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The Voomy One: /* Things to know */

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‎Things to know

andsimo: /* After the Nexus */ Added an example on a low lvl travel build.

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‎After the Nexus: Added an example on a low lvl travel build.

andsimo: /* The Nexus */

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‎The Nexus

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‎The Nexus: Reorganizing

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‎After the Nexus: Added example build for EFF

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	Star Sonata is an indie game and the admins are much more in tune with the playerbase as a result. However, they will not succumb to begging for stupid things.		Star Sonata is an indie game and the admins are much more in tune with the playerbase as a result. However, they will not succumb to begging for stupid things.
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−	Deathreus is an unpopular character as he generally opens himself to flaming with tales of his troubled life, but still acts like he’s popular. Watch out for joining teams with him on it/ lead by him, as he may be high level but is not actually that proficient. This is not intended to be mean, but usually for a new player their Star Sonata experience is colored by people on the first team they join, and Deathreus’ outlook on Star Sonata is a quite unfavorable one.

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 Levelling is important to advance your character, at the low levels, you can quickly level up by Kiting (remember that technique you learned in [[The Nexus]] hopefully?). Kill AI in [[Blue Outpost]], killing them until about level 30-40. After this, more levelling will require you to gain [[Warp Navigation]] 1 to access higher level AIs. You can get a higher level in [[Warp Navigation]] by:
-*Get this by flying to [[Paxius]] galaxy and completing the first three missions there. It is the mission chain that ask you to explore the universe and find certain galaxies and/or do some stuff.
+*Get this by flying to [[Paxius]] galaxy and completing the first three missions there. It is the mission chain that ask you to explore the universe and find certain galaxies and/or do some stuff. To speed up the time used to complete of the Paxius mission you might want to buy an additional Hotrod and outfit it for fast travelling. Example on travel build: [http://andsimo.com/StarSonata/?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=111 Hotrod (Travelling)].
 *Use a [[Blue Aether]] at the station [[Earth Central]] in [[Sol]] and one million credits to gain Warp Navigation 1.
 **To get a [[Blue Aether]] kill a [[Space Blue Alpha]] (located in [[Blue Outpost]] or [[Wolf_359|Wolf 359]] among other places) and scoop the [[Blue Aether]] it drops.

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	All the while, do the missions that ask you to kill the space rats. These should provide you with money and the energy "Old Lady's Furnace" and shield "Old Man's Block". Use these as they're better than [[Stations#AI Stations\|AI Base]] gear. You should now have a decent understanding of the game and start the other nexus missions at the AI base. Next, warp into the next galaxy and begin missions there. I now suggest upgrading weapons on your ship and learning other tactics of fighting, such as dodging (maneuvering to dodge bullets) and kiting (flying out and turning around to shoot at an AI while luring it out. You should keep the AI at a range so you are out of the AIs range and this cannot shoot you, whereas you can shoot it. The Magcannon which have good range will work incredibly well at this tactic, but you are welcome to play as you want). Don't attack the [[Cadet]]s as they are teamed and will therefore all shoot at you, but feel free to complete any mission. The AI bases has many missions which are all quite lucrative to complete, but the missions with green color at the end are optional and usually not worth doing. If you haven't done so, get a [[Cadet]]. This might be pricy but will be a good ship until you can procure a [[Hotrod]]. Level until about level 10 and train the skills offered at the Nexus base until you get all the [[skills]] there to a maximum, or at least as high as possible. Different bases offer different skills to train. Buy equipment as you see fit, but the Tech level is the skill level required to use the equipment. Ships = Piloting skill, Energy [bank] = Electrical Engineering, Shield = Shielding, Weaponry = Weapon, Engine = Engine, Item = Equipment, Scoop, ..., Radar = Radar and so forth. You can experiment but important right now is shield bank (protection) and shield regeneration, and energy bank (reservoir) and energy regeneration.		All the while, do the missions that ask you to kill the space rats. These should provide you with money and the energy "Old Lady's Furnace" and shield "Old Man's Block". Use these as they're better than [[Stations#AI Stations\|AI Base]] gear. You should now have a decent understanding of the game and start the other nexus missions at the AI base. Next, warp into the next galaxy and begin missions there. I now suggest upgrading weapons on your ship and learning other tactics of fighting, such as dodging (maneuvering to dodge bullets) and kiting (flying out and turning around to shoot at an AI while luring it out. You should keep the AI at a range so you are out of the AIs range and this cannot shoot you, whereas you can shoot it. The Magcannon which have good range will work incredibly well at this tactic, but you are welcome to play as you want). Don't attack the [[Cadet]]s as they are teamed and will therefore all shoot at you, but feel free to complete any mission. The AI bases has many missions which are all quite lucrative to complete, but the missions with green color at the end are optional and usually not worth doing. If you haven't done so, get a [[Cadet]]. This might be pricy but will be a good ship until you can procure a [[Hotrod]]. Level until about level 10 and train the skills offered at the Nexus base until you get all the [[skills]] there to a maximum, or at least as high as possible. Different bases offer different skills to train. Buy equipment as you see fit, but the Tech level is the skill level required to use the equipment. Ships = Piloting skill, Energy [bank] = Electrical Engineering, Shield = Shielding, Weaponry = Weapon, Engine = Engine, Item = Equipment, Scoop, ..., Radar = Radar and so forth. You can experiment but important right now is shield bank (protection) and shield regeneration, and energy bank (reservoir) and energy regeneration.
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		+	When leaving the [[Nexus]] (Starting area), you should have at least 5 [[skill points]] to get [[Piloting]] 5 and therefore be able to use a [[Hotrod]]. After completing the missions in the Nexus, you should go into Deep Space. Then, by using the techniques you've gained, kill the AI in [[Deep Space]] and level to about level 15. You should now have enough money for a [[Hotrod]] (around 10 million credits) and should head to a galaxy named [[Sol]]. In the galaxy [[Deep Space]] there is a wormhole which will lead you closer to [[Sol]]. The reason the guide can't explain exactly where to go is because the Universe Map and a lot of the galaxies (Solar systems) gets randomly generated every universe reset (Every 3-4 months). The Nexus always stays the same though.

	== After the Nexus ==		== After the Nexus ==

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 '''Fitting your ship'''
-Before you travel out to kill those AIs you may want to fit your slaves (Highly recommended). At this point I have no idea what your skills are, but I hope you followed my advice and got them to their maximum level at an [[Stations#AI Stations|AI Base]]. Therefore, all I can really tell you is to put Magcannon 2’s and Medium Lasers on your [[Paximinus]] [[Slaves]] (Example: [http://www.andsimo.com/StarSonata/?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=98 Paximinus Build]).
+Before you travel out to kill those AIs you may want to fit your ship and your slaves (Highly recommended). At this point I have no idea what your skills are, but I hope you followed my advice and got them to their maximum level at an [[Stations#AI Stations|AI Base]].
-To get the [[Remote Control]] skill level 2, needed for Paximinus slaves, you need to bring one [[Blue Whisper]] pr. level (Blue Whisper drops from [[Space Blue Alpha Scout]]s) to [[Lavanite]]. [[Remote control]] costs 3 skill points per level to train. Max the skill at Lavanite (level 2) and then bring [[Blue Aether]]s to [[Glass Matrix]] (Max level 4).
+When choosing equipment it is especially important to focus on a weapons energy cost pr. shot and compare this to the energy regeneration level. For example the energy bank ColdFusion which you started with has 58 energy every 1,2 seconds and the IonCannon uses 45 energy pr. shot and fire one projectile every 0,75 seconds. For the example used here it means that the energy bank will slowly be emptied because the weapon uses 72 energy pr. 1,2 seconds, but the energy regenerates only 58 energy pr. 1,2 seconds. A lot of the weapons uses even more energy and it will make you wait for energy regeneration rather than firing and killing AIs. So the overall DPS will be much less then stated in the weapons description. You are now introduced to the math of StarSonata (SS) which makes the game fun (at least for me).
 I suggest setting a [[Danger Factor]] limit of 60-70 because then you won’t be surprised by hostile [[Goblin]] AI’s and possibly killed. [[Danger Factor]] can be seen in the universe map and the limit is manually enforced by choosing not to jump to any galaxies with a [[Danger Factor]] over 60-70.

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 Using a Guardian (shield), Sebastapol (weapon), Coalfurnace (engine), Cold Fusion (energy), with this ship fit you should be able to kill every rat, even [[Rattie Moe]]. But you won't see him until later. For now do the missions in the Nexus and soon you will warp into the galaxy to your upper left called Tunnels and Droppings and kill the rats there. You will soon be about level 5-7 (if not continue to kill space rats). Then, warp into the next galaxy that's inside Tunnels and Droppings called Pellets and Waste and kill those AI. When you get the mission for it, kill Rattie Moe. To kill these AI, you should get behind them and shoot as they turn very poorly.
 All the while, do the missions that ask you to kill the space rats. These should provide you with money and the energy "Old Lady's Furnace" and shield "Old Man's Block". Use these as they're better than [[Stations#AI Stations|AI Base]] gear. You should now have a decent understanding of the game and start the other nexus missions at the AI base. Next, warp into the next galaxy and begin missions there. I now suggest upgrading weapons on your ship and learning other tactics of fighting, such as dodging (maneuvering to dodge bullets) and kiting (flying out and turning around to shoot at an AI while luring it out.  You should keep the AI at a range so you are out of the AIs range and this cannot shoot you, whereas you can shoot it. The Magcannon which have good range will work incredibly well at this tactic, but you are welcome to play as you want). Don't attack the [[Cadet]]s as they are teamed and will therefore all shoot at you, but feel free to complete any mission. The AI bases has many missions which are all quite lucrative to complete, but the missions with green color at the end are optional and usually not worth doing. If you haven't done so, get a [[Cadet]]. This might be pricy but will be a good ship until you can procure a [[Hotrod]]. Level until about level 10 and train the skills offered at the Nexus base until you get all the [[skills]] there to a maximum, or at least as high as possible. Different bases offer different skills to train. Buy equipment as you see fit, but the Tech level is the skill level required to use the equipment. Ships = Piloting skill, Energy [bank] = Electrical Engineering, Shield = Shielding, Weaponry = Weapon, Engine = Engine, Item = Equipment, Scoop, ..., Radar = Radar and so forth. You can experiment but important right now is shield bank (protection) and shield regeneration, and energy bank (reservoir) and energy regeneration.
 == After the Nexus ==

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 If you chose Fleet Commander, which is highly recommended as a starter class and levelling class, you should use an [[Earthforce Frigate]] (EFF) which is an Tech 10 Capital Ship acquired for 30m at [[Beta Antares]]. Using the EFF and [[Paximinus_(Ship)|Paximinus]] slaves, you can level to around 250-350 without problem. To use the EFF you need to get [[Piloting]] level 10, and to do that you need to clear [[Rumble]], but you will REQUIRE help with this as Rumble galaxies are very difficult to clear solo for their intended levels. The moment you jump in to the galaxy there will be 20-30 ships automatically attacking you.
-Swap out those MagCannon II’s for MagCannon III’s and the Medium Lasers for Mining Laser III’s, go grab yourself an EFF with dual [[Augmenters|Hestia augmenters]] and the best [[Shields|shield]] possible, and kill [[Parsley]]s and [[Basil]]s until level 300. I know that encompasses a huge amount of time and it’s incredibly repetitive. Feel free to go try a few [[Dungeon Galaxy|Dungeon Galaxies]] (DGs) in your spare time, but be warned that a DG in a DF50 galaxy can be a lot more dangerous then you might think… You might want to go back to one of the lowest DF galaxes for example [[Sol]] if there is a DG there and try incrementally harder dungeons from there. The boss (last) level in DGs drop special items and might give you either better equipment or credits when sold. Especially if a [[Hydroponics]] or [[Controlbots|Multifiring Combat Controlbot]] drops you will get a you financial boost, use [/mc Hydroponics] etc. to find the user base with the highest buying price to sell the loot.
+Swap out those MagCannon II’s for MagCannon III’s and the Medium Lasers for Mining Laser III’s, go grab yourself an EFF with dual [[Augmenters|Hestia augmenters]] and the best [[Shields|shield]] possible, and kill [[Parsley]]s and [[Basil]]s until level 300. Example on an [http://www.andsimo.com/StarSonata//?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=93 EFF Build]. I know that encompasses a huge amount of time and it’s incredibly repetitive. Feel free to go try a few [[Dungeon Galaxy|Dungeon Galaxies]] (DGs) in your spare time, but be warned that a DG in a DF50 galaxy can be a lot more dangerous then you might think… You might want to go back to one of the lowest DF galaxes for example [[Sol]] if there is a DG there and try incrementally harder dungeons from there. The boss (last) level in DGs drop special items and might give you either better equipment or credits when sold. Especially if a [[Hydroponics]] or [[Controlbots|Multifiring Combat Controlbot]] drops you will get a you financial boost, use [/mc Hydroponics] etc. to find the user base with the highest buying price to sell the loot.
 == Making Money ==

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 When choosing equipment it is especially important to focus on a weapons energy cost pr. shot and compare this to the energy regeneration level. For example the energy bank ColdFusion which you started with has 58 energy every 1,2 seconds and the IonCannon uses 45 energy pr. shot and fire one projectile every 0,75 seconds. For the example used here it means that the energy bank will slowly be emptied because the weapon uses 72 energy pr. 1,2 seconds, but the energy regenerates only 58 energy pr. 1,2 seconds. A lot of the weapons uses even more energy and it will make you wait for energy regeneration rather than firing and killing AIs. So the overall DPS will be much less then stated in the weapons description. You are now introduced to the math of StarSonata (SS) which makes the game fun (at least for me).
-[[Piloting]] is one of the most important skills as it allows you to use better ships. When leaving the nexus, you should have at least 5 [[skill points]] to get piloting 5 and therefore be able to use a [[Hotrod]]. After completing the missions in the Nexus, you should go into Deep Space. Then, by using the techniques you've gained, kill the AI in [[Deep Space]] and level to about level 15. You should now have enough money for a hotrod (around 10 million credits) and should head to a galaxy named [[Sol]]. In the galaxy [[Deep Space]] there is a wormhole to Earthforce Celestial Garden Outpost, and from there you will find the wormhole to Sol. There you should get a [[Hotrod]] and new equipment (gear). Link to an example of what equipment to use on your Hotrod: [http://andsimo.com/StarSonata/?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=101 | Hotrod (Budget)].
+[[Piloting]] is one of the most important skills as it allows you to use better ships. When leaving the nexus, you should have at least 5 [[skill points]] to get piloting 5 and therefore be able to use a [[Hotrod]]. After completing the missions in the Nexus, you should go into Deep Space. Then, by using the techniques you've gained, kill the AI in [[Deep Space]] and level to about level 15. You should now have enough money for a hotrod (around 10 million credits) and should head to a galaxy named [[Sol]]. In the galaxy [[Deep Space]] there is a wormhole to Earthforce Celestial Garden Outpost, and from there you will find the wormhole to Sol. There you should get a [[Hotrod]] and new equipment (gear). Link to an example of what equipment to use on your Hotrod: [http://andsimo.com/StarSonata/?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=101 Hotrod (Budget)] or [http://www.andsimo.com/StarSonata/?module=skills&content=Calculator&Build_ID=102 Hotrod+ (No limit)]. The +version of equipment is about 10% better than the normal ones and is only available for P2P players in [[Free Market]].
 == After the Nexus ==