User Guide

CLOAK (ACTIVE)

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This skill allows the player to disappear from sight. After a brief power-up

cycle, the player disappears, preventing others from interacting with him

until his energy is drained or he de-cloaks. At first, the player must be

completely motionless to remain cloaked. However, at higher skill levels, the

player can move, and can even cloak his group members.

COMBAT TRANCE (PASSIVE)

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This skill activates automatically when the player's ship is at a complete

halt, bestowing combat bonuses. The first level of skill is ‘Power Trance’,

which improves energy regeneration rates; at higher levels, the player gains

further benefits, such as ‘Accuracy Trance’ and ‘Focus Trance’, which grant

bonuses to projectile weapon and beam weapon accuracy, respectively.

CREATE WORMHOLE (ACTIVE)

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Create Wormhole allows the player to forgo Gate technology, creating a hole

in space that transports the player to one of several pre-set destinations

around the galaxy. At higher skill levels, the player can also transport

members of his group.

CRITICAL TARGETING (PASSIVE)

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Critical Targeting allows the player to inflict more damage on his enemies by

pinpointing weak spots in his enemies’ defenses. Higher skill levels increase

the chance that a critical hit will occur with each attack.

DAMAGE CONTROL (PASSIVE)

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This skill constantly protects the player's ship during combat, reducing

damage to his hull. The amount of damage deflected increases with higher

levels of skill.

ENRAGE (ACTIVE)

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Enrage allows the player to anger his enemies, drawing their fire away

from other members of his group. At higher skill levels, the player can

enrage multiple enemies at once.

ENVIRONMENT SHIELD (ACTIVE)

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Environment Shield creates a barrier that protects a ship from damaging

environmental effects, such as nebulae storms and radiation. The skill

becomes more powerful at higher skill levels.

FOLD SPACE (ACTIVE)

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Fold Space enables the player to teleport a short distance to a random

location. Higher levels, which have a shorter recycle time, allow the player

to teleport single enemies, and even teleport whole groups.

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