Installation

Add these lines to .emacs
(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "~/elite-for-emacs-0.10.1"))
(require 'elite)

If faith.el (http://www.glue.umd.edu/~deego/emacspub/faith/) is
in your load path add following to enable preacher. Add
(setq elite-encounter-preacher t) to .emacs

Features

 - 8 galaxies, 256 systems in each galaxy 
 - Trading 
 - Combat 
 - Combat status, legal status and reputation
 - AI Commanders trading/roaming/procreating in galaxy 1
 - Combat graphics/animation 
 - Window & widget based user interface
 - Delivery missions 
 - Passenger transport missions
 - 1 special mission

Notes

Functional equipment:
	-missiles
	-fuel scoops
	-front lasers
	-large cargo bay
	-energy unit
	-galactic hyperdrive

Reputation is gained when successfully completing missions.

There are currently 64 AI commanders in the galaxy 1, other
galaxies are not yet available for AI commanders. Commanders 
trade and roam galaxy following simple rules. AI commanders can 
also procreate with each other. Player can also have offspring 
with other commanders (of opposite sex).

Elite is developed using GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, 
X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2002-05-19 on linux.