History VideoGame / SpaceTrader

* EscapePod: These can be bought from any shipyard, and are the player's one measure of averting FinalDeath. The player character converts them into a Flea in order to continue trading.

* FinalDeath: You can't reload your save if your character dies. Averted in the Windows port, however.

* WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The player can be this, if he has a clean criminal record, a cloaking device, and smuggles drugs while remaining above suspicion by the police.

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: Frequently occurs for the player if they try to take out a target, only to find that the target gets a lucky streak of hits.

''Space Trader'' ([[http://www.spronck.net/spacetrader/STFrames.html Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]), as well as more vanilla [[http://spacetrader.brucelet.com/ Android]] [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.anderdonau.spacetrader&hl=en ports]] and [[http://www.spacetraderios.com/ iOS]] [[https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/spacetrader-by-sightsaw/id1094156099 ports]] as of July 2014.

''Space Trader'' ([[http://www.spronck.net/spacetrader/STFrames.html Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]), as well as [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.anderdonau.spacetrader&hl=en more vanilla]] [[http://spacetrader.brucelet.com/ Android ports]] as of July 2014.

''Space Trader'' ([[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190229/http://ticc.uvt.nl/~pspronck/spacetrader/ Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]), as well as [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.anderdonau.spacetrader&hl=en more vanilla]] [[http://spacetrader.brucelet.com/ Android ports]] as of July 2014.

* GuideDangIt: Averted, more or less. The game includes a *very* extensive built-in help system, with text for virtually every dialog box that can appear. What little isn't mentioned there - such as details on the political systems and tech levels - can be read about on the official website.

* GuideDangIt: Averted, more or less. The game includes a *very* extensive built-in help system, with text for virtually every dialog box that can appear.

* BountyHunter: One way to earn money is to kill pirates. This also helps your Police Record, that means you are inspected less often. If you are a criminal, you are not paid bounty but your record will improve anyway, reducing or eventually even eliminating your punishment shall you get caught.

''Space Trader'' ([[http://ticc.uvt.nl/~pspronck/spacetrader/ Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]), as well as [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.anderdonau.spacetrader&hl=en more vanilla]] [[http://spacetrader.brucelet.com/ Android ports]] as of July 2014.

* BountyHunter: One way to earn money is to kill pirates. They also help your Police Record, that means you are inspected less often. If you are a criminal, you are not paid bounty but your record will still improve, reducing or eventually eliminating your punishment.

* BountyHunter: One way to earn money is to kill pirates.

* FascistButInefficient: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. In Fascist states, both police and pirates come in a high concentration. The police are actually quite effective in prevention of trade in illegal goods, but are not interested in hunting pirates. Actually, the pirates mainly consist of [[DirtyCop government vessels that have gone rogue and rob random ships]], without fear of consequences.

* {{Retraux}}: The Russel Wolf Android port adds the option of emulating the Palm OS color scheme. The port in general also mimics the style of the Palm OS UI, including drop-down menus and smallish "bubble-shaped" buttons.

* Retraux: The Russel Wolf Android port adds the option of emulating the Palm OS color scheme. The port in general also mimics the style of the Palm OS UI, including drop-down menus and smallish "bubble-shaped" buttons.

''Space Trader'' ([[http://ticc.uvt.nl/~pspronck/spacetrader/ Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]), as well as a [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.anderdonau.spacetrader&hl=en more vanilla Android port]] as of July 2014.

The game is based off of the fairly-popular ''{{Elite}}'' and ''Solar Wars''[[note]]which, in turn, was based on ''Dope Wars''[[/note]]. ''Space Trader'' itself became quite popular as far as freeware Palm OS games went, and it is commonly cited as one of the OS's best.

The game itself focuses on buying and selling goods between multiple planet-like "systems", with the ultimate goal of eventually purchasing a moon and retiring there. The player can choose to be a perfectly benign trader, or walk the path of piracy and plunder less capable traders (or somewhere in between) while dealing with the police.

* CheatCode: Has a few, which can be entered in the Galactic Chart's Find System box.

''Space Trader'' ([[http://ticc.uvt.nl/~pspronck/spacetrader/ Official Website]]) is a freeware game for Palm OS devices. It is compatible with Palm OS 2.0 and higher[[note]]but full greyscale and color support only work on 3.5 and higher. The game should work even on "Garnet" versions; OS 5.4.2.[[/note]]. The game was initially released in 2002, with its most recent version being released in December 2005. It has since been ported to the Pocket PC, a native Windows program, and iOS and Android (the latter being retitled [[http://darknova.net/ ''Dark Nova'']]).