I created this thread to have you guys know (If you don't already) that nexus started out as something much more then it became in the end.
If you know the games Imperium Galactica and Imperium Galactica 2, then you know what i'm talking about:)
Nexus was originally started out as Imperium Galactica 3 - Genesis. A mixture of tactical space combat, and strategy of huge proportions.
The original imperium galactica games looked liked this: (From Wikipedia)
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances is a PC game developed by Digital Reality, the sequel to Digital Reality's previous game, Imperium Galactica. Released in 2000, Imperium Galactica II features complete control over your empire at the onset of the game and therefore is more similar to other empire-building 4X games (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate) such as Master of Orion.
Gameplay – There are eight unique races involved in this game which almost all can be traded with or spied upon, a great number of buildings, ships and tanks which all can be customized with their own weaponry. The gameplay involves managing your colonies, expanding your empire, conquering enemy planets, researching, diplomacy with other races, spying, space battles, ground battles and more.
Real-time – Everything in the game happens realtime, even though you can pause the game and give out orders if you feel the need for it.
Multiplayer – The game supports multiplayer either by host or by IRC network. Every player can host their own game. The game uses port 5200 for incoming data and port 6667 for outgoing data (TCP protocol). Which means players need to enable port 5200 on their firewall to be able to host a game.
Skirmish mode – The game originally lacks a skirmish mode, but it was added with the 1.06 patch, and with the release of the 1.05 patch a mod was created to add this functionality.
So in the end, from the decision of the publisher, we only got the tactical aspect of this great game, but not the strategic part.
http://www.fileplanet.com/89817/80000/fileinfo/Imperium-Galactica-3:-Genesis-DemoHere you can find a really early demo of Imperium Galactica 3, before the project became Nexus: The Jupiter Incident:)