gotcha. thanks loads

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My name is spuddy 'cause i like potatos!!!

is it possible to get my avatar here from a URL?

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My name is spuddy 'cause i like potatos!!!

I don't think so.

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What Happens when you Hyperjump to:
1) An SP Confederation Solar system? Will you be attacked if you stay too long?
2) The middle of nowhere and you are out of fuel. Can your ship stay there indefinately (long enough to supplies get there) or does the ship die?
3) The same cooridinate as a star. Does your ship get destroyed?

Also, is there anything special located at (0,0,0)?

You will never be attacked by SPC, only by other players. Ships do not die over time, only by players. Ships can go to the same coords as planets "safely." If the ship attacks the planet, it might get destroyed.

Not really, just one of Filas' planets.

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That's great news and will change my strategy for the better. Thanks!

i'm stock on mission 13 and i cant find more planets what i need 2 do?

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Before capturing planets to add to your empire, you must first find them. There are two ways to find planets, and in this mission you will learn of the simpler and cheaper of the two.
• Click on Planets, and select any of your planets.
• Click Nearby Planet.
• Write down the coordinates of the planet you just found.
To reach the planet again, you need to remember it's coordinates, and it is annoying to rescan every time you need them. Nearby detects as far as 1000 away, but only the single closest planet at a time, and is limited to the enviorns surrounding your planets. Because of these limitations, Probes are also used to find planets.

Probes are the other way to find new planets. You may have already noticed that none of your planets has any nearbys -- to find more you must probe for them. 8 other systems have been scattered around your main system, at a distance of between 1200-1500 on all axis. To probe:
• Build a probe, making sure to put 50 Hydrogen on it.
• Hyperjump near where you want to probe.
• Click Probe Space.
• If you read the whole mission, you should have found a new system.
Probes have a basic range of 160 (in all directions), so you'll want to jump to an offset (either positive or negative) of 1350 from your first system (between 1200 and 1500) on all axis. For instance, if your main planet is at 1000:-2000:3000, you would want to launch a probe to 2350:650:1650, amoung others. Remember, the 8 systems are between 1200-1500 away on all axis, in all directions. Should you need to refer to the results of a probe, they are stored on your board computer (which can be found from the news page). As a new player, you start with all bonus technologies, increasing your probe range 400, allowing you to be less precise than you would otherwise have to be.


TIP ON PROBING!!!
Using your coordinates as xxxx:yyyy:zzzz
Add or take away the numbers listed below in all 8 combinations
For example planet: 1234:4321:1234,
1234+1400:4321+1400:1234+1400 etc etc

x+1400:y+1400:z+1400
x+1400:y+1400:z-1400
x+1400:y-1400:z+1400
x+1400:y-1400:z-1400
x-1400:y+1400:z+1400
x-1400:y+1400:z-1400
x-1400:y-1400:z+1400
x-1400:y-1400:z-1400

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I have only been playing for a few days (2 or 3) and I have not yet clicked the enter real arena button but i can see someone who is not SP Confederation. My obliterate planet button doesn't work, so I can't destroy the system that detected the other player's planet. What should I do? Am I immune from attacks until I join the real arena? Should I attack him in the hopes that he does not detect my planets? In advance thank you for your advice.

you're immune for a week, whether you're in the newbie arena or the real arena.

go ahead and attack! (unlesss it's me... )

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