This is a handy guide on '''how to start playing Spacetrace.'''

==Protection Time==

When uou start the game you are under protection for the first 6 hours. Nobody can attack you during that time, but you cannot attack either. This time is best used for building a fleet and starting researches.

==Play through the Tutorial==
In the tutorial you will learn the basics of playing spacetrace.

==Your first fleet==

You should build a [[fleets|fleet]], that consists of ships of every [[Classes|class]] (1 to 4). At least one [[mothership]] is needed in a fleet to open a hyperjumpgate for that fleet.
You have around 5000 [[manpower]] (MP) and it is good to use them all for fleets, so you have a strong fleet that is capable of defending your planet and can attack other planets.
Always leave some ships in your base fleet to protect your shipyard and research center.
Important: always be aware of the [[attitude]] of your fleets.

==Probes==

In the beginning, you should send your [http://manual.www.spacetrace.org/tec.php?lang=en&tec_id=12&techname=investigation+probe investigation probe] to seek out new lifeforms (e.g. other players). Your planetary SETI-scan has a radius of 10 sectors, so you should send out your investigation probe to a distance of 20 sectors. (you can use the travel time calcuator (TTC) to check out the distance)
If your investigation probe finds other planets, it establishes so called "communication-links" to them that you can see on your com-screen. Once an investigation probe reaches its destination, you can destroy it; the com-links will remain!

==Communication==

In your com-center you´ll see a list of other players. The com-links are automatically added whenever you find another player with an investigation probe or whenever you have contact in another way.
You can send messages to other players if you click on their names. You can even send a message to players not listed in your com-list through the player search on that page. The planets-screen shows the coordinates (or coords, for short) of uninhabited planets and the names of players that abandoned their planets (if you don't log in for 8 days, your planet is considered 'abandoned', that means you won't meet any fleets at the abandoned planets, because their fleets and buildings are dimensionally displaced into sub-space. If you don't log in for 31 days, your planet will vanish from the galaxy).
You can leave messages on the planets and sometimes they reveal ancient technologies.

==Colonies==
on the colony-map you can zoom through the galaxy and see which colonies are owned by whom. Each spacetrace era (which runs for 90 days) all alliances will fight about the colonies. At the start of each new era all colonies will be unassigned and all transports will be destroyed, so we all have the same fresh start. Until then, you can prepare your fleets: research some decent technology, so you are prepared for battles.

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also look here: [[Quick start]] (german)

Ruben:

An '''attitude''' can be set to:

'Attack' http://spacetrace.org/pics/attack.gif,

'Defense' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif

Or, a secret '''attack code''' can be defined.

All encountering fleets in space that have different attitudes fight against each other.
Fleets with the same attitude stay in peace. A player owned planet always has a defensive attitude, so if others want to help they have to put their fleets on defense also, otherwise they would fight against the player's planet.

If a player is in an [[alliance]] and your [[Alliance positions|alliance leader]] has defined an [[alliance attack code]], you should use that code. A player won`t battle against [[base]]-fleets or [[fleets]] with the defense attitude of his alliance members.

Examples:

''' A fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif - '''Other fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif -> No battle

'''A fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/attack.gif - '''Other fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/attack.gif -> Battle

'''A fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/attack.gif - '''Other fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif -> Battle

'''A fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif - '''Other fleet:''' Code:xyz -> Battle

'''A fleet:''' Code:xyz - '''Other fleet:''' Code:xyz -> No battle

'''A fleet:''' Code:xyz - '''Other fleet:''' Code:123 -> Battle

If two players are in '''one alliance''' :

'''A fleet:''' http://spacetrace.org/pics/defend.gif - '''Other fleet:''' Alliance-code -> No battle

these attitudes can be overridden with the [[diplomatic alliance system]] with [[wars]] and [[peace treaties]]

[[Category: Tactics and Warfare]]

Produktion und Forschung

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Ruben:

== Forschung ==

Um etwas zu erforschen brauchst du ein [[Forschungszentrum]] (<ship>research center/de</ship>).
Es kann durch feindliche Angriffe zerstört werden ( es ist nicht einfach es zu zerstören, man braucht 3500 Angriffspunkte (hit points). Man braucht zwar keine [[manpower/de|manpower]], aber es benötigt viel Zeit ein neues Forschunszentrum zu bauen.
Es gibt vier verschiedene Forschungsarten:

Grundlagenforschung (braucht man für folgende Erfindungen)
Schiffe (ohne Schiffe kann man nicht spielen ;-) )
Gebäude
und Sonden (probes)

== Produktion ==

Um Schiffe zu produzieren braucht man eine [[shipyard/de|Schiffswerft]] (shipyard). Wie das Forschungszentrum kann auch sie durch einen feindlichen Angriff zerstört werden (ebenfalls 3500 Angriffspunkte).
Man kann nur Schiffe bauen, die man vorher in einem Forschungsprozess erfunden hat.

Es können außerdem bis zu 3 [[Sonden]] gebaut werden.

== Schiffe recyceln ==

Alle Schiffe die sich auf Deinem Planeten befinden, können wiederverwertet werden.
Dadurch werden die Arbeitskräfte wieder frei (Du verlierst keine Punkte).