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Dedication

This Player’s Guide is dedicated to Daniel ‘Hellcatv’ Horn and the Vega Strike development team for bringing us the Vega Strike game; to the coders, artists, designers and play-testers willing to devote their own time and effort to the creation of a great game; and of course the players of Vega Strike, without whom this whole thing would be a pointless exercise.

Introduction

WELCOME to Vega Strike, a 3d OpenGL spaceflight simulator being developed for multi-platform play.

Vega Strike allows players to explore a vastly dynamic universe where frontiers collide and you're just a pilot trying to make ends meet. How? That's your decision. Vega Strike is designed as a non-linear gaming experience, where you choose what action you want to take.

Vega Strike features a dynamic trading economy, allowing your character to operate as a merchant. Discover what trade routes bring in the most profit, what commodities make you the most money given your ship's cargo space limitations, accept cargo missions and learn to avoid areas of danger (repairs eat into your profits!).

If you tire of making money on milk runs, or want to try something different, then there are other paths to success. Vega Strike features a mission generator, providing multiple missions to the experienced (and not so experienced) pilots. Engage in bounty hunts, patrols, battles and escort missions. Feel like travelling? Explore the dynamic universe and see the farthest reaches of known space. Want a walk on the wild side? You could always turn pirate! Just be prepared for the consequences.

Your ship just not doing the job you want it to? Vega Strike gives you the ability to purchase from a wide variety of ships capable of doing different jobs. Want to haul cargo? Fight battles? There's a ship for you. Your ship is fully customizable, so if you've got the credit, outfit your craft with the right tools for the job at hand.

Have a chat to the bartender or view the news broadcasts to find out what's going on in the universe. While you're there, talk to the fixers, they may have a job that only you can do. But be warned, you never know where it may lead ...

License The license Vega Strike is released under (please do not edit)
Mission The Vega Strike Mission Statement (what it's all about)
Features Why Vega Strike is the best game ever made

Winner of the Jeux (games) category of the Trophees Du Libre 2003. Link ???

Installation

Your guides on how to install, configure and start playing Vega Strike.

If you're new to Vegastrike you can also follow the New Users guide.

PLAY

How to Interact with Vega Strike.

Interface

Directory
- LOCATIONS
- COMPUTERS
HANGAR - Yes, that's your ship. (incorporate Landing Pad part of Concourse)
CONCOURSE - Access All Areas.
- MISSION COMPUTER - Your location access point.
  - MISSIONS SCREEN - Have we got the mission for you! (Incorporate Accepting missions)
  - NEWS SCREEN - what's up?
  - PILOT INFORMATION SCREEN - its all about you isn't it?
  - GAME MENU - Game file interaction.
THE BAR - Come on in, have a drink!
TRANSIT SYSTEM - Going somewhere?
THE CARGOBAY - where to go to buy or sell.
- CARGO COMPUTER - And how to do so.
SHIPYARDS - Your one stop killer ship shop. (Incorporate Weapons room. Subheadings of this page are Weapons Dealer (upgrades screen) and Ship Dealer (ships screen).)
- UPDGRADES SCREEN - How do I obtain new upgrades? (Incorporate Upgrades screen)
- SHIPS SCREEN - How do I obtain new ships?
BRIDGE
RESTRICTED AREA

Inflight

Flying & Navigation

BASIC FLIGHT techniques.
ADVANCED FLIGHT techniques.
- MATCH VELOCITY with a target.
- DOCKING to a planet or a capship.
- INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL
- AUTOPILOT - for game mods only.
- INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL - Jump drive.
TARGETING - How to use targeting.
VIEWS - Cockpit and camera views - what are they and how do they work.
HUD - Explanation of the HUD layout.
NAVIGATION - How the ingame map system works.
- STATISTICAL MODE - What do all these numbers mean?
- MAP MODE - Exploring the Universe.
- NAVIGATION COMPUTER - Using the Navigation computer.

Communication

COMMUNICATION - How to communicate with other ships/stations.
WINGMEN - Communicating / using Wingmen

Combat

COMBAT - How to fight your enemies.
- GUNS - What are they and how do they work.
- MISSILES - When you need that extra firepower.
- TARGET TRACKING - What is ITTS and how is it used.
- COUNTER MEASURES - ECM stops those missiles - dead!
- CLOAKING - What is the device, and how to use it.
- TURRETS - Pilot turrets.
- DEATH is not forever!
- ORDERING WINGMEN - In space you are not alone!
- TRACTOR BEAM - Grabbing the booty!

and more

TRACTOR BEAM - What is it and how to use it.
GAMEPLAY FUNCTIONS - Miscellaneous gameplay commands.

Tutorials

NEW USERS - Tips and tricks for new users.
TUTORIALS - Starting a new game - making a few credits.

Appendix

KEYBOARD LAYOUT - The default keyboard layout reference for Vega Strike.
MUSIC - How to use your own music files in Vegastrike.
FAQ - Vegastrike FAQs

Database

Information about species/factions/ships/terms/....

Species - Sapients and Other Noteworthy Species
Factions - Factions and Subfactions
VS Tech - Vega Strike Technology (Ships, Gadgets, Guns & Goods)
History and Timeline
Terminology
Library - Original in-Universe Documents

Printable Version of the Manual

Silverain has worked on a PDF version of this site (with some additional info too) so you will be well off by downloading it now ;)
VegaStrike Players Guide (PDF) ~1,2Mb

Links

The original but outdated (pure HTML) manual is located here.
The manual in the old wiki (phpWiki) is located here.
For readers of the offline version: You can view the latest version of this manual online here.
See also the Links page of the Vwgastrike Wiki.

Manual Notes

As you read through this manual, you will note references to various keys. These key references appear within brackets e.g. [w] refers to the w key; [W] refers to the capitalized letter. [CTRL]+[w] refers to pressing both the Control and w key simultaneously. References to [KP] refer to using the buttons on the KeyPad. Buttons appearing onscreen are noted in a similar fashion.

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+= Dedication =
+This Player’s Guide is dedicated to Daniel ‘Hellcatv’ Horn and the Vega Strike development team for bringing us the Vega Strike game; to the coders, artists, designers and play-testers willing to devote their own time and effort to the creation of a great game; and of course the players of Vega Strike, without whom this whole thing would be a pointless exercise.
+= Introduction =
+'''''WELCOME''''' to ''Vega Strike'', a 3d OpenGL spaceflight simulator being developed for multi-platform play.
+Vega Strike allows players to explore a vastly dynamic universe where frontiers collide and you're just a pilot trying to make ends meet. How? That's your decision. Vega Strike is designed as a non-linear gaming experience, where you choose what action you want to take.
+Vega Strike features a dynamic trading economy, allowing your character to operate as a merchant.  Discover what trade routes bring in the most profit, what commodities make you the most money given your ship's cargo space limitations, accept cargo missions and learn to avoid areas of danger (repairs eat into your profits!).
+If you tire of making money on milk runs, or want to try something different, then there are other paths to success.  Vega Strike features a mission generator, providing multiple missions to the experienced (and not so experienced) pilots.  Engage in bounty hunts, patrols, battles and escort missions.  Feel like travelling?  Explore the dynamic universe and see the farthest reaches of known space.  Want a walk on the wild side?  You could always turn pirate!  Just be prepared for the consequences.
+Your ship just not doing the job you want it to?  Vega Strike gives you the ability to purchase from a wide variety of ships capable of doing different jobs.  Want to haul cargo?  Fight battles?  There's a ship for you.  Your ship is fully customizable, so if you've got the credit, outfit your craft with the right tools for the job at hand.
+Have a chat to the bartender or view the news broadcasts to find out what's going on in the universe.  While you're there, talk to the fixers, they may have a job that only you can do.  But be warned, you never know where it may lead ...
+* [[Vegastrike:License|License]] The license Vega Strike is released under (please do not edit)
+* [[Vegastrike:Mission|Mission]] The Vega Strike Mission Statement (what it's all about)
+* [[Vegastrike:Features|Features]] Why Vega Strike is the best game ever made
+Winner of the Jeux (games) category of the Trophees Du Libre 2003. ''' Link ???'''
+= Installation =
+{|
+|valign=top|Your guides on how to install, configure and start playing Vega Strike.
+If you're new to Vegastrike you can also follow the [[Manual:New Users|New Users]] guide.
+* [[Manual:Install|Installation of Vegastrike]]
+* [[Manual:Running Vegastrike|Running Vegastrike]]
+* [[Manual:Save and load|Save and load - The Vega Strike Launcher]]
+* [[Manual:Config|Configuration of Vegastrike]]
+** [[Manual:Config:Keyboard|Keyboard Bindings]]
+** [[Manual:Config:Mouse|Mouse Bindings]]
+** [[Manual:Config:Joystick|Joystick Bindings]]
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 = PLAY =
 How to Interact with Vega Strike.
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+= Tutorials =
+* [[Manual:New Users|NEW USERS]] - Tips and tricks for new users.
+* [[Manual:Tutorial|TUTORIALS]] - Starting a new game - making a few credits.
+= Appendix =
+* [[Manual:Keyboard layout|KEYBOARD LAYOUT]] - The default keyboard layout reference for Vega Strike.
+* [[Manual:Music|MUSIC]] - How to use your own music files in Vegastrike.
+* [[FAQ]] - Vegastrike FAQs
+== [[Database]] ==
+Information about species/factions/ships/terms/....
+{{Database_Overview}}
+== Printable Version of the Manual ==
+Silverain has worked on a PDF version of this site (with some additional info too) so you will be well off by downloading it now ;) <BR/>
+[http://vegastrike.sf.net/users/silverain/Vega_Strike_Players_Guide.pdf VegaStrike Players Guide (PDF) ~1,2Mb]
+== Links ==
+* The original but outdated (pure HTML) manual is located [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/manual/00_fullmanual/index.html here].
+* The manual in the old wiki (phpWiki) is located [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/VegastrikeManual here].
+* For readers of the offline version: You can view the latest version of this manual online [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/wiki/Manual here].
+* See also the [[Links]] page of the Vwgastrike Wiki.
+= Manual Notes =
+As you read through this manual, you will note references to various keys.  These key references appear within brackets e.g. '''[w]''' refers to the w key; '''[W]''' refers to the capitalized letter.  '''[CTRL]'''+'''[w]''' refers to pressing both the Control and w key simultaneously.  References to '''[KP]''' refer to using the buttons on the '''KeyPad'''.  Buttons appearing onscreen are noted in a similar fashion.
+----

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