Space Trader 3000

A classic text-based space trading simulation written in BASIC. Travel between planets, trade goods, manage resources, and try to become the wealthiest trader in the solar system!

🚀 Features

• Navigate between 5 unique planets in our solar system
• Trade various commodities with dynamic market prices
• Manage your ship's fuel and credits
• Beautiful ASCII art interface
• Resource management system

📋 Game Elements

Planets

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Saturn

Tradeable Goods

• Water
• Food
• Minerals
• Technology
• Medical Supplies

Resources

• Credits (starting amount: 1,000)
• Fuel (starting amount: 100%)

🎮 How to Play

1. The game starts with you on Earth with 1,000 credits and 100% fuel
2. Each turn, you can:
   • Buy goods from the current planet
   • Sell goods for profit
   • View current market prices
   • Travel to another planet
3. Travel between planets costs 20% fuel
4. Market prices vary between planets - buy low and sell high!

🖥️ Commands

The game uses a simple number-based menu system:

1. Buy Goods
2. Sell Goods
3. View Prices
4. Travel
5. Quit

🎨 Interface

The game features a professional ASCII interface with:

• Double-line bordered menus
• Status dashboard showing current location, credits, and fuel
• Formatted market price tables
• Travel animation sequence

📝 Technical Details

• Language: BASIC
• Interface: Text-based with ASCII graphics
• Data Structure: Arrays for inventory and market prices
• Memory Usage: Minimal, using basic variable types
• Platform: Compatible with most BASIC interpreters

🔧 Installation

1. Load the program into your BASIC interpreter
2. Run the program using the RUN command
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to play

🎯 Strategy Tips

• Monitor fuel levels carefully - getting stranded means game over!
• Learn the typical price ranges for goods at each planet
• Buy low, sell high - some planets consistently offer better prices for certain goods
• Keep some credits in reserve for emergencies
• Plan your route to maximize profits while minimizing fuel usage

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests. Some areas for potential improvement:

• Additional planets
• More tradeable goods
• Random events during travel
• Ship upgrades system
• Save/Load game functionality

📜 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to classic space trading games like Elite and Trade Wars for inspiration.