Getting Started
Fly your ship over the nearest planet. Click that planet
to open the planetary communicationswindow.
Hover the mouse over the TRADE button and you will
be offered a cargo to take to a destination. Click the TRADE
button and the cargo will be loaded onto your ship. If you
forget where it's supposed to be going, you can open the player
control panel by pressing P, looking in your cargo
hold and hovering the mouse over the cargo. Don't forget to fill up on antimatter (press A
with planet comm open) before each journey so you don't
run out of fuel!
When you're ready to go and deliver your cargo, press M
for the system map and select your destination.
When you get to the intended planet, fly your ship over it
and press T to transport the goods to the surface -
payment will then be made.
If you press T over a planet when you have no cargo
to deliver there, an away team mission will be launched instead,
with uncertain results! Anyway, provided you're not getting shot at, repeat this
process and make yourself a bit of cash :)
Controls
[Arrow
keys] Move starship
[space] Fire weapon in slot 1
[z] Fire weapon in slot 2
[x] Fire weapon in slot 3
[m] Interstellar Map
[t] Transport
[a] Buy antimatter (with planet comm open)
[d] Buy deuranium (with planet comm open)
[p] Open player control panel
[F8] Open dialog box
[c] Open Cargo Panel
[q] close any open window
[1]
Order ships to follow you
[2] Order Ships to attack your target
[3] Order ships to Seek and Destroy
[4] Order ships to the planet
[5] Order auxiliary craft to launch
[6] Recall auxiliary craft
[7] Order all ships to explore
[8] Order all ships to trade
