User Guide

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POWER DOWN (ACTIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: SSeennttiinneell
Power Down allows the player to shut down his ship, making him appear
incapacitated. A successful use of this skill will often cause enemies to break
off their attacks. The chance of success increases as the player’s skill
improves.
PROSPECT (PASSIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: SSeennttiinneell,, EExxpplloorreerr
Prospect allows the player to retrieve valuable resources from objects such
as asteroids, gas pockets, and planetary mineral piles. Higher skill levels
allow prospecting of more difficult (and valuable) resource types, and
increases the speed at which the player obtains them.
PSIONIC SHIELD (ACTIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: DDeeffeennddeerr
The Psionic Shield skill allows the player to place a protective shield on his
fellow players. The shield remains in effect until it absorbs a set amount of
damage, after which it dissipates. At higher skill levels, the player achieves
improved levels of protection.
RALLY (ACTIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: EEnnffoorrcceerr
The Rally skill allows a player to give combat bonuses to his fellow group
members. At lower levels, the player can give group members ‘Damage
Tactics’, which bestows a temporary Critical Targeting capability. As the
player rises in skill level, he gains the ability to bestow a wider range of
powers.
RECHARGE SHIELDS (ACTIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: TTrraaddeessmmaann
This skill allows the player to use his energy reserves to regenerate a
target's shield. At the lowest skill level, the player can only affect himself;
as the player rises in level, he gains the ability to affect others, and
eventually to affect multiple friendly targets at once.
REPAIR EQUIPMENT (ACTIVE)
AAvvaaiillaabbiilliittyy:: WWaarrrriioorr,, DDeeffeennddeerr,, EEnnffoorrcceerr
Repair Equipment allows the player to repair damaged equipment attached
to a target's ship. When activated, the target's equipped items are
repaired at the expense of the repairing player's energy. At higher levels,
the player can use Area Equipment Repair, which regenerates friendly
ships simultaneously within a certain radius.
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