Oolite
Oolite is an open-source space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Elite formula, offering a huge galaxy to explore and plenty of freedom in deciding what kind of pilot you want to become. You begin with a modest spacecraft and can earn money through trading, combat, exploration and other activities before investing in better equipment and a more capable ship. The galaxy is open-ended, so there is no need to follow a single predetermined storyline. The game's extensive expansion system also allows players to add new ships, equipment and other content. It captures the lonely appeal of classic space simulation while giving the formula a modern community-driven foundation. In other words, the universe is yours, provided your insurance covers it.
“Oolite is inspired by the 8-bit classic Elite, and many aspects of gameplay will be familiar to players of that game. In the tradition of open-world games, there's no overall story: you can be a millionaire trader, a veteran combateer, a feared pirate, a lonely miner, a notorious smuggler, or all of them, or something else entirely, based on your own actions.” - Oolite dev team
Original game info
Oolite is a remake of an older game. Here's some details about the original game:
Title: EliteFirst released in: 1984
Developers: David Braben and Ian Bell
Publisher: Acornsoft and Firebird
Originally developed for: BBC Micro, Acorn Electron
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