Star Traders 2 Kickstarter Funded

With the final few dollars trickling in thanks to becoming a Kickstarter Staff Pick, Star Traders 2 is now pushing to be Greenlit on Steam.

We've talked about this game during the course of its Kickstarter run, so for once we'll let lead designer Andrew Trese do the talking:

In Star Traders 2 RPG, you play a Captain of a Star Trader vessel, plying the galaxy’s rough frontier or wealthy inner core as a pirate, smuggler military captain, or any other profession of your choosing.  What sets Star Traders 2 apart is the focus on the story of your Captain and crew, and specifically on the friendships, frictions, relationships, and betrayals at a human level. Over time, your choices of morality, profession, and how to conduct your business as a Captain will create a realistic cast of characters around you.  If you are a righteous military captain, a crew of straight-laced and straight-backed hardliners will form your retinue, while a ruthless pirate will find the good-hearted among his crew deserting to be replaced by outlaws, criminals and blackhearts.

What's more, if you're quick enough to increase your pledge, you can get one of their other titles on Steam for 50% off. But you'll have to back it first, to find out how!

Finally, we found this bit of information released on the latest Kickstarter Update quite interesting:

Star Traders 2 is built around a procedurally generated galactic map that will change during the game. Where previous titles focused on isolated worlds and quadrants where territorial ownership had stagnated, Star Traders 2 is set in a rapidly expanding universe with numerous Factions contesting control of individual systems and whole quadrants. The reunification of the scattered quadrants has triggered a tsunami of change and the washed away old power structures and agreements. A new frontier awaits, just beyond the next hyperwarp gate -- and every Faction with Credits to employ a Star Trader wants a piece of it. 

Just head over here to back this project in the final couple of days.