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+ StarTrek 1971 - 2020
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+The original free-and-open Star Trek console game was THE most played game of the day .... back in the 1970's! 
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+Originally written in B.A.S.I.C, from C/C++, FORTRAN, C#, Python 2 ... and now Python 3, many have been inspired to re-create, improve, and / or simply experiment with the concept.
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+So far:
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+* Converted from Python 2, to Python 3. 
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+* Changed in-system coordinates to simple 'chess like' (b,4 (etc)) references.
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+* Added random event Quips – should make the game a tad more ‘NPC’?
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+* Added that classic sublight / in system propulsion system. Warp speeds engines are now a seperate navigational system.
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+* Heavily re-factored for growth, testing, re-use, and maintenance using modern Python.
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+Video: https://youtu.be/TpmtCLOJ5Uw
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+Original authors did an excellent job - made the modernization a WHOLE LOT easier!
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+Feel free to do a 'Kirk here - Kobayashi Maru?
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+https://www.udemy.com/course/python-1000/ 
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+Enjoy the journey,
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+-- Randall Nagy
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+Original:
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+ Star Trek 1971
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+ for Python
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+About
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+I recently discovered the classic old BASIC game `Star Trek`_ from 1971, through a post seen on Reddit_.
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+The post contained a version of the game rewritten in C-Sharp which I thought was quite good.
+I wondered if anyone had ported it to Python.
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+After a little bit of research, I didn't find a definitive version for Python.
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+This is by no means a definitive version itself; I just took the C# version and converted it to Python.
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+.. _Star Trek: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_%28text_game%29
+.. _Reddit: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/28228/Star-Trek-Text-Game
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+Improvements
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+There's heaps that can be done with this program. A lot of implementations used global variables.
+I tried to fix this by encapsulating them in a global object, but this can definitely be improved further.
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+Here is a list of possible improvements:
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+- Encapsulate everything in classes
+- Include help/instructions
+- Add extra features;
+   + new ships, celestial objects, etc
+   + new weapon types
+   + crew functions
+- Easier navigation (using cartesian system maybe)
+- Make some parts more 'Pythonic'
+- ...Plenty more!
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+## zSupport?
+If you want to support the effort, I seek no donations. Instead, simply feel free to purchase one of [my educational](https://www.udemy.com/user/randallnagy2/) or [printed](https://www.amazon.com/Randall-Nagy/e/B08ZJLH1VN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1660050704&sr=8-1) productions?