Archspace

Hey guys. How many of you are sci-fi nuts?
Well, if you are here is a cool website for you Archspace
Essentially you run your own small empire, explore, expand and conquer. You manage the day by day operations of your empire, what sciences you research, and you get to design your own star ships.

You can start with the gunboat class, and work your way up too the Doomstar (which requires a massive technological and industrial base). After that you must defend your empire from the players who eye your worlds for the resources they contain.

The only flaw in the game is player to player communications. Most people want to be lone wolfs, but if you can find a group of people who are willing to work together and support each other in your system, then it becomes easier to win as you can alliance yourself with these players and establish trade with them, and even send ships to each other as gifts or to defend your friends.

So, if you enjoy sci-fi and are looking for something new, try Archspace.