Star Traders RPG - (by Trese Brothers) - Universal App

[fallen]

Star Traders RPG is a complex turn-based strategy RPG, set in a vast, dynamic, and complex galaxy torn apart by war, betrayal, and the shifts of commerce. In this epic space-opera, you play a Captain of a spaceship, traveling the Quadrant in search of fame, riches, infamy or death. As a Star Trading captain, must balance the complicated politics of the Great Houses and Syndicates , maintain and upgrade your fleet of ships, keep your crew paid, fed and loyal, and most importantly, survive.

Star Traders RPG is available on the App Store for your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and is a Universal App.

Want to see it now? Watch the Epic Adventure on YouTube!
http://youtu.be/cpBiH7eUPas


Warning: Star Traders RPG is not a casual game. This is a complex space simulation and strategy game with a real difficulty scale. If you like deep games with a lot going on and endless replay, try Star Traders. We have gamers on our forum who have been playing this mobile game for more than 2 years! That's anything but casual. Think you can handle it, captain?

As a captain of a spacing machine, you may choose many paths, from being a loyalist to your faction's military, plying the interstellar lanes of commerce, exploring lost and forgotten planets and ruins, bounty hunting targets, blockading, spying, or pirating your way to riches. Your command of the ship is under constant threat, both internal and external. Can you manage your resources, crew, officers well to enough to turn a profit on your contracts and trades? Those that do will be among the Faction's elite Star Heroes -- and those that fail will be branded bandits and Crime Lords.

Star Traders RPG is inspired by classic games like Pirates!, Space Trader, Eve, Elite and is in the genre of Firefly, Serenity, and Star Wars (not Jedis -- think Hans Solo, bounty hunters, and all the rest).

As a Star Trading Captain, you will:
Pick sides in a shifting war between 6 unique Factions.
Buy, Sell, Battle and Pilot over 450 unique spacecraft.
Create your own path, playing as a Merchant, Assassin, Explorer, Warlord, Pirate, Bounty Hunter, Smuggler or choosing from one of the many ways to play.
Travel and immense and expansive galaxy
Discover, Explore and Quest on more than 140 planets

Where can I get Star Traders RPG?
Star Traders is available on:
The App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-traders-rpg/id528949262?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4) for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

We are also available on Android markets --
Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rtraders&hl=en) for your Android device.
Amazon store (http://www.amazon.com/Trese-Brothers.../dp/B004UBM7Z6) for your Android device.

Who are the Trese Brothers?
The Trese Brothers are three brothers on a mission -- to build the best RPGs for mobile devices, to build games that you love to play, and that we love to play. We can’t compete with big game shops and big graphics, but we take our productions in a different direction. We produce and faithfully support deeply complex and challenging mobile games that go far, far beyond “casual.” We listen closely to our community of fans, gamers, and critics on how to improve the games and continuously keep pushing new updates and improvements on all our games. We have literally shipped hundred of game updates to our three games over the last two years. And we have fans who have played our games for two years and still love them. Trese Brothers are also the makers of Templar Assault (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...games.templars) which is set in the Star Traders world, and Cyber Knights (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rknights&hl=en).

Screenshots:

[Ayjona]

The Trese Brothers mission statement (and the strong anti-casual vibes and sentiments ) sold me more than the game itself, but boy, does the game look interesting as well. I will hopefully report back soon with the breaking news that along the final frontier, graphics do not really matter, after all.

[fallen]

@ayjona - we try to warn people... Star Traders is not casual. If you are looking for casual, you might not like it, and we don't want to push it to the wrong crowd! If you dig our work, we are very open to feedback from the community and are always fixing bugs, responding to questions, and implementing new RFEs that come in through our community forum (http://startradersrpg.proboards.com/index.cgi).

[undeadcow]

[fallen]

@undeadcow - woah, how did you do that? Cool! Thanks!

[fallen]

Thanks to pokerjunky on our forums who has contributed and hosted this amazing Star Traders charting tool which allows you to compare and contrast all of the ships within the Star Traders Quadrant. You can see the app here: http://charts.startradersrpg.com/

Please check out this amazing resource. It is especially exciting to see someone else's charts and mathematics show that our ship balancing algorithms have achieved their purpose! We hope that this will help you pick the best warship, smuggler, and defender as you build the fleets for your Captains ... and beyond.

Pokerjunky explains his process on the forum:
http://startradersrpg.proboards.com/...ad=3121&page=1

[undeadcow]

Originally Posted by nightc1

The update showed for the Elite version today. Something odd though... the Elite version has the new icon, but the free version still shows the old icon on my iPhone 4S... Either way, appstore shows it correct...

The initially free download Star Traders RPG shows the old icon on my iPod Touch 5G 32GB too; must be a minor bug with the free edition update not updating icon. Good catch. The new icon I see on App Store is nice.

[Riotgirl]

Originally Posted by Ayjona

The Trese Brothers mission statement (and the strong anti-casual vibes and sentiments ) sold me more than the game itself, but boy, does the game look interesting as well. I will hopefully report back soon with the breaking news that along the final frontier, graphics do not really matter, after all.

QFT! I was sold at "epic Space Opera" in the same breathe as RPG. What the hell is going on with so many fantastic under (and over) the radar releases?

Sci-Fi, but especially serious Space Opera, is too oft neglected as source material for RPGs.

Added to 'wish list' because I'm in a Final Fantasy trip at the moment. Love to hear more reviews and feedback from fellow TA members on this one. If the game lives up to the description, then I will have a new addiction. Sorry Baldur's Gate. As much as I love you, it looks like I'll have zero time - even when the UI is fixed for the iPad!

The only note of concern is that people may skip the game based upon it being free with a single IAP. So once Ayjona and Undeadcow have had sufficient time to play and feedback, hopefully more of the TA RPG crowd will become interested.

[fallen]

@riotgirl - I hope that you will find that you enjoy our space-opera when you get time to play it. I can say its got depth that keeps people coming back -- some of our forum members have been playing actively for 2 years on Android. One of our new forum members posted this quote a few days ago:

"i am increasingly impressed by the subtle interaction of events, like stardock closures and conflicts affecting metal availability in the region. i read on another thread that after a product is banned, merchant ships coming off the planet will be packed with it and ripe for piracy. now that i am looking for these deeper patterns i am seeing more of the cause and effect. this might give me those little edges that can get me from insane to impossible."

Read more: http://startradersrpg.proboards.com/...#ixzz2Fck9i1vc

We are very new to the App Store -- can you explain why you think a single free game with on IAP would get "over looked?" To be honest, we are definitely feeling a bit overlooked right now. We are used to a booming market presence, and are in the top 100 paid arcade games on Android, but can't seem to get any attention on the App Store.

[MrMojoRisin]

Originally Posted by fallen

@riotgirl - I hope that you will find that you enjoy our space-opera when you get time to play it. I can say its got depth that keeps people coming back -- some of our forum members have been playing actively for 2 years on Android. One of our new forum members posted this quote a few days ago:

"i am increasingly impressed by the subtle interaction of events, like stardock closures and conflicts affecting metal availability in the region. i read on another thread that after a product is banned, merchant ships coming off the planet will be packed with it and ripe for piracy. now that i am looking for these deeper patterns i am seeing more of the cause and effect. this might give me those little edges that can get me from insane to impossible."

Read more: http://startradersrpg.proboards.com/...#ixzz2Fck9i1vc

We are very new to the App Store -- can you explain why you think a single free game with on IAP would get "over looked?" To be honest, we are definitely feeling a bit overlooked right now. We are used to a booming market presence, and are in the top 100 paid arcade games on Android, but can't seem to get any attention on the App Store.

My guess for your App Store problem is that your game is a niche market hardcore strategy game. Not exactly something that the "Angry Birds generation" is likely to flock to. Maybe you should try to market places like boardgamegeek. I know your game isn't a board game, but it is turn based and is probably something alot of hardcore boardgame players might want to look at.