bad_fur_day1: Reply wave to you nice gog gamers of the conversational free for all thread, thanks for cheering me up the other day.
"If your ever feeling down and out, all you need is the Cat Bureau."
Not sure exactly why I quoted that. Maybe because it's a quote that should be remembered more often.
CarrionCrow: Good evening. =)
Feel free to hang out if you like. There are a lot of good people here.
blogstory: That is both thoughtful and helpful, and I appreciate your effort in starting this thread.
I have a game issue that I hope GOG can address but perhaps the community of gamers here can point to some non-GOG help that would also be great.
I am desperately seeking a sci-fi galaxy merchant/exploration game that really is not about the killing.
Starflight 2 fit that requirement and I am truly stumped to find a galaxy roaming merchant/explorer since.
I thank GOG for offering "Space Colony" but it is more like a biodome sim rather than a space exploration, galactic merchant adventure game.
Are there any suggestions for a space merchant and exploration game?
CarrionCrow: I'm just a person who spends a near-insane amount of time at their computer.
The people here are what make the thread.
In regards to your question, Wing Commander Privateer is coming to mind. If I'm remembering correctly, you can be a merchant in that game. Might be worth a look.
I viewed a few Let's play WCprivateer and I have many reservations about this type of game. WC is a combat war zone game, sure it allows delivery missions, but is a galactic battlefield with war profiteering. Not something that interests me. I was shocked that even the "merchant guild" has bounty hunting missions. The best I can say about what I have seen is WCPrivateer is a war game with bounty hunting, scouting, patrolling, and delivery/pickup missions. Deliveries and pickups does not make a merchant even though the game developers name them a merchant guild.
Maybe I have not seen a veteran player role playing a Merchant guild master in Wing Commander Privateer, and have missed a rare game feature, but for now I will keep looking for a more trading/Merchant centric galaxy game.
Thank you for the suggestion.