Vega Strike

Vega Strike is an action space simulation game.

Gameplay
In the game, you are a space pilot. You can fly around the universe trading supplies and metals, turn bounty hunter and hunt down enemies of the state, rescue pilots, or patrol a system. To carry out these missions, you must have an upgraded ship complete with powerful guns, a fast engine, cloaking devices, shields, and ECMs.

Species
There are several types of species in Vega Strike. First there are the three major powers in the universe:


 * Humans
 * Aera (unfriendly aggressive species)
 * Rlaan (methane breathing aliens)

There are also several lesser powers:


 * Uln (power brokers)
 * Klk'k (extremely friendly to humans)
 * Shmrn (former slaves)
 * Dgn, Mishtali, and Purth (client factions of humans)
 * Bzbr (client factions of Aera)
 * Lmpl, Nuhln, and Saahasayaay (client factions of Rlaan)

Factions

 * Aeran Ascendancy
 * Confederation of Inhabited Worlds
 * Forsaken (The Union of Dispossessed Settlers)
 * Hunters
 * ISO (Interstellar Socialist Organization)
 * Interstellar Church of True Form’s Return (Luddites)
 * Human Pirate Groups
 * Rlaan Assembly
 * Shmrn
 * Uln (Sul-Gatwa Celestial Domain)

Mods
There are several mods and total conversion for the Vega Strike game.


 * Privateer Gemini Gold, a remake of Wing Commander: Privateer
 * Privateer Remake, another remake of Wing Commander: Privateer
 * Pi Armada
 * Privateer Parallel Universe
 * Vega Trek, an attempt to bring Star Trek to Vega Strike
 * Vega Wars, an attempt to bring Star Wars to Vega Strike