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There is one game in early development at the moment (here) there was also another one for a top down game a bit like euro trucksim but without height and loosely based on an Android phone game called Trucker Joe. (App)(gameplay) The only mechanic I would take from that is resource management.
I also wanted to make an open source alternative to EVE Online and perhaps single player & MMO gameplay.
As for programs...wow total mental blank but there you go thats some stuff.