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Goal of the game is to set sail into unknown, meet aliens, gather data, discover ancient civilizations and obtain marvelous devices.

For this, you have 200 Time Units; when you pass that limit, you receive penalty for your discoveries.

When you return to New Terra, your discoveries are tallied and you receive a score.

Then, time is rewinded and a new team of scientists is set toward the unknown. They might get better score than you. Or they might die horribly somewhere on the way.

SHIP ELEMENTS:

2 weapon slots: Gas Blaster and Laser Beam by default
Electron Coating Shield
Ion Sail Drive
Chemical Combustion Thrusters
no extra Systems

BRIDGE:

The Bridge have 5 consoles:

First Weapon Console
Second Weapon Console
Main Tactical Console
First Science Console
Second Science Console

OTHER ROOMS:

Medbay:
Sick and wounded crewmembers are treated there

Lab:
Research projects (max.3) can be done there

Workshop:
Manufacturing projects (max.2) can be done there

WEAPONS:
Hit: Chance to Hit
Dmg: How much damage can be dealt by this weapon
Rng: Range, you cannot attack other ship if the range between you and enemy is longer than the weapon's
Rld: Reload, how many turns must pass before this weapon can be hit again

Gauss Cannon
Hit: 60%
Dmg: 24-48
Rng: Short
Rld: 2

Laser Beam
Hit: 75%
Dmg: 18-24
Rng: Medium
Rld: 1

Gas Blaster
Hit: 85%
Dmg: 12-18
Rng: Short
Rld: 0

Javelin Missile Launcher
Hit: 65%
Dmg: 32-64
Rng: Long
Rld: 3

SHIELDS:
Abs: Absorption, how much damage will be nullified per hit
Reg: Regeneration, how much HP shield will regain at the beginning of combat turn
HP: Hit Points, shield gets disabled for 3 combat turns if this goes to 0

Electron Coating Shield
Abs: 10%
Reg: 10%
HP: 100

Positron Matrix Layer Shield
Abs: 15%
Reg: 5%
HP: 125

ENGINES:
Nrm: Engine factor during travel through empty space
Neb: Engine factor during travel through nebulae

Ion Sail Drive
Nrm: 0.8
Neb: 0

Hydrogen Fusion Engine
Nrm: 1.0
Neb: 0

THRUSTERS:
Evd: Evade, increases chance to evade enemy attacks

Chemical Combustion Thrusters:
Evd: 8%

Ion Pulsation Thrusters:
Evd: 14%

SYSTEMS:

Dedicated Tactical Computer: Specialized computer mainframe dedicated to combat calculations and targeting. All weapons +7% Hit.

Displacement Detector: Specialized array of sensors designed to detect movement of starships. Detects starships in Space tiles adjacent to Explorer.

Lateral Sensor Array: Large scanner dish designed for long-range operations. Increases Sensor range by 1.

NAME:
Name of your character

GENDER/AGE:
Gender and Age (Male/Female, 18-50 years old)

CERTIFIED AS:
Scientist (gets Base Scientific Knowledge) or Officer (gets Base Tactical Training)

SKILLS:
You have 17 skill points to spend on whatever skills you want.

REQUISITIONS:
List two items that your Character would like to add/upgrade in Explorer. When crew is assembled, two highest Requisitions will be used.
SPOILER YOUR CHOICES!
Replace a [default Weapon] with [other Weapon]
Upgrade to Positron Matrix Layer Shield
Upgrade to Hydrogen Fusion Engine
Upgrade to Ion Pulsation Thrusters
Add Dedicated Tactical Computer
Add Displacement Detector
Add Lateral Sensor Array

The skills are often dependent on each other; for example, to get 'Expert Engineer' you must first obtain: Basic Scientific Knowledge, Engineering Knowledge, Skilled Engineer and Adept Engineer skills.
Some skills require two different skills! You might want to look at the fancy skill tree monstrosity that I've created

TACTICAL:

Basic Tactical Training (BTT, 8 points): Certified Officers start with this; allows operating Tactical consoles
-Skilled Battle Manuevering (SBM, 1 point): When operating Main Tactical Console, +4% Ship Evade
--Adept Battle Manuevering (ABM, 2 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +7% Ship Evade
---Expert Battle Manuevering (EBM, 3 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +11% Ship Evade
-Skilled Weaponry Operation (SWO, 1 point): +5% Hit with currently operated Weapon
--Adept Weaponry Operation (AWO, 2 points): +9% Hit with currently operated Weapon
---Expert Weaponry Operation (EWO, 3 points): +16% Hit with currently operated Weapon
--Understanding in Alien Weaponry Operation (UAW, 2 points): Allows operating a non-Human weapon with -10% Hit bonus
---Expertise in Alien Weaponry Operation (EAW, 2 points): +5% Hit with Alien Weapons
----Mastery in Alien Weaponry Operation (MAW, 3 points): +10% Hit with Alien Weapons
-Skilled Shield Modulation (SSM, 2 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +10% to Shield Regen
--Expert Shield Modulation (ESM, 3 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +20% to Shield Regen
--Efficient Shield Operations (ESO, 3 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, Shields absorb extra 10% of damage
--[Exp.Shield Modulation + Efficient Shield Operations]
---Shield Operations Mastery (SOM, 3 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +25% to Shield Regen and Shields absorb extra 15% of damage
-[Skl.Combat Manuevering + Skl.Weaponry Operation]
--Unorthodox Combat Tactics (UCT, 3 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, +5% Ship Evade and +5% Hit to all Weapons
-Advanced Damage Control Operations (ADC, 2 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, repairs take 1 Combat Turn less
-Electronic Counter-Measures Training (ECM, 2 points): When operating Main Tactical Console, increases ECM Systems efficiency by 10%
--Electronic Counter-Counter-Measures Specialization (ECC, 3 points): When operating Science Console, reduces efficiency of enemy ECM by 20%

Total skill points in Tactical: 40(+8)

SCIENCES:

Basic Scientific Knowledge (BSK, 8 points): Certified Scientists start with this; allows operating Science Console and do Research
-Engineering Knowledge (EK, 1 point): Allows Manufacturing
--Skilled Engineer (SE, 2 points): Lowers Manufacturing time by 5%
---Adept Engineer (AE, 3 points): Lowers Manufacturing time by 10%
----Expert Engineer (EE, 4 points): Lowers Manufacturing time by 20%
--Repair and Replacement Operations (RAR, 2 points): Repairing disabled ship systems takes 20% less time
-Advanced Sciences (AS, 2 points): Extra knowledge on more esoteric and theoretical principles; required to unlock several other Science skills
--Theoretical Xeno-Linguistic Programming (TXL, 1 point): Gives 8% chance to produce elementary translation of the language of newly met species
---Advanced Xeno-Linguistic Programming (AXL, 2 points): Gives 16% chance to produce elementary translation of the language of newly met species
----Expert Xeno-Linguistic Programming (EXL, 3 points): Gives 24% chance to produce elementary translation of the language of newly met species
--Alien Technology (AT, 3 points): Reduces Research time by 10%
---Alien Weapons Technology Specialization (AWT, 2 points): Reduces Research time on Weapons by 20%
---Alien Electronics Technology Specialization (AET, 2 points): Reduces Research time on Systems and Shields by 20%
---Alien Propulsion Technology Specialization (APT, 2 points): Reduces Research time on Engines and Thrusters by 20%
-[Engineering Knowledge + Advanced Sciences]
--High Efficiency Propulsion Operations (HEP, 3 points): When operating Science Console, increases Propulsion Factor by 0.2
-Astro-Physics Specialization (APS, 2 points): When operating Science Console, reduces time required to do Planetary Scan by 0.1
-Sensors and Telemetry Specialization (STS, 2 points): When operating Science Console, extends Sensor Range by 1 sector
--Combat Sensors Calibration (CSC, 2 points): When operating Science Console, all Weapons get +3% Hit
-[Astro-Physics Knowledge + Sensors and Telemetry Specialization]
--Background Radiation Physics (BRP, 2 points): When operating Science Console, extends Sensor Range by 1 sector, but only for detection of celestial bodies
-Xeno-Biology Specialization (XBK, 2 points): When operating Science Console, reduces time required to Collect Bio-Data by 0.1
-Medbay Training (MT, 2 points): When in Medbay, reduces healing time of wounded/sick crewmembers by 10%
--Anatomy and Medicine Studies (AMS, 3 points): When in Medbay, reduces healing time of wounded/sick crewmembers by 30%

Total skill points in Sciences: 47(+8)