Open Realm of Stars is an open source 4X strategy game. Developed using Java. The game requires at minimum Swing and Java 7 to run.
Explore the galaxy
Move your fleet in a randomly generated galaxy. Encouter other species, and find new planets to colonize.
Manage your own planets
Manage your planets gain access to better buildings and ships.Population management is key to acquiring more culture, research, metal and production.
Have diplomacy with other space faring races
Make friends and enemies while traveling to outer realms. Form trade alliances, and defensive pacts to establish technology trade with other races.
Deep space combat
Fight enemies with customizable ship designs. Ship components have their own hit points and energy requirements to use them. Components will be rendered useless if hitpoints are depleted or energy requirements are not met. This makes space battles dynamic. A lucky shot by allied ship to an enemies fusion reactor will make them immobile on the battlefield. Strategize on what parts to target, it may be better to target shields and scanners before destroying their weaponsystems. Fleets with advanced technologies have significant advantages, however luck or number of ships can sway the battle in your favour.
Conquering the planets
Conquer enemy planets. Drop bombs to clear out enemy troops, then deploy your own ground troops to seize control.
Leaders
Each realm can have unique characters called leaders. These leaders can act as governors, fleet commanders and rulers. Each of the leader will gain perks which give bonus(negative or positive) on task they are performing. Leaders have limited life span and they will die for old age, but new ones can be replace the old one. Some rulers can have heirs which will eventually replace parents.
The history
After a game players are given a quick overeview of major galactic events and how other realms did during t After a game you get quick review most important events in the galaxy and see how other realms did during the entire game.
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