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SPACE SHIP LAUNCH
To send your spaceship on its voyage, click on the LAUNCH button. You cannot retrieve a
spaceship once it has been launched.
CONSTRUCTION
Your spaceship is such a large undertaking that it cannot be built whole cloth the way
improvements are built — it is, instead, constructed of parts. There are three types of
spaceship parts: components, modules, and structures, each of which we describe in detail
below. You must achieve a new civilization advance to make each type of part available for
construction. However, the delivery of spaceship parts to your capital city is handled
automatically as each part is completed.
Though you can construct parts in any order, and most likely will have multiple parts
under production simultaneously, all modules and components must eventually be
connected to structural parts if you want them to function. Unconnected modules or
components are emphasized to signal that they are not working. Once sufficient structural
parts have been added to provide supply and support lines, the problem disappears.
COMPONENTS
To build spaceship components you must have achieved the technological advance of
PLASTICS. You can then build components at a cost of 160 shields each. There are two kinds
of components, propulsion and fuel. As each component is completed, you choose which
type has been built.
Propulsion Components: These parts are the engines that provide the power for
space flight. More engines mean the ship travels faster, reaches its destination
sooner, and has a higher probability of a successful mission.
Fuel Components: These parts provide fuel for the propulsion units. In order for the
propulsion units to perform at maximum levels, you must provide one fuel
component for each propulsion component.
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