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==Warp Fuel==
 
Every character has an amount of warp fuel. Warp Fuel is used every time a warp portal is entered to make the jump from one star system to another. One warp jump costs about 10 units of warp fuel (the actual number varies depending on the type of spaceship making the jump). Warp Fuel is automatically generated for every character, at a constant rate over time, regardless of whether or not the character's human controller is online or offline. A typical setting for warp fuel generation speed in a game of SGE is 1 unit every two to three minutes. If you want to make a jump but don't have enough warp fuel you'll have to wait for it to generate. On the other hand, if you have not logged on to the game for 24 hours or so, you will find that 24 hours worth of warp fuel (about 480-720 units) has accumulated for your character. Also, you can jettison up to 500 spice each day, gaining one gallon of warp fuel per unit of spice consumed. You can check your spice quota at any time using the "/spice" command. Entering the atmosphere of a planet requires 1 unit of warp fuel, and docking at a port also requires 1 unit of warp fuel. The warp fuel gauge on the console displays how much warp fuel your character currently holds.


==Text Commands==
==Text Commands==

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Template:All Game Nav Template:Infobox Starport: Galactic Empires is a free MMOG based in a fictional galaxy. Players assume control of their own starship, make money via trading or combat, and form their own empires by colonizing planets.

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Walkthrough
Appendices

Description

There are two types of game servers. "Rebangs" end after about 2 weeks; if you are ranked in the top 10 when the game ends, you get a medal which is visible on your profile. "Permaverses" never end, so you never receive medals. Each server has its differences, for example: The Battle Royale server (or shard) has plenty of NPCs (Non-Player Characters or computer controlled players), while many other servers have fewer NPCs. Players are given 2000 gallons of warp fuel that regenerates--up to 5000; different servers have different regeneration rates, and a small amount of starting money with which to build an empire. Players can use their real-life credit cards or PayPal accounts to buy Admiral Tokens from the Admiral's Club; you can use these tokens to buy warp fuel, nukes, credits, or a special ship named the Intergalactic Ship. Starport takes place in persistent real time, meaning that the player must dock at a port or fly to UN Space to log out safely; ships are vulnerable to attack when the player is not logged in and not in a safe area. Your colonies can be defended with many types of defenses, such as Flak Cannons, Laser Cannons, Mines, or a Solar Cannon. There are many avenues to make money in the game such as: trading among ports, bounty hunting, building colonies, fighting NPCs or other players, taxiing people from ports, escorting NPCs ships from ports, or doing favors or jobs for other players.
Starport is sometimes said to contain certain aspects of other games like Elite, Trade Wars 2002, and Star Control 2.

One popular aspect of the game is colonizing planets. There are several varieties of planets that a player can colonize; each type has pros and cons. Players can build structures in their colonies by having the colonists set to construction and by placing resources in the refinery. Players set what type of government their colonies will have; each type has differing effects on the colony, for example: Democracy raises morale the fastest, while prison sacrifices morale rate to increase production speed. Players can invade another player's planet using missiles and special ships (example: Vulture which has surface missiles).












Text Commands

Any text input without a command before it will be a radio message to your current system. Here is the list of commands you can use while playing:

  • /c - or /corp - talk to corp
  • /e go - or /e come or /e warp - commands your escort
  • /r - or /reply - reply to a private message
  • /s - or /shout - shouts to all players
  • /t <user> - or /tell - tell something privately
  • /tc <member> - or /tellcorp - talk to the entire corp of <member>


  • /hug <user>
  • /laugh <user>
  • /kiss <user>
  • /nod <user>
  • /salute <user>
  • /shake <user> - or /handshake
  • /smile <user>
  • /wink <user>
  • /give <user> <amount> - gives <amount> credits to <user>
  • /givetokens <user> <amount> - gives <amount> tokens to <user>
  • /help - displays a screen giving general information about Starport
  • /tips - turns on the tips feature
  • /tutorial - command replaced by /tips
  • /bug <bug> - used to report an error with Starport
  • /changepassword <old> <new> - changes your account password
  • /idea <idea> - used to submit an idea
  • /max - maximizes all info windows
  • /min - minimizes all info windows
  • /news - displays game news
  • /news <#> - displays old news
  • /ping - ping yourself
  • /ping <user> - returns the latency of a player
  • /spice - displays the amount of spice converersion you have left
  • /time - displays the time
  • /cancelun - cancels UN protection on the colony you are inside
  • /givecolony - give your corp use of the colony you are inside
  • /makeceo <corp member name> - makes <corp member name> the CEO
  • /namecolony <name> - give the colony you are inside a name... no spaces
  • /takecolony - take or give the use of the colony you are inside
  • /bounty <user> - displays bounty of <user>
  • /char <user> - or /character - displays profile of <user>
  • /ignore - displays a list of the people you are ignoring
  • /ignore <user> - ignores all messages from <user>... <user> can send you two mails
  • /pro <user> - or /profile - displays profile of <user>
  • /who <user> - or /whois - displays profile of <user>
  • /clearmail - deletes all mails in your mailbox
  • /mail <user> <subject> <body> - mails <user>... <subject> is limited to one word
  • /readmail - prints all your mails in the chat box
  • /go <coords or name> - or /goto - goes to system
  • /m - opens map
  • /map <coords or name> - maps system
  • /warp - emergency warps
  • /where <system> - returns the coords of <system>

More Help

Look at the Star-Pedia which you can reach from the menu system or by pressing Alt+E. Choose the "COMPUTER" menu followed by "STARPEDIA." The menus appear any time the mouse is moved up to the top of the screen or when you press the ESC key with no info screen up. You can also type /help for a quick list of all commands.

You can also get some help on the Official Forum [1] Here you can get tips from other players, This will normally be your primary means of game support as the small development team can be slow to reply. Veterans of the game are always willing to give some sound advice to the new guy in town.

External links

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