THE INTERPLANETARY ALLIANCE


The Alliance has several bases scattered throughout the territory, 
including space stations (pictured in the large Game Screen picture)
and planetary bases. Here, you can repair your ship, restock 
energy and torpedo supplies, treat crew members, exchange 
personnel, transfer cargo to and from your ship, or save the current
game.

Alliance bases are helpful in that they can perform their functions faster 
than your single crew member (Engineer or Doctor) - two to four times 
faster. Space stations are the most efficient, while planetary bases are 
half as efficient as space stations. The Alliance did all it could to make 
the interface easy and understandable, so this discussion will not delve 
into your options at a base.

In addition, should Alliance Headquarters need to contact you with 
important information, they will do so via subspace message. Your 
Helmsman will inform you when a message is received, and will display 
the message for you on screen upon request. The command for this is in 
the Helmsman's menu. Note the importance of having a Helmsman; 
without one, important messages would not be able to be viewed.