StarControl and the subsequent StartControl 2 were able to capture HOURS of my, my brothers and our close friends time!  We'd sit around my computer and take turns at melee.  Years have passed and we've moved to different states.  I would absolutely LOVE to play a revamped StarControl (read: UQM) online with them!  It shouldn't be too hard to get support from people who know net-code and could implement it into your program!  Try looking at some of the net-code from Quake or Half-Life if you're at a loss.

Please make this game Online playable...  If you look around, the multi-player experience is what makes or breaks games that don't have gobs and gobs of eye-candy!  Heck, someone recently released a new version of Scorched Earth (another game that I spent hours on) that is Net-Playable!!!!!