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So you want to learn how to play Stars!... | So you want to learn how to play Stars!... | ||
| − | First, | + | First, [[Playing the Tutorial|play the Stars! Tutorial]]. It is the best way to learn the Stars! interface and the mechanics of playing Stars!. |
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==[[Stars! Player's Guide]]== | ==[[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) | + | The [[Stars! Player's Guide]] is a wikified, updated and corrected version of the help file (also a work in progress) including: |
| − | + | *game setup and hosting (incl hosting here on SAH) | |
| + | *stepwise instructions on all game mechanics | ||
| + | *specifications of all game components and concepts | ||
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==[[Stars! FAQ]]== | ==[[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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*Search Stars!wiki {{#shtml:Stars!wiki search form}} | *Search Stars!wiki {{#shtml:Stars!wiki search form}} | ||
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*Search [[Home World Forum]] {{#shtml:HWF search form}} | *Search [[Home World Forum]] {{#shtml:HWF search form}} | ||
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*Search [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.computer.stars/topics rec.games.comp.stars at Google Groups] {{#shtml:RGCS search form}} | *Search [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.computer.stars/topics rec.games.comp.stars at Google Groups] {{#shtml:RGCS search form}} | ||
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* [http://www.starsautohost.org/sahforum/ Ask at Home World Forum] | * [http://www.starsautohost.org/sahforum/ Ask at Home World Forum] | ||
* [[IRC|Ask at ##Stars! on freenode chat]] | * [[IRC|Ask at ##Stars! on freenode chat]] | ||
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| + | *[[Game styles]] | ||
| + | *[[Race Design]] | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Ship Design|Ship Design]] | ||
| + | *[[Micro-management]] | ||
| + | *[[Testbed|Testbedding]] | ||
| + | *[[Customizing Stars!]] | ||
[[Category:Beginners]] | [[Category:Beginners]] | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 10 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 GuideReleased 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!.
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Article LibraryThe 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 GuideThe Stars! Player's Guide is a wikified, updated and corrected version of the help file (also a work in progress) including:
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Stars! FAQStars! 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!. |
- Search for answers...
- Search Stars!wiki {{#shtml:Stars!wiki search form}}
- Search Home World Forum {{#shtml:HWF search form}}
- Search rec.games.comp.stars at Google Groups {{#shtml:RGCS search form}}
- Just let me talk to a real person dammit!
| Spoilers... |
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- Stuff I haven't figured out where/how to present...
