Deathstalker,
Why Star Trek?
Why not Star Trek?
Nobody is suggesting that you must use the star trek shipsets or mods that are available. The "infinite diversity" of Trek lends itself very well to a SEIV format. It is something that is familier to many, and yet large enough to not become stale unless you concentrate on only one segment of it.
I have no artistic or programming talent whatsoever, but I put together a TrekMod that replaced all 26 races in the original game with various races from the Star Trek universe. I simply borrowed what was out there and put it all together in one package.
Probably there isn't another sci-fi franchiise with enough variety to do something on that scale, but you don't have to do that. There is nothing wrong with "mixed-universe" games. I think they add a lot of flavor.
All of you suggestions for alternates sound facsinating to me. Why don't you post some of them?
Oh, and Deathstalker, one more thing...
"Live long, and prosper."
