User Guide

REACTORS

Your reactor provides energy for activating your weapons, skills and

devices. Because your energy dictates what you can do, and how often, your

reactor is in many ways your most important piece of equipment.

SHIELDS

Shields protect your hull from being breached by enemy fire. Shields with

higher technology levels have higher damage absorption, faster recharge

rates, higher resistance to particular damage types, and sometimes come

with special effects.

DEVICES

Devices are items that can serve as enhancements to other items or skills.

Devices with higher tech levels generally produce more powerful

enhancements or may have multiple effects that can be used.

BEAM WEAPONS

Beam weapons use focused energy attacks to deliver their damage. They

have relatively poor energy efficiency and short range, but require no

ammunition and inflict high damage if you’re close to your target. Beam

weapons with higher technology levels do more damage, have greater range,

and may have special effects. Jenquai specialize in beam weapon use, and

may attain higher skill levels than the other races.

MISSILE WEAPONS (MISSILE LAUNCHERS)

Missile Launchers are long-range weapons that fire more slowly than

beams, but deliver greater damage per strike. They typically do explosive

damage. Missile Weapons with higher tech levels do greater damage, have

greater range, and may have special effects. Terrans excel with missile

weapons, and may reach higher levels of skill than the Progen or Jenquai.

MISSILES

Missiles are the ammunition used by missile launchers. Every launcher

uses a specific type of missile. Missiles must be purchased or

manufactured when a launcher’s supply is exhausted.

PROJECTILE WEAPONS

Projectile Weapons involve objects fired at high velocity that do piercing

damage. Projectile Weapons with higher tech levels will use less energy,

reload faster, and may produce special effects on their targets. Projectile

weapons have medium range and are energy efficient, but they require

ammunition that must be purchased or manufactured.

PROJECTILE AMMUNITION

Projectile Ammo consists of objects fired at a high velocity that inflict

piercing damage. Projectile Ammo with higher tech levels does greater

damage, may do specific types of damage, and may produce special effects

on its targets.

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