So, the new game idea is a space trading game based around PSI 5 Trading Company. In some ways similar to Elite but without the complicated to implement bits ;) I'm guessing given my track record it won't go anywhere, but it's fun to think about.

You're a space trader in a sci-fi universe filled with corrupt corporations, planets, mines, pirates and all that good stuff. You're task is to fly between stations buying and selling cargo, or completing missions to earn money. This is of course online, with a bunch of other people flying round the same universe who you might run into on your travels - or on sub-space chat.

So what makes this game not Elite? Well, primarily the way you control the ship. You don't. You hire a crew who you order to take actions. Each of the crew has can be viewed as an RPG character. They have a level in each of the crew posts and can be leveled by using them in your ship to carry out missions and cargo runs. You can read more on the spec page which I'm slowly filling in.