IDIOT'S GUIDE TO FED2
FINDING YOUR WAY
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Once you have a spaceship (patience - the next section tells you how to buy a ship) you can visit other planets. In addition to Earth, there are a number of other bodies in the Solar System you can visit and explore - planets, moons, smaller bodies and artificial space stations.
The main Solar System planets (or bodies) you can visit are Castillo*, Magellan, Mars, Mercury, the Moon (also known as Selena), Paradise, Pearl, Phobos, Rhea, Sumatra, Titan and Venus. There is also the asteroid belt, found between Mars and Jupiter, which you enter by typing 'IN'. Right now, the following asteroids have been cleared for trading: Brass, Doris, Silk and The Lattice.
And of course, there is the sun, blazing brightly and providing life and energy to Solar System, which you should avoid flying into unless you want to become crispy-coated Newbod!
Should you forget which planet you are on, after a heavy night of socialising with your friends in some obscure bar, your score display will remind you.
Clearly, flying your new spaceship to these planets would be a lot easier if there were a map of the Solar System which showed their positions. Aren't you lucky, then, that just such a thing is available? Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html. You can upgrade your ship's navigation computer using one slithy so it will automatically navigate between planets. Visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the Moon to get the upgrade- the command is 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. Once it is installed, 'GOTO planetname' will zoom you to your destination faster than the speed of light. It only works from an orbit - you can't use it from the depths of the Interplanetary Wastes. If you sell your ship and buy a new one, you lose the upgrade and have to get a new one installed.
You are encouraged to explore the Sol planets thoroughly - you are going to need to know your way about when it comes to working for a living. To get you started we provide a set of maps showing the routes between the shuttle landing pads and Armstrong Cuthbert offices on each planet. Armed with these you will be able to haul cargo, which is what you do for the first couple of ranks. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html.
These starter maps can form the basis of more detailed maps which you make as you explore the rest of the planets. Hints about mapping can be found on our web site at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/manuals/mapping.html.
The most important place for you to find is Chez Diesel (SC of the SS) on Mars as you will want to take every opportunity to buy a pint of Diesel's Old Peculiar for your superiors. To make your way from the Mars landing pad to Chez Diesel (SC of the SS), the directions are: E, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, U. Cheers!
* Amateur astronomers will be aware that Castillo should be Callisto. Abysmal spelling on the part of Bella, the creator of the Fed universe! See also the Encyclopedia Galactica entry at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/castillo.html.
Next page in Finding Your Way section
Previous page in Finding Your Way section
