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First Steps

From recruit to fleet commander.

You start as a lone commander with a single ship and a contract to fulfill. Every system you explore, every belt you mine, and every hostile you engage builds the record that defines your career.

01 Commission your commander

Choose your race — Human, Dralvok, or Khareth — assign your commander designation, and deploy your first ship, a Kibby-class vessel, into the starting sector.

02 Move sector by sector

Issue a move order to send your ship to any sector within the current system. Ships travel sector by sector — watch the captain's log for arrival confirmation.

03 Mine the belts

Move your ship to an asteroid belt and issue an extraction order. Your ship will mine sand and ferrite until the belt is exhausted or you recall the order.

04 Trade at stations

Dock at a station such as Krakken's Halt to access the market. Buy resources, sell your mined cargo, and reinvest profits into your operation.

05 Engage hostiles

When hostiles appear in your sector, issue an attack order. Monitor your ship's firepower, shield, and hull in real time — withdraw before hull integrity fails.

06 Accept contracts

Visit a station's contract board to accept missions. Complete objectives to earn XP and credits — some contracts repeat as long as the conditions persist.

07 Engage autopilot

Set a destination system and engage autopilot. Your ship will chart a route through gates and travel sector by sector until it arrives — or you countermand the order.

08 Form your fleet

Group ships into named fleets to coordinate movement and combat orders. Fleet grouping lets you issue a single command to an entire formation.

09 Transit the gates

Gates connect systems across the galaxy. Order your ships to a gate, then jump to reach the destination system's arrival sector.

Reading your bridge

Captain's log

Every order issued, battle fought, and transaction made is recorded in the captain's log — your real-time event feed on the bridge.

Contracts journal

The contracts journal tracks every contract you have accepted — active objectives, completion conditions, and accumulated rewards.

Sector view

The sector view shows every celestial body and contact in your current sector — planets, asteroid belts, stations, gates, and other commanders.

Ship telemetry

Ship telemetry displays your active vessel's combat readiness: firepower, shield integrity, hull condition, and cargo hold status.