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VGA Planets is a graphical, multi-player, space strategy war game. The game simulates combat in space between galactic scale empires. The game emphasizes colonization of space and the development of the planets that you find, colonize or conquer. Development of these resources determines what kind of starships (freighters and capital ships) that the player is able to produce. The game is designed to be a strategic and tactical game of warfare, with a strong emphasis on economic development. The game is set in the "Echo Cluster" where 11 different races fight for control. The VGA Planets brand has evolved into several distinct games: * VGA Planets 3 is the original turn-based, multiplayer strategy game that became extremely popular, establishing the brand. Version 3 is still played today by many players. * VGA Planets Nu is the 2010 web edition of the Version 3 game - This is the most popular place to play the game today. * VGA Planets 4 is a separate game, with similar game play which followed the Version 3 release produced as shareware by Tim Wisseman. * VGA Planets 5 StarCube (currently indefinitely on hold〔("StarCube is currently on indefinite hold until the development team can be rebuilt." )〕) was a planned new version of VGA Planets which was supposed to be played as a real time multiplayer online game. ==History== The game was originally released in 1992 but became well known in 1994 with version 3, although the prior version 2.2 was already played worldwide. Version 3 allows up to 11 players to join, each of them leading one of the 11 possible races; in version 4 this limit has been removed, and several instances of the same race can be played independently by different players. The predefined races are modeled after ''Star Trek'', ''Star Wars'' and ''Battlestar Galactica'', though custom races can be created with special tools. Each predefined race has some special powers and specific fields of expertise (for example: Cyborgs can assimilate native races into colonists; Robots are expert minelayers; Birdmen excel at spy tactics and cloaking). ''VGA Planets'' follows the 4X game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate) model: The players start with a homeworld, and have to build spaceships, explore the galaxy, colonize planets, mine minerals, build up their industry, etc. The game has no built-in victory condition: the players have to agree on one before starting a game. In May 2010 a new project was approved by Tim Wisseman called VGA Planets "Nu" to rebuild the version 3 game on to modern web-based technology. The Nu project was developed over the course of 2010 and was released for live games in November 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VGA Planets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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