# Openstellaris

- Element-based system
  - there are N (~15-20) elements that can be found in space
    - different groupings: metals, gases, probably not going into the physics of how this shit actually works
  - different planets may spawn with varying proportions of elements
  - different combinations of elements may contribute to the same "purpose" but have incompatible tech trees (ex. GasA-extraction may allow for the discovery of A-related techs, but can't be used for GasB-related techs)

- government system that isn't dictatorial
  - basically u can get control wrestled away from u by factions in a non-authoritarian state, maybe if factions grow large enough they could break out

- game balancing problems:
  - balance goals:
    - combat
    - industrial production
    - medicine???

- pop traits:
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- prologue:
  - mostly same as stellaris, u are a ruler of some kind of empire that has unified control over ur planet and just discovered FTL travel

- other design considerations:
  - comfortable scripting lang/env