Hopefully, one day commanders will be able to interdict asteroids and lock them in orbit around a planet ripe for terraforming. Via a series of missions, players would have to work together to transport and deliver the asteroid(s) to be used as a close source of raw material for the nearby planet(s) and refineries until the planet is completely terraformed.
On a more serious note, you guys have an opportunity to introduce technological concepts that may actually be used one day. For example, you could create machines and vessels players would control to rebuild ice caps via a 3-D printing method, melt ice caps, filter atmospheric debris, etc. Players would complete terraforming projects by altering planetary weather and temperature, i.e jumpstarting global warming on cold planets and reversing it on warmer ones; they’d also be able to see results in real-time. The faction that contributes the most would take control over a greater portion of the planet; factions would also go to war over the planets and their resources.
As we advance technologically, I believe our generation will cite games like Elite: Dangerous as a source of inspiration; much like current scientists, physicists, engineers, etc. cite Orwell, Asimov, and Wells. Yes, books still have their place, but games of this magnitude will become the main source of inspiration for many of us..
On a more serious note, you guys have an opportunity to introduce technological concepts that may actually be used one day. For example, you could create machines and vessels players would control to rebuild ice caps via a 3-D printing method, melt ice caps, filter atmospheric debris, etc. Players would complete terraforming projects by altering planetary weather and temperature, i.e jumpstarting global warming on cold planets and reversing it on warmer ones; they’d also be able to see results in real-time. The faction that contributes the most would take control over a greater portion of the planet; factions would also go to war over the planets and their resources.
As we advance technologically, I believe our generation will cite games like Elite: Dangerous as a source of inspiration; much like current scientists, physicists, engineers, etc. cite Orwell, Asimov, and Wells. Yes, books still have their place, but games of this magnitude will become the main source of inspiration for many of us..
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