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Common FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions asked most often (useful for new players).
How do I switch ships?
To switch into a different ship you own, travel to the same location as the parked ship. Any new ship you purchase will be parked at the same location by default.
From the command window enter the parked ships section and find the ship you wish to switch to. Using the contextual menu selecting command will put you in command of that ship, placing your current ship in a parked state.
Gaining command of a new ship will redraw your interface. ...read more
How do I level my skill?
All skills can be individually levelled to a maximum level of 100, meaning the skill is 100% effective. The skill description will detail how the skill can be levelled, you can see this description by clicking the skill name in the me window (the window with your portrait). If no way to level the skill is detailed, the skill can only be levelled by room usage or skill training. ...read more
What to do first?
The Shuttle you start in is a bad ship, it has a low FTL range and will not survive long in combat. You should aim to purchase a new ship as soon as possible and to do this, you will require credits. The ship to aim for is the Battlecruiser, it is civilian design and has no skill requirement. The Battlecruiser costs 150,000 credits and the best way to make credits is to mine and sell the commodities you mine. ...read more
How to travel?
An activity you will do often in TextSpaced is finding a destination and travelling there, this could be for various reasons but commonly is to location systems with services that allow you to trade. ...read more
How to unlock a skill?
Most times when a factor changes you will also receive a skill point in the corresponding factor. You can view your factor levels and skill points from within the me window, the window accessed by clicking your characters portrait. ...read more
How to build a structure?
To build a structure you first need a construction role ship, such as the Worker class ship sold by the Civilian Guild. This ship requires the Construction Skill to operate which is realised when you complete the tutorial job issued by training officier Rowan.. ...read more
Combat FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions around combat.
Hunting
Hunting wildlife is an activity you can perform on a planet, once you have charted the body and discovered what wildlife exists in its ecosystem. Before charting you should decide which gear you want in your inventory, you can do this from the "me" window (the window with your name) in the gear section. ...read more
Spatial Combat
You can attack a ship or structure by using the contextual menu for that entity, most commonly this will be in the helm window. If combat is already underway and you choose to attack a target within combat, you will automatically join the same combat session on the opposing team. Combat itself is only ever between two teams an attacking team and a defending team. ...read more
How do I play a card in combat?
Click a card once to mark it for play, click it a second time to mark it for discard and a third time to clear the selection. Once the turn timer reaches zero any cards marked for play will be played, any cards marked for discard will be discarded with the rest remaining in your hand.
Mining FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions around mining.
How do I improve my mining speed
Mining speed can be improved any various different ways, which increase the yield of commodities you recover each minute. Depending on the rarity of commodities, some may take longer to mine than others. Additionally, exotic commodities require an exotic mining beam to gather (level 10 or higher). ...read more
How do I find and mine for pure commodities?
If you wish to attempt to mine for pure commodities you must first locate a body that has the commodities present. To do this, open the cargo window and open the search section. At the top of this window will be a search facility that has a dropdown to select a commodity from. Selecting the name of the commodity you are after will populate the search results. The results will list all nearby bodies that have the commodity present and pressing the "engage" button will start travel to the relev
What is mining?
Mining is the act of collecting commodities and sometimes consumables from a body, such as a planet. Mining is done from your ship where you will mine commodities from the body storing them in the hold of your ship.
Commodities can be sold for credits or refined.
How do I mine commodities?
To mine commodities, first orbit the body you wish to mine commodities from. Once in orbit open the helm window and then choose system. Within this window there will be a section named bodies. Click the name of the body you wish to mine commodities from. A new window will open providing details about the body. Within this new window a section labeled commodities will be present.
Click the "mine" button next to the commodity you wish to mine. ...read more
How can I increase mining yield?
There are several ways you can increase the yield of mining, this being how many Mgs you can mine each minute.
Using a mining role ship increases the mining yield by double.
Fitting mining beams, an equipment port, can also increase the mining yield by the detailed amount. ...read more
Trading FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions around trading.
How do I buy commodities?
Similarly to selling, first find a system with the trading commodities service. Once in such as system, open the services window and choose the trading commodities service from the top. Once loaded you can browse the commodities to buy pressing the buy button to procure them.
How do I sell commodities?
First, find a system with the trading commodities services. Once in that system visit your hold from the cargo window and find the commodities you wish to sell. Using the contextual menu you can choose to sell commodities.
How do I find a system that offers a specific services?
To find systems with a specific service, open the helm window and scroll to the services section. Next select the service you require from the dropdown. After selecting, resulting systems that have the service will be listed. Pressing engage next to any system will start travel to that system. ...read more
Travelling FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions around sublight and FTL travel.
How do you travel through a stable wormhole?
Within the helm window is a wormholes section which will list all stable wormholes present and where they lead to. Use the Engage button next to a wormhole to use it.
How can I improve sublight speed of my ship?
Every ship has a defined sublight speed measured in light years per minute, abbreviated to LY/m. This is how many light years the ship can travel in a minute in real-time. A sublight speed of 0.5 LY/m means a ship can travel one whole light year every two minutes, for instance.
You can improve this speed further by installing afterburners to your ship, which are a type of equipment port. Entry level equipment ports can be found in any system that has the port trading service. ...read more
How to travel?
An activity you will do often in TextSpaced is finding a destination and travelling there, this could be for various reasons but commonly is to location systems with services that allow you to trade. ...read more
Resources
If you require more help, feel free to join our Discord server. Alternatively you can ask questions from within the game.
For the latest updates to the game either check the relevant channels in Discord or visit our changelog page.
How do I mine commodities?
To mine commodities, first orbit the body you wish to mine commodities from. Once in orbit open the helm window and then choose system. Within this window there will be a section named bodies. Click the name of the body you wish to mine commodities from. A new window will open providing details about the body. Within this new window a section labeled commodities will be present.
Click the "mine" button next to the commodity you wish to mine. ...read more