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How do I travel to another planet or specific co-ordinate? Also what are Stargates and how do I use them?

Travel is done through the Travel screen located in the left hand menu. Once there you can either enter the coordinates manually or you can select your destination from the pull down menu.

Stargates are used in the game to make traveling between star system much sorter. Your ship will automatically use a SG when you set a course to one of the planets within another star system.

Note (travel screen): Also on this screen is a time check and nearest planet option. To use the time check select the destination of where you might want to go and either select where you will travel from or leave it set to 'where I am', click on calculate and you will be told how long it will take to travel between the two locations using your current engine. To use the nearest planet option simply click the 'find!' button and you will be told the nearest planet to you (if you are currently at a planet this option will tell you the next nearest planet).

Note (Stargates): While in hyperspace (traveling between 2 stargates) you cannot engage another ship in combat.

Note (SG engines): Ships fitted with SG drives do not need to use the fixed stargates, once the travel coordinates have been set to another star system the ship will move to a safe distance from a planet and open its own stargate there, while also creating one near by your destination. These temporary stargates can only be used by the ship creating them and they will disappear after exiting hyperspace.