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  Too much and it explodes without getting any minerals.  
 
  Too much and it explodes without getting any minerals.  
 
  A reported heat of 2200 k is the aim for good results.
 
  A reported heat of 2200 k is the aim for good results.
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== Q. How do i mine gas giants for gas
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You must first find a suitable gas giant for harvesting, Vestra has a nice one for Hydrogen, Ubertus for Oxygen.
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You basically fly into the gas giant at speed and your gas mining scoop does all the work.
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If you don't hit the right part of the giants, impure gas mixture message come up and you get nothing
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If you don't have enough speed a similar message comes upp telling you so, Gravity anchor off (left alt) and start at a distance
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In Vestra,
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  start at the Apollo Gate, press 1 for first person view,
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  turn around to line up your cross hairs with the white band in the middle of the giant.
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  press left alt to turn off gravity anchor, press and hold space bar to constantly increase your speed.
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  Careful adjustment of direction to ensure you hit the whitest part of the giant at maximum speed.
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In Ubertus
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  Again, start at Apollo Gate and go for the light green band half way between the equator and the poles
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  See the wiki section on gas mining for pictures
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The standard gas scoop on any ship is class 1 and will get you 3 tons of gas
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To get a bigger gas scoop, either buy one from a friendly player in the galactic market or
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  Build your own after much expense building a space station, research lab, and ship yard
  
 
== Q. What are the Janus A trading posts for? I have actually started to engage in combat and still can't get into the trading site .Are they not functional yet? ==
 
== Q. What are the Janus A trading posts for? I have actually started to engage in combat and still can't get into the trading site .Are they not functional yet? ==

Revision as of 09:44, 6 October 2013

Hopefully you can find answers to your queries in here..

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Q. How do I save the game

The game is auto saved every time you jump or dock/undock

Q. Whats the best way to make money at first

Trading. Buying goods at space stations and selling at other space stations for profit, A good 2 to 3 hours of this will get enough credits to get the next class ship for double the capacity.
Passengers. Picking up passengers and taking them to another system will get a few coin on the side. check your map and take the short runs for best pay.
Delivering Packages. Always grab any package that needs delivering. They take up zero cargo space so there's no rush to get to the destinations.
Planetary Production. The Ceres deed obtained from Susan Steele will allow you to build a grain farm on Ceres. 8000 grain a day is not an unreasonable expectation.
Asteroid mining. Mining asteroids is a nice way to get rare minerals that sell for high prices, the problem can be getting sales for said rare minerals, you have to run around a bit looking.
Gas Mining. Mining the gas giants for rare gases to sell on the galactic market. Collection quantities may not be high unless you get a bigger ram scoop. Again, getting the sales may take a bit of running around.
Pirate hunting. Janus A has a guardian you click on to get contracts to hunt the pirate baddies for rewards. Upgraded Rank will get harder contracts with greater rewards.
Space Station production. Costly to set up, enables manufacturing of robots, Space ship modules and whole space ships.

Q. How do I control the ship

W = steer down
S = steer up
A = steer left
D = steer right
Q = roll left
E = roll right
Space bar = fire thrusters
Left Alt = Turn gravity anchor off/on
H = help menu = above instructions

Q. How do I mine asteroids

First you will need to get close enough to the asteroid and match its speed, gravity anchor on and thrusters on
Then click and hold left mouse button on the asteroid to fire your laser. 
The asteroid will heat up and change colour. practice will get the best colour of a deep blue. 
Not enough lasering will not heat it enough and the message will tell you so. 
Too much and it explodes without getting any minerals. 
A reported heat of 2200 k is the aim for good results.

== Q. How do i mine gas giants for gas

You must first find a suitable gas giant for harvesting, Vestra has a nice one for Hydrogen, Ubertus for Oxygen.
You basically fly into the gas giant at speed and your gas mining scoop does all the work.
If you don't hit the right part of the giants, impure gas mixture message come up and you get nothing 
If you don't have enough speed a similar message comes upp telling you so, Gravity anchor off (left alt) and start at a distance
In Vestra, 
  start at the Apollo Gate, press 1 for first person view, 
  turn around to line up your cross hairs with the white band in the middle of the giant.
  press left alt to turn off gravity anchor, press and hold space bar to constantly increase your speed.
  Careful adjustment of direction to ensure you hit the whitest part of the giant at maximum speed. 
In Ubertus
  Again, start at Apollo Gate and go for the light green band half way between the equator and the poles
  See the wiki section on gas mining for pictures
The standard gas scoop on any ship is class 1 and will get you 3 tons of gas
To get a bigger gas scoop, either buy one from a friendly player in the galactic market or
  Build your own after much expense building a space station, research lab, and ship yard

Q. What are the Janus A trading posts for? I have actually started to engage in combat and still can't get into the trading site .Are they not functional yet?

No way to gain access at the moment.
It is currently just used for escort missions, they either start or end there.
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