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- LANDING
- ------
- Up to three options are available when you
- land on a planet: general information, trading,
- and the shipyard. General information can
- always be obtained by clicking on the button
- at the top of the screen with the planet's name
- on it. If a market or shipyard is present
- the appropriate button will be available.
- (If you are flying a ship with no cargo
- capacity the market button will never appear.
- If you are carrying cargo you must sell it to
- be able to buy a new ship.)
-
- The general information display provides you
- with a few lines of text about the planet
- you're on, and there may also be the option to
- visit someone from there.
-
- TRADING
- -------
- When you select to trade a list of the
- available goods and their prices will be drawn
- down the left side of the screen, and a list
- of the goods in your ship's hold will be drawn
- down the right side. Click on a slot in the
- ship's hold (right side) to select it, and
- then click on a cargo item (left side) to try
- to buy that item and place it in the hold. If
- there is already an item in the hold it will
- be sold automatically.
-
- THE SHIPYARD
- ------------
- The left side of the shipyard display shows
- ships for sale. the prices indicate the change
- in your bank balance when you buy the ship, so
- that if the listed price is negative, it means
- that your current ship is worth more than the
- new one. If your ship is damaged the price of
- a new ship will be raised to cover the cost of
- repairs. If your ship is one of the types on
- the list, it will be displayed in black. If
- your ship is damaged there will be a charge
- for 'buying' your own ship, which covers the
- cost of repairs.
-
- The right side of the shipyard display shows
- upgrade options. You can upgrade the speed
- of your guns, the quality of your heat sinks
- (slowing the rate of heat buildup due to
- thrusting or shooting) and the output of your
- generator. When you buy a new ship the
- upgrades are removed from your existing craft
- and transferred to the new one.
-