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<ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li><li>Video games portal</li></ul> <p><i>Thousand Parsec</i> (<i>TP</i>) is a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> and <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> project with the goal of creating a <a href="/facts/Software_framework/EWasA8sG">framework</a> for <a href="/facts/Turn-based_game/1wFkha3F">turn-based</a> space empire building games. </p><p><i>Thousand Parsec</i> is a framework for creating a specific group of games, which are often called <a href="/facts/4X_game/ImvjAmJa">4X games</a>, from the main phases of gameplay that arise: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. Some examples of games from which <i>Thousand Parsec</i> draws ideas are <i><a href="/facts/Reach_for_the_Stars_(computer_game)/VRes3tF3">Reach for the Stars</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Stars!/NInhYHTs">Stars!</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/VGA_Planets/eoX1DY2g">VGA Planets</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Master_of_Orion/XbmkbF09">Master of Orion</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Galactic_Civilizations/BncNa2lX">Galactic Civilizations</a></i>. </p><p>Unlike commercial alternatives, it is designed for long games supporting universes as large as the player's computer can handle. It allows a high degree of player customization, and features a flexible technology system, where new technologies may be introduced mid-game. </p>