudy