STARSECTOR: The Beginner's Survival Guide - How to Play One of the Best Space Games of All Time

STARSECTOR is a phenomenal passion project indie game - a space sandbox RPG where you command a fleet as you bounty hunt, trade, explore, salvage and even build your own empire. However the game is quite challenging due to it's depth and unique combat and systems - this guide is designed to be a companion to the tutorial section of the game, expanding on a lot of the unmentioned details and nuances to the various system that the tutorial just barely begins to cover. It's one of my all time favorite games, so don't be discouraged by it being quite challenging at first, definitely give it a solid go and hopefully this guide helps you!

Starsector is available on it's official website: https://fractalsoftworks.com/
(Not currently on Steam)

There's so much more to cover potentially, though this should hopefully be a solid launching point for you to get into the game!

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Welcome to the Starsector Beginner's Survival Guide
0:41 - Play the Combat Tutorials on the Main menu
0:54 - Creating a Character & Game Setup
1:06 - Choosing Your Starting Ships & background
1:23 - Bounty Hunter, the Wolf Frigate
1:39 - Scavenger, Warfarer Combat Freighter
1:52 - The Faster Start Options
2:11 - Second Ship for Bounty/Scav Options
2:52 - Don't Be Afraid to Play on Easy, It's Not that "Easy"
3:07 - Scavenging & Salvaging Basics
4:55 - Taking Loot & Managing Cargo
5:39 - Don't Forget to Quicksave
5:56 - Identifying Approaching Enemies
7:01 - Your First Battle, What to Focus On
8:23 - Weapon Groups and Autofire
9:19 - Strafing Controls
10:15 - Combat Basics, Warming Up
11:34 - Level Up! What Perks to Take
12:17 - Elite Skills
12:44 - What are Story Points?
13:37 - Setting up Weapon Groups Properly
15:15 - Simulations, Practice Combat Risk Free!
16:11 - Map Menus & Navigating
18:10 - Controlling with Sustained Burn
19:05 - Transponder Basics
19:28 - What Can you Do at a Station
20:01 - Trading, Tax & the Black Market
21:36 - Station Fleet Screen & Buying New Ships
22:49 - Stealth & Avoiding Detection
28:21 - Sometimes it's Better to Run
29:19 - Finding a Hidden Salvage
30:52 - Domain Era Probes
31:41 - Combat: Dealing with Missiles
33:19 - Pay Attention to What Weapons do What
33:46 - Salvaging Domain Probes & AI Cores
36:08 - What Factions Consider What Goods Illegal
37:32 - Outfitting Non-Combat Ships (& Fleet Speed)
41:13 - Recovering Ships from Salvage (& Mothballing)
46:29 - Outfitting Combat Ships & Weapons Basics
50:49 - Pirate Hunting & More Combat Tips
1:00:38 - Hyperspace Travel
1:03:10 - Enemy Ships with Pilots
1:04:12 - Keep an Eye out for Post Combat Salavage
1:04:29 - What to do after the Tutorial?
1:04:48 - Bounty Hunting
1:06:15 - Fuel for Long Trips
1:07:06 - Exploration Missions
1:08:16 - Trading for Fun & For Profit
1:09:43 - Other Options & Story Quests