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Spaceships are in many ways a one-shot deal. Each civilization, including yours, can
build only one spaceship at a time. Restrictions prevent you from building a second, back-
up ship once you launch the first. Once launched, ships cannot be recalled or turned
around. You can construct a second spaceship only if your current ship explodes in space
or if your capital city is captured while your spaceship is under construction (the
conquerors burn it on the launch pad).
SPACESHIPS
The purpose of your spaceship is to carry as many colonists as possible to another star
system. At a minimum, it must provide living space for colonists, life support, energy
sources, propulsion power, and fuel for the engines. Spending more time constructing
additional components can result in a faster voyage and a higher colonist survival rate.
As each new component is completed, the SPACESHIP display appears, showing where
the component is positioned and updating the statistics and specifications. All spaceships
have the same characteristics: population, food, energy, mass, fuel, flight time, and
probability of success. We’ll explain each in turn.
Your Spaceship
Habitat Module
Structural
Component
Propulsion
Component
Fuel Component
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