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Vega Trek is a Star Trek mod for the open source game Vega Strike. Vega Strike is a 3D space combat / trading / exploration game in the style of Elite, Wing Commander Privateer, or the more modern Freelancer.
Aren't there enough Star Trek games and mods out there? Why make a Star Trek mod for Vega Strike?
1. Because of Vega Strike's unique features
Vega Strike is more than just another pretty 3D space engine. It allows for scriptable missions, cargo trading, ship upgrading, huge star systems, political factions, a huge universe, and to top it all off a dynamic universe that acts as a behind-the-scenes Master of Orion style struggle between empires that the player can participate in. These featuers have never been done in a Star Trek game or mod before, and would make for a great experience.
2. Because Vega Strike is cross-platform
Vega Trek can be played by people running OSX, Linux, or Windows (probably others!) thanks to the cross-platform attributes of Vega Strike. How many native Star Trek games have Linux gamers been blessed with? How many have you even been able to get running using Wine? This is a game that Mac, Windows, and Linux users can ALL play.
3. Because Vega Strike is open source
Vega Strike is also GPL'ed open source software designed from the ground up to be easily modable. Everything is stored in text files, the 3d model format is easy to understand and work with, and there's some good documentation of how to do things. The open source-ness of Vega Strike means that Vega Trek won't shrivel up and die on you if I or the Vega Strike team decides to call it quits. You can also compile from source yourself, which is pretty fun!
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