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Upgrading a world's planetary environment, for example, means that its population grows more quickly, improving production this is a mixed blessing, however, because if the population grows beyond the maximum allowed for that planet, the costs to feed the population skyrocket.

Starting players have limited funds, and have to decide where to invest the funds (technology upgrades, ships, or environmental upgrades).

Warships – incapable of carrying colonists, but can fight.

Transports – incapable of fighting, but can carry colonists.

These can be used as a low-cost, low-risk means to learn the composition of unknown star systems or the locations and makeup of enemy fleets.

Scouts – very inexpensive, incapable of fighting or carrying colonists.

In Versions 1 to 3 the player starts off with one planet that has Level 1 technology and a middle level environment. It is not uncommon for a Reach for the Stars game to take over twelve hours to complete in single-player mode and 24 hours with multiple players. The software's AI also offered a challenging opponent in single-player games. Graphics are minimal, yet the tactical and strategic elements provide countless rich combinations for colony development and interstellar warfare. Many of RFTS's features have direct correspondence in Stellar Conquest. Reach for the Stars was very strongly influenced by the board game Stellar Conquest. The player commands a home star in the galaxy, and then expands to form an interstellar empire by colonizing far-off worlds, building powerful starships, and researching new technologies. Versions for Mac OS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, and DOS were released in 1988. It was written by Roger Keating and Ian Trout of SSG of Australia and published in 1983 for the Commodore 64 and then the Apple II in 1985. It is the earliest known commercially published example of the 4X genre.

Reach for the Stars is a science fiction strategy video game. Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS, Mac OS, PC-98

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