Starter's guide (Page 2 of 16)

The player-ship

You may wonder what I mean by player-ship? Well the playership will-be the ship you will be flying around in. Its full-name is the Albion Skunk, a multi-purpose craft built by the Argon's. The ship requires 2 crew members to fly it. So you will be joined by Yisha Tarren from the Argon Military. She will stay on-board most of the time and tend to the ship.

This ship can fire a range of weapons (from mining lasers, machine-guns or even shotgun style guns). Depending on the situation, some guns are more useful than others - and can be switched between at will (your primary weapons). The Skunk also has as secondary weapons, called missiles. Like your primary weapons, these can be switched at anytime too.

The Skunk can also be upgraded with better/bigger shields/engines/scanners. Upgrades can vary, offering specific advantages over other upgrades. So, choosing the right equipment for you is important! ie. maybe you prefer faster recharging shields? or engines with greater steering? its up to you.

The Skunk comes with a drone-launch-pad, that allows it to launch drones. These drones carry out select roles, such as hacking, destruction etc. Drones are directly controlled by you (via some special head-gear in your ship). However dont forget, controlling a drone will make you a sitting-duck.

Probably the last thing to touch on is the cargo-bay. The Skunk can not transport wares directly (apart from inventory wares).

ps. Since there were a lot of auto-pilot deaths by collisions, egosoft have decided to remove player collision damage. Instead you will bounce off an object. This also means you can't kill things by ramming either.