Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide

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Quick Start .............................................3 After Privateer is Installed ................ 3 Trade .............................................4 Buying Goods .........................4 Transporting Goods .................4 Collecting Profit .......................5 Spending Money .............................5 Upgrading Your Ship ...............5 Combat ..........................................6 Getting Work ..........................6 Preparing for Battle .................6 Finding the Enemy ...................6 Engaging a Bogie ....................6 Reaping the Reward ........................7 Personal Computer .................................8 Options Screen .....................................10 In the Cockpit .......................................11 Spaceflight Views ..........................11 Cockpit Gauges ............................12 Speed ...................................12 Tarsus Cockpit .......................12 Fuel ......................................13 Shields and Armor ................13 Energy ..................................13 Radar ...................................14 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) .......15 Destination ............................15 Examine Target .....................15 Report Damage .....................16 Cargo Manifest .....................16 View Object ..........................16 Weapons and Gun Loadout ...17 Communications ....................17 Other Cockpit Commands ..............18 Jumps ...................................18 Activating Guns ....................18 Ejecting Cargo ......................18 Playing the Game ..................18 Adjusting Player Options .......18 Exiting Privateer ....................18 In-Flight Systems ...........................18 Targeting System ...................18 Inertial Targeting and Tracking System (ITTS) ...........19 Tractor Beam ........................19 Autopilot ..............................20 Navigation System ................20 GEMINI SECTOR ...................................23 The Frontiersman ..................................24 Gemini Sector: an Overview .................32 Quadrants ...........................................32 Clarke, Fariss, Humboldt, Potter Base Types ...........................................33 Agricultural ..................................33 Mining .........................................33 Pirate, Pleasure, Refinery ...............34 New Constantinople ......................34 New Detroit ..................................35 Oxford, Perry ...............................35 Common Base Locations .......................36 Hangar ........................................36 Bar ..............................................36 Mission Computer .........................37 Ship Dealer ..................................38 Ship Modification ..........................38 Software Booth .............................39 Mercenaries’ Guild ........................40 Merchants’ Guild ..........................41 Commodity Exchange ....................42 Commonly Available Ships ...................43 Tarsus ..........................................43 Centurion .....................................44 Galaxy .........................................46 Orion ...........................................48 Other Spacecraft ..................................50 Broadsword, Demon ......................50 Dralthi, Drayman ..........................51 Gladius, Gothri .............................52 Kamekh, Paradigm ........................53 Stiletto, Talon ................................54 Customizing Your Ship .........................55 Afterburner, Armor, Cargo Expansion ..........................55 ECM Packages, Engine Upgrades, Jump Drive, Nav Maps, Repair Droid .................................56 Scanners, Shield Generators, Tractor Beam, Turrets .....................57 Weapons .....................................58 Survival Tips ........................................60 Online Services and Bulletin Boards ......64