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== [http://www.thespacegame.com Ascent:TSG] ==
 
== [http://www.thespacegame.com Ascent:TSG] ==
follows a Freemium model: The game is free to play, allowing a player to build settlements on two inner-system planets, mine asteroids, collect rare gases, fight pirates, complete contracts, and build a private space station. A premium subscription allows a player to mine/farm the remaining more lucrative planets in the inner-8 systems, allows outer system planet colonization and Orbital Space Base construction, fit class 6 and higher ship modules, access to more challenging pirate combat, and allows a large expansion of the player's private space station.
 
  
Ascent:TSG has a moderate learning curve for new players, but with practice and patience, many new players adapt and overcome the obstacles. Veteran players attest that if a new player can conquer the in-game tutorial and reach the end of the storyline, then the new player is fully prepared for the advanced content. A new player can always ask question in the in-game chat if they are stuck. This wiki page is to help new players overcome the more non-intuitive challenges.
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Ascent:TSG has a moderate learning curve for new players, but with practice and patience, many new players adapt and overcome the obstacles. Veteran players attest that if a new player can conquer the in-game tutorial and reach the end of the storyline, then the new player is fully prepared for the advanced content. A new player can always ask questions in the in-game chat if they are stuck. This wiki page is to help new players overcome the more non-intuitive challenges.
  
  
 
== Login process - Your first new game ==
 
== Login process - Your first new game ==
  
To start the game open the following URL in a new tab: '''http://www.thespacegame.com/play.html''' ''(Will not work in Google Chrome)''
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[[File:Login.png]]
  
'''You can play the game immediately for free without registration or sign-ups.'''
 
  
Click 'New Account' to get started and you will be assigned a 'newuser' name with a number, example: newuser00000
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Click 'Login' to get started. You will be given a new registration screen.
  
[[File:LoginPage1September2015.png|border|Login Page]]
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[[File:Newaccount.png]]
  
== Your Second Try as a Newuser - The Login Process ==
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** Your username is your game name, so choose it well. It cannot be changed later.
  
At this point, you played the game before and received a newuser identification. If you did not register in-game when you were a newuser, you may see the following login menu:
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== Login process - Returning player ==
 
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[[File:Login_Page_-_March_2015_-_13_-_newuser_played_game_and_logging_back_in_-_1.jpg‎|border|300px|Login Page]]
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If you want to try the game again using your original newuser name, click Load Game. '''It is highly recommended at this time you register your username since there is no guarantee that your newuser progress will be saved.'''
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You will be presented two options. One return as (last playername you used) or a login option for another existing account.
  
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If you want to start a new account, click the Logout option in the Returning as box. This will log you out completely and allow you to start the registration process again.
  
 
== Registering Your Game Name ==
 
== Registering Your Game Name ==
  
  
'''For all new players going through the registration process, please take it slow.''' Many times, new players rush through the process without reading the dialogue boxes that appear and end up asking for help in in-game chat.
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You will receive a validation e-mail from the e-mail address you entered.  
  
When you try Ascent:TSG the first time, you are given a newuser name with a number (ex: newuser00000). It is recommended that you register as soon as possible, even if you are in the flight tutorial. When you register, you may be kicked out of the tutorial. You can replay the tutorial using the in-game Option -> Flight Tutorial.
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[[File:Emailver.png |The Space Game e-mail]]
  
Please note that when you register, your Username becomes your in-game name, so pick carefully.
 
  
Sinstrite created a video tutorial on how to create your unique name through the registration process. [http://youtu.be/n31I1GS_2xE Ascent:TSG Registration]
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In the e-mail, click the link to validate your account.
  
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[[File:Veremail.png |E-mail validation message]]
  
To simplify the process, when you are in the game:
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In the game, after you click the email link to validate your registration, you should see something like this:
  
Options -> Register -> Enter valid email address, Username (which will become your in-game name), and password (write it down and store in a safe place). When you have entered the data, press the Go button '''once'''.
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[[File:Waitingforver.png |E-mail validation message]]
  
[[File:New_Account_-_Flight_Tutorial_-_March_2015_-_Option_-_Register_-_Enter_Email_-_2_-_crop_1_-_Instructions_1.jpg‎ |border|800px|Registration instructions]]
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Once you click the "I've Validated My Account From Email" button, you will enter the game and be taken to the Flight Tutorial.  
  
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You have completed the registration process. Welcome to the game!
  
You will receive a validation e-mail from the e-mail address you entered. '''Do not close the game.''' Open a different browser window to read the e-mail.
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== Now What? ==
  
[[File:Validation_from_james.hicks_-_The_Space_Game_-_1.jpg |border|500px|The Space Game e-mail]]
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Feel free to say "Hello" in one of the chat channels. Most players are in "global", but new players start in "help", so you can be assisted if needed.
  
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Enjoy the Flight Tutorial and get to know Dave6000 also known affectionately as CrazyDave.
  
In the e-mail, click the link or copy/paste the URL to a new browser. If everything is successful, you will see this:
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You can finish the Flight Tutorial or exit out of it. If you leave and want to return to it, click Options -> Flight Tutorial.
  
[[File:Email_validated_-_Click_Go_in_game_again_to_Register_1.jpg |border|400px|E-mail validation message]]
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You will get a notice that there is a Distress Call coming from SS Archimedes. This is the Space Station (SS) In the system of Vulcan. Dock and select Contract Board on the SS interface that will appear once docked. Select the contract and follow her instructions since that is the beginning of the main story line. Make sure and click Accept Contract at the bottom of the Contract Board interface. Once you accept the contract, click the Contracts Tab in the upper right and it will open and show all contracts you have accepted.  
 
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In the game, after you click the Go box, you should see something like this:
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[[File:Welcome_to_the_game_PleasureCenter_1.jpg‎ |border|400px|E-mail validation message]]
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In some instances, the tutorial might interfere with the registration process by presenting a different OK box. Just click OK and the registration success box should appear.
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To see your username in the game, you might need to wait a few minutes for the game to update your screen view. If your newuser name persists, relog the game / refresh the browser, then select Log In and enter your Username and Password.
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[[File:Login_Page_-_March_2015_-_11_-_PleasureCenter.jpg‎ ‎ |border|500px|Select Log In and enter your Username and Password]]
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== Now What? ==
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If you did not have a chance to finish the flight tutorial, in the game, click Options -> Flight Tutorial.
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[[File:Firstcontract.png]]
  
If you hear a woman calling for help, follow her instructions since that is the beginning of the main storyline. Completing the storyline will give you a good grasp on the basics of the game and prepare you to tackle the more advanced features. Reading this wiki can give you some ideas.
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Completing the story line will give you a good grasp on the basics of the game and prepare you to tackle the more advanced features. This story line can be completed immediately or at the player's leisure if you wanted to explore a little on your own. Completing it is important since you get a reward that can not be acquired any other way.
  
If you are in space near a station or a jump gate and you want to look around, click the Autopilot on the upper left side of your screen. Click any of the locations listed and you will warp to those destinations. Here is a map of the inner-9 systems along with player-created jumpgates with player colonies.
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If you are in space near a station or a jump gate and you want to look around, click the Autopilot on the upper left side of your screen. Click any of the locations listed and you will warp to those destinations. Here is a map of the inner-9 systems along with player-created jump gates with player colonies.
  
 
[[File:AscentStartMap4-3.png|border|500px|]]
 
[[File:AscentStartMap4-3.png|border|500px|]]

Latest revision as of 01:23, 1 May 2016

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[edit] Ascent:TSG

Ascent:TSG has a moderate learning curve for new players, but with practice and patience, many new players adapt and overcome the obstacles. Veteran players attest that if a new player can conquer the in-game tutorial and reach the end of the storyline, then the new player is fully prepared for the advanced content. A new player can always ask questions in the in-game chat if they are stuck. This wiki page is to help new players overcome the more non-intuitive challenges.


[edit] Login process - Your first new game

Login.png


Click 'Login' to get started. You will be given a new registration screen.

Newaccount.png

    • Your username is your game name, so choose it well. It cannot be changed later.

[edit] Login process - Returning player

You will be presented two options. One return as (last playername you used) or a login option for another existing account.

If you want to start a new account, click the Logout option in the Returning as box. This will log you out completely and allow you to start the registration process again.

[edit] Registering Your Game Name

You will receive a validation e-mail from the e-mail address you entered.

The Space Game e-mail


In the e-mail, click the link to validate your account.

E-mail validation message

In the game, after you click the email link to validate your registration, you should see something like this:

E-mail validation message

Once you click the "I've Validated My Account From Email" button, you will enter the game and be taken to the Flight Tutorial.

You have completed the registration process. Welcome to the game!

[edit] Now What?

Feel free to say "Hello" in one of the chat channels. Most players are in "global", but new players start in "help", so you can be assisted if needed.

Enjoy the Flight Tutorial and get to know Dave6000 also known affectionately as CrazyDave.

You can finish the Flight Tutorial or exit out of it. If you leave and want to return to it, click Options -> Flight Tutorial.

You will get a notice that there is a Distress Call coming from SS Archimedes. This is the Space Station (SS) In the system of Vulcan. Dock and select Contract Board on the SS interface that will appear once docked. Select the contract and follow her instructions since that is the beginning of the main story line. Make sure and click Accept Contract at the bottom of the Contract Board interface. Once you accept the contract, click the Contracts Tab in the upper right and it will open and show all contracts you have accepted.

Firstcontract.png

Completing the story line will give you a good grasp on the basics of the game and prepare you to tackle the more advanced features. This story line can be completed immediately or at the player's leisure if you wanted to explore a little on your own. Completing it is important since you get a reward that can not be acquired any other way.

If you are in space near a station or a jump gate and you want to look around, click the Autopilot on the upper left side of your screen. Click any of the locations listed and you will warp to those destinations. Here is a map of the inner-9 systems along with player-created jump gates with player colonies.

AscentStartMap4-3.png

This is a very small map in a very large universe. See Maps for more.

If you want to experience the game without logging in, Waervyn's put together a list of useful videos demonstrating the mechanics of the game: Waervyn's Ascent:TSG Videos


Good luck explorer.


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