Argus Dominion

Wiki

How the game actually works, written against the server that runs it. Start at your first hour if you have never undocked.

Flying

Your first hourWhat the game is, and the shortest honest path from undocking to earning.The five bandsWhere you may be shot, where you lose your cargo, and the one band where you lose the ship.Getting aroundWarp goes to things, gates go to maps, and neither is a coordinate you type.Ships and classesEight classes, three faction lines, and sixteen hulls that actually exist.FittingSlots, tiers, powergrid and CPU — and the two slots in the game that are reserved.CombatThree layers, a lock that takes time, and a range band per weapon.

Making

MiningThree ores, three bands, and a rock that is exactly one starter's hold.IndustryRock and wreck to metal to components to a keel — the only way a hull enters the game.MoneyCredits, the order book, what each band pays an hour — and the one currency that is not credits.

Living

Skills and trainingTraining runs whether you are logged in or not, and there is exactly one thing money buys.Death, wrecks and insuranceWhat dying actually costs you, band by band, and what it leaves behind.PiracyTaking cargo off a ship that is still flying — and why it takes two of you.Flying togetherFleets, chat rooms, syndicates and contracts — including the escrow that makes strangers usable.