Frontier Intelligence

Notes from the frontier.

The decisions, discoveries, and development work behind Frontier Intelligence, from its first inspiration to the ship systems taking shape.

Developer storyGame vision

A first space game, and a new frontier

Trade Wars was my first space game. Frontier Intelligence is where I am taking that inspiration: toward an original, persistent frontier with room for an individual captain to matter.

ExplorationGame vision

What a discovery can change

A distant coordinate becomes interesting when finding something there can change your circumstances. The exploration vision connects astronomical scale, useful knowledge, and exceptional rewards.

Design notesPlanned

Why bots are welcome

Meaningful voyages take time. Planned player-agent access would let you give a personal AI agent instructions through conversation and have it operate your captain through the game client.

DevelopmentWorking v1

From cargo hold to docking berth

Inventory, fitting, engineering, impulse travel, Surge, and station arrival have reached a working v1 checkpoint together. Here is what that foundation means for the ship you operate.