

Sensor Strength – The higher the number the further away from your fleet you can identify other objects and fleets in space.
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Buy civilian freighters or use Expanded cargo hull mods to increase Cargo Space – amount of space used / max amount of space you have.Next to the total is the amount your fleet uses per day. Supplies – The total amount of supplies you have to maintain your fleet’s functionality.Credit Balance – How much money you have.Burn Drive – the ‘speed’ of your fleet.All about the screen will be a lot of numbers and information. If this is allowed to happen, you will also be ‘wasting’ supplies which are shown next to 3 yellow boxes in the bottom left corner of the screen.Īlmost like a top-down view of a star system, you’ll see a colored circle that highlights your starter fleet. If the game is allowed to ‘run’, you will see the game ‘date’ in the top left corner progress in days. MAKE SURE THAT THE GAME IS PAUSED (by pressing the space bar) WHILE YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. The first screen you will see when you start the game is the fleet navigation screen. Once the tutorial ends, you should have the basics for combat, navigation, character skills, refitting a ship with different weapons (and hull mods), and the different navigation abilities. A beginner should definitely take part in this tutorial. It will also allow you to build your fleet from a number of derelict ships set adrift in your starter system. As a beginner, this is essential in that it will teach you the basics of the game. TutorialĪfter picking your role, the game will ask if you want to begin the tutorial. Later on, you may even change that path and become a pirate yourself all in the same playthru.Įither way, this starter role will cater towards what path to greatness you’d like to follow in the early game until you get your finances straight. You may start off a smuggler of illegal goods and then decide that being a bounty hunter (hunting pirates) is more fun. Picking a role does not offer you any additional skills or a set path or anything since Starsector allows you to forge your own path. Random – who knows! For those who want a challenge!Ĭheck out our Starsector Ship Guide for info on those starter ships and any other ships that you are given at the start!.Explorer – Apogee – for those who want a boost while focusing on early game exploration (easy).Bounty Hunter – Wolf – for those who want a slight early challenge in combat.Scavenger – Wayfarer – For those who intend to build their fleet through scrap.Mercenary – Hammerhead – For those who need a little grace in combat (easy).The smaller the fleet, the harder your start will be. Instead, these ‘roles’ are a way of determining what your beginning fleet will be. At first glance, a player might think that this is ‘selecting a character class’, but it is not. This is achieved simply by naming them, selecting a picture, and then picking your ‘starter role/character history’. When you begin the game, you are allowed to create your character. Be careful which ship you do this too during emergencies. In a pinch, you can always scrap (aka scuttle) a ship to gain supplies, but you’ll lose cargo space needed to hold supplies as well as fuel tank space to hold fuel as well. Merc starter fleet with a Hammerhead flagship This is particularly dangerous when exploring so plan accordingly. Run out of fuel and you won’t be able to hyperspace between star systems (Sindrian Diktat colonies provide the most and cheapest fuel prices). Run out of supplies and your ships will malfunction and you’ll even lose the ship altogether. You need supplies to keep your ships running (Persean League colonies usually provide the most and cheapest supply prices). You’ll need money to pay for supplies, fuel, and expenses (paying your crew and other things). You must manage your fleet’s money, supplies, and fuel for survival. To keep things simple, Starsector puts you in charge of a fleet.

Here you will find a modest compilation of their knowledge to help you find your own way. Thankfully, there are other brave captains with mad skills to help you prepare. Not only that, if one plays the game a bit too passively, the AI can and will find a way to overwhelm you with massive fleets. The various screens are packed with numbers and information that can quickly confuse someone.
