Hyades
Hyades is a free space strategy game developed using the GPL. In Hyades,
there are no battle boards or special battle engines—all battles take
place in the same 3D space that ships travel through from star to star. Hyades features realistic game mechanics and multiplayer oriented play. Hyades is currently under development and an alpha release is planned for 2004.
To learn more about Hyades, you should look over our FAQ or read the About information. To give Hyades a try, head over to our Download section.
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Celestia is a
OpenGL–powered, multi–platform, real–time space simulation
released under the GPL.
If you're interested, you might want to browse a good N-body website for an idea of what we're attempting to accomplish here.
Modern research in propulsion systems can be a good way to start thinking about Hyades gameplay.
Another interesting, though not directly applicable, website deals with game design and would useful for anyone who wants to help define what Hyades is.
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News
Jan 07 2005 - Starlab licensed under the GPL
Thanks to the authors of Starlab for releasing Starlab 4.3 under the GPL! This new license for Starlab means Hyades can distribute a stand-alone binary that works without a Starlab installation plus a full source package with Starlab bundled inside. Look for a new release very soon.
Jan 27 2004 - New release
The hyades design has been reworked. This took a while, but the result is a distribution that will simulate the universe, parse order files, and grow populations. Hopefully progress will be faster now.
