It's not dead yet. Anyhow, Rafe Zetter announced that the proggie is now here for your downloadable pleasure. Frontier - First Encounters is one of the best computer games ever produced, however, after a playing the game for a modest amount of time, certain issuse come to light regarding the balance of gameplay. The biggest concern during the creation of Iron Ass was that FFE was a badly balanced game.
Trading is to easy, etc.
You can download the program and see the list of modifications over at the GalNET page. Seems like FDL have a new employee. That person is Jonny Watts who now is the Head of Production over at BrabenLand. I can already imagine all those little Commanders running around the planet surface killing all the thargoids around, and also finding some time for a good laugh. Our game engine also allows us to deliver all animated content to pre-rendered quality and have dynamic lighting, leading to incredibly immersive gameplay experiences.