Hello World: the Ultimate Beginning.

Welcome to Star Sonata. Now that that's over.

You find yourself in space, surrounded by some things. Don't touch. See that little thing in the corner that looks like a blatant copyright violation of the Windows OfficeHelper? Listen to it. FEEL FOR IT. No, seriously though, it gives you basic helpful information.

By now, you should know how to move. W- accelerate (relative to the direction you're facing) A- turn right S- stop D- turn left R- dock Spacebar- shoot whatever is equipped at the moment Tab- cycle through objects in the system using your radar Z- cycle through ships in the system Q- cycle through that type of object (ships, planets, stations, etc...) V- autopilot to the selected object G- use tractor beam X- object options U- die (it gives a warning prompt. Its really hard to mistype this, so dont be begging the mods after you blow up your ship and say it was an accident)

Know this layout. Seriously.

So. See the station that's about at your top right corner, if you haven't moved yet? Fly over there and dock at it. How do i do this? 1.) point towards it 2.) accelerate towards it 3.) stop on it 4.) press R If you didnt dissapear into the station and nothing popped up, you were going too fast. For now, your maximum docking speed is 10.

How do i know my speed? guess. No, im kidding. LAYOUT

From the bottom left to about 2/3 of the way up is your inventory and selected object display. Object: The bottom part tells you about the target, such as if its person or computer controlled, what type of ship it is, what level it is, and what team it is on. Inventory: what is in your ship, and equipped items have a filled in blue dot next to them. at the top left is your Sheilds, Energy, Visibility, hull space, and speed. These are important. Read them.

So, now that you're docked and safe from those little thingys outside that pose no threat whatsoever, you probably should know about ships. You are in a Zebucart