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==Stars! Player's Guide (Help file)==
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==[[Stars! Player's Guide]]==
 
The [[Stars! Player's Guide]] is a wikified, updated and corrected version of the help file (also a work in progress). Having the original help file([[local:e27ihelp.zip|download]]) in the same directory as Stars.exe is enough to enable the in-game help.
 
The [[Stars! Player's Guide]] is a wikified, updated and corrected version of the help file (also a work in progress). Having the original help file([[local:e27ihelp.zip|download]]) in the same directory as Stars.exe is enough to enable the in-game help.
 
:see [[Utilities/References#Stars! Help File]] for old/complete versions)  
 
:see [[Utilities/References#Stars! Help File]] for old/complete versions)  
 
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==Stars! FAQ==
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==[[Stars! FAQ]]==
 
[[Stars! FAQ]] is the updated and expanded legacy of the [http://www.starsfaq.com/ Stars!FAQ website] - a ''single web resource that contained and collated all the known technical information about Stars!''. Presented in FAQ style, it is still exactly that. An FAQ for Stars!.
 
[[Stars! FAQ]] is the updated and expanded legacy of the [http://www.starsfaq.com/ Stars!FAQ website] - a ''single web resource that contained and collated all the known technical information about Stars!''. Presented in FAQ style, it is still exactly that. An FAQ for Stars!.
 
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Revision as of 18:01, 7 May 2011

This page is a work in progress. If you wish contribute see the work page to what we're up to.

So you want to learn how to play Stars!...

First, play the Stars! Tutorial. It is the best way to learn the Stars! interface and the mechanics of playing Stars!.


Stand on the shoulders of giants...

Official Stars! Strategy Guide

Released in 1999, the Official Stars! Strategy Guide was authored by the members of the Stars! players community, specifically, long time players who'd published and advised prolifically over the years and wanted to share their experiences and strategies with other players. The material in this guide was also read and approved for accuracy by the authors of Stars!.

Article Library

The Article Library contains hundreds of articles collected from newsgroups, forums, emails and websites around the internet.

If you are confused by cryptic abbreviations, you can find definitions for them at the abbreviations page. Other cryptic terms are defined in the glossary.

A couple of other important information pages, especially when starting out, are Order of Events and Known Bugs.


Still have questions?

Stars! Player's Guide

The Stars! Player's Guide is a wikified, updated and corrected version of the help file (also a work in progress). Having the original help file(download) in the same directory as Stars.exe is enough to enable the in-game help.

see Utilities/References#Stars! Help File for old/complete versions)

Stars! FAQ

Stars! FAQ is the updated and expanded legacy of the Stars!FAQ website - a single web resource that contained and collated all the known technical information about Stars!. Presented in FAQ style, it is still exactly that. An FAQ for Stars!.


Just let me talk to a real person dammit!


Stuff I haven't figured out where/how to present...