Sorry to be slow getting back, life is just damn exhausting at the moment. But we certainly need someone with your talents. We have some high calibre artists who have worked on other games including Space Empires IV and V, plus capable programmers and me doing XML files. The game is designed to be moddable.
Now we need someone like you, and someone who can also make the various sound effects, like a ship cloaking, or firing weapons etc.. If you want to know more email me, and you can also check out the game forum site (most is hidden) here > http://www.innercoreproductions.proboards.com/
My email is alikiwi@skymesh.com.au
Cheers, Alistair