The Stars! Screen

Understanding the Stars! screen layout and controls. The screen is divided into four panes:

Command pane

Where you assign orders to your fleets and planets. The pane displays data and controls for the either the currently selected fleet or the currently selected planet.

Commanding a Planet

Commanding a Fleet

Scanner pane

Your view of the universe. You can assign fleet routes and view different types of planet and fleet information. The toolbar above the panes controls your view of the Scanner.

Messages pane

View and filter messages reporting events and conditions within your empire. Send messages to other players and read their replies.

Selection Summary pane

This pane displays summaries of what you know about the object selected in the Scanner pane.

Read about manipulating the Stars! screen:

Changing the Basic Layout

Shrinking and Growing Panes

Moving and Collapsing Tiles