Will there ever be an online version of the game?
I've been wondering for ages why there is no computer game version of the game. It should be fairly easy to make and be pretty lucrative (selling ships and expansions as "dlc's") as well. With an implemented "battle net" (matchmaking system) the community could gain access to available players a) around the clock b) all over the globe.
There is already a conversion for the Tabletop Simulator on steam --> https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=415295765
which is rather complicated to use and does not feature a game lobby, so the technical problems should be minimal...