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Artemispedia

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This is a repository for information about how to play, strategies, and information on how
things work under the hood of the Artemis Starship Bridge Simulator by Thom Robertson. Images

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If you're reading this then you know as much as anyone else. Feel free to add what you
know to any of these pages. (While login for edit is required to keep out the bots, the Mission scripting
login info is available via the thread on the Artemis forums.) Mods
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The latest version of Artemis is 1.652, released 2012-05-07. Download the upgrade file. View the

changelog. Version history.
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Note: this is a bugfix release, superseding 1.65.
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FAQs: General questions ranging from first-look explanations of the game to nitty gritty details. Some FAQs
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of them are answered, feel free to pose them even if you don't have an answer.
Station Overviews

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Running the game: Covers out-of-game basics including how to get Artemis up and running on a Mission Scripting
Mac, server set-up, and voice communications. Mods
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Station overviews: The capabilities and roles of each station, as well as explanations of basic and
advanced play for each of the bridge stations.
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Engineering
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Science
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Comms
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Main screen
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Missions: Descriptions of the scripted missions. Mission Editor
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Mission Scripting: A description of the xml scripting commands and properties used to create
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missions.
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Weapons
Friendly ships
Enemy ships
Game concepts

Canon and Backstory: Maps, timeline, and in-universe documents detailing the conflict between the
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Artemis F.A.Qs
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a. What is Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator? Technical support
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b. So like Star Trek, then?
c. What are the available roles? FAQs
d. I'm in game, what do I do? How do I run my station?
How to run Artemis on the Mac
e. How do players connect to the game?
f. What is a good voice chat client to play Artemis online? NetHosting
g. Can players play against one another?
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h. What's all the stuff out there in space? What are all the things that show up on
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the scanners?
i. What are the classes of enemy ships? What are their abilities and stats?
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j. What is the range of the Artemis' beams and torpedoes?

k. Are beams more effective against shields? Are torpedoes more effective once
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l. What is beam frequency? Which frequency should I set beams to? FrontPage
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m. What port does the server use by default?
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n. Running Artemis on Non Windows
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o. What are the sizes of the map/sectors? Missions
p. External views are cool but how to I get a First Person View like an FPS? Mission Scripting
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Backstory
What is Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator?
It's cooperative social game in which up to 6 players assume the role of officers on the bridge of
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a spaceship. The basic game doesn't have a story; it randomly generates a sector of space and places
the player ship in it to seek and destroy enemy vessels while protecting friendly vessels and stations. Mission Editor
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So like Star Trek, then?
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Yeah, basically. Or Battlestar Galactica or even Galaxy Quest. The idea is to capture many of the
best tropes of Hollywood space battles and put the players in the position to try them out for
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stations: Helm, Communications, Weapons, Science, and Engineering.
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I'm in game, what do I do? How do I run my station?
Artemis is played almost entirely with the mouse (though the helm station can opt to control
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heading with joystick or keyboard). Players click on a "scope" readout on their station to set heading
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As in inherently social game, Artemis was originally designed for in-person LAN play, but as of
v1.3 it can be played over the internet.

What is a good voice chat client to play Artemis online?
Ventrilo works great; it's easy to install and has many available public servers.
Google voice works fine for two players, Google+ may work for more than two.
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Teamspeak may work.

Can players play against one another?
As of version 1.1 PVP (or BvB for Bridge versus Bridge) is supported. Players can choose which ship
they wish to connect to in the loading screen.

What's all the stuff out there in space? What are all the things that show up on the
scanners?
See the Artemispedia for a discussion of all the in-game elements.

What are the classes of enemy ships? What are their abilities and stats?
See Artemispedia

What is the range of the Artemis' beams and torpedoes?
The range of the beams is 1000 units. See the pages for beams and torpedoes for more hard
numbers on the Artemis weapons.

Are beams more effective against shields? Are torpedoes more effective once
shields are down?
No. Torpedoes, beams, and mines are equally effective against shields and against unshielded hull.
One caveat to this is that an accurate shot with manually fired beams can partly bypass shields and do
direct damage to enemy subsystems without knocking out the shields. See the weapons page for
further details.

What is beam frequency? Which frequency should I set beams to?
Shield frequency is a measure of the strength of the enemy's shields at various frequencies across
the electromagnetic band. A high bar means that the shields are highly effective at dissipating
directed energy in that frequency. Conversely, a low bar means that the shields are weak to beams on
that frequency. Tuning your beams to a frequency that the shields are weak against can make a great
deal of difference when in prolonged battles or when engaging multiple targets at once.

What port does the server use by default?

The default port is 2010 (type TCP, rather than UDP). Use port forwarding to allow access to the
server through a firewall over the internet. This can be changed in the artemis.ini, see "networkPort"
setting.

Running Artemis on Non Windows

Some users have reported success with Wine based solutions.

Linux: Ubuntu 10.10 with Wine 1.3.34 (1.3.37 works too) runs Artemis 1.55 as a server, NOTE this
requires a non-default apt repository, see http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu for more
information. Wine 1.2.2 does not work. References:
http://px2owffng8.tal.ki/20101205/artemis-runs-on-linux-with-wine-13-245146/
http://px2owffng8.tal.ki/20110720/artemis-15-buglist-738296/
http://px2owffng8.tal.ki/20111026/into-the-breach-151b-a-star-trek-mod-for-arte-
960376/ http://px2owffng8.tal.ki/20120101/cant-connect-to-own-computer-1144487/ )

NOTE my laptop runs faster as a server under Windows than Linux, this is probably due to 3D drivers.

Mac OSX Wineskin, see How to run Artemis on the Mac

What are the sizes of the map/sectors?

How big is a sector? 100,000 x 100,000 - The entire sector is 100,000 meters on a side (100
kilometers)
How big is a grid? 20,000 x 20,000
The hypotenuse of the whole sector? 141,421 (So, at bearings 045, 135, 225, and 315, from corner to
corner)
The hypotenuse of a grid? 28,284
The Artemis is about 100 meters long.
The beam range of the Artemis is currently 1000m.
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External views are cool but how to I get a First Person View like an FPS?

From http://px2owffng8.tal.ki/20120309/first-person-view-1359092/
Open Artemis.ini (usually located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Artemis or just C:\Program Files\Artemis),
and change the following two lines:

cameraPitch=
cameraDistance=
to something like
cameraPitch=0
cameraDistance=-20
The camera distance line is set to -20, so the perspective is more inside the "bridge dome" instead
of in the middle of the ship. It's a little weird if you do a rear-view, since you will see the ship's
engine particles.

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Getting Started (LAN play)

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To run Artemis, one computer needs to run as a server, which will have the responsibility of running
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the game - to do this, simply start Artemis and select server mode. From there, you can see the ate s
server's local IP address, set up the server parameters, select a mission, and begin the simulation (start
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the game).
How to run Artemis on the Mac
Crewmembers should run Artemis in client mode, and connect to the server using the IP address on
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the server's screen. After connecting to a server, crewmembers may choose the position or positions
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they wish to take, and click Ready To Play. Once players have selected their positions, the simulation
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Server set up parameters: All the different variables you can set to affect the in-game experience.
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Setting up a server for net play: Step-by-step guide to setting up your router to allow remote crew
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members to connect to a game you're hosting. FAQs
Running the game
How to run Artemis on a Mac: Step by step detail on how to use virtualization software (Wine) to run Station Overviews
Missions
Artemis as a Mac application without Windows or Boot Camp.
Mission Scripting

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How to run a net game over Ventrilo: Using the Ventrilo program to communicate with crew Artemispedia
members over the net. Backstory
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Essential bridge stations (3 players)

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Captain: No assigned station. The Captain directs the actions of the other stations and has command
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of the overall strategy. Can optionally use the captain's map. e epte t

Main screen
Helm: Heading and speed. Helm is responsible for getting the Artemis around and for the fancy flying
that will keep her in one piece in combat. Observer

Science
Weapons: Beam and kinetic weapons. Weps controls the targeting and firing of ship's weapons,
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including choosing whether to load the tubes with homing torps, nukes, or mines, and whether to fire
the beams on auto-target or to manually aim them for precision fire. Weapons

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Comms: Intelligence gathering, situational awareness, and controlling NPCs. Comms gets status SideBar
information on enemy and friendly vessels, and can transmit various messages including surrender
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demands, production orders, status requests, and heading changes. FAQs
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Engineering: Power allocation, system status, and damage control. Engineering shapes Artemis' Station Overviews
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power/coolant allocation for maximum efficiency and effectiveness, and oversees damage
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management through power shunting and directing damage control teams.
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Observer: No interactive function. Provides an external view similar to VIS, except with a contextual, Mission Editor - Changelog
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"interesting" angle. Alone in deep space this defaults to "from aft, looking forward".
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Main screen: No interactive function. Just a duplication of the main screen

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Captain's Map: No interactive function. The captain's map is really just the science console without the
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scan ability. It's inspired by various shows that have, well, a Captain's Map station.

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The Captain
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"At the end of the day, the simple fact is, it isn't about the mission, the lifestyle, or the cause. Its about Client consoles
my crew. If each one is alive at the end of the day, I did my job. For every day I didn't do my job, I
Captain
have a nightmare waiting for me when I go to sleep at night."
Captain's Map
-Captain Tanath of the Cruiser "Justicarus"
Comms

Engineering
At first glance, the job of the captain seems odd or unimportant. The captain doesn't have their own
computer screen, keyboard, or mouse. Any experienced Artemis player will tell you, however, that the Game Master
job of the captain is one of the most important and critical components of the ship. Your ship is a
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of a single mind. The captain makes decisions and provides the overall of vision of what the Artemis is
doing, while relaying critical information between each of the stations.
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The role of the captain is both outward facing and inward facing. To meet the demands of the
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mission, a captain must be calm, decisive, and strategic, but they must also be equipped to meet the Missions
interpersonal demands of commanding a crew; they must be a clear communicator and an authority Mission Scripting
figure, especially with a new crew. The crew needs to follow the captain's lead at both an intellectual Mods
level (on account of the rank hierarchy aboard a vessel) but also on a gut level, so the captain must Artemispedia
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be--or be able to project--a strong personality and a appearance of control over the situation on
both sides of the viewscreen. In a sense, the bridge crew is playing the game via their stations, while
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the captain is playing via the bridge crew. The captain must therefore be as deft, accurate, and
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Some Captaining advice and tips:
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If this is your first few times playing with an inexperienced crew, make sure everyone is on the same
page with regard to bridge procedure and communication norms. Effective bridge chatter functions
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according to principles of brevity that omit superfluous elements, etiquette among them.
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Saying "please" and "thank you" wastes valuable time when dreadnoughts are blasting your shields
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crew buy into the roles you have chosen; while you may feel a bit guilty about ordering your friends
around (or, conversely, feel strange to be ordered around), efficient and effective communication is as Mission Editor
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much a part of the game as beams or warp. Developing a command style and ability to
unapologetically sit in the Big Chair can be one of the most enjoyable aspects of the game.
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Work with your crew. Play some easy games at first, and then do a post-mission debriefing on what
worked, and what didn't. A crew member might need some critical instructions from you that Artemis Extender
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need to know. Open communication solves these issues, and streamlines your efficiency. Remember,
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Communication and Brevity:

"Aye, Captain" : Ask your crew to acknowledge orders. If you tell Helm to turn to bearing 180, and
they don't say anything, you have to devote your brainpower to figuring out if they are following your
order, doing what they think is best, or slipping into a coma. A simple, standard acknowledgement of
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your order allows you to trust that they are doing their job, and that they aren't doing it if you don't
hear them say it. Have everyone agree ahead of time.

"{Station}, {Order}" : Call your crew by their station name, and *only* give orders when preceded by
their callsign. They are looking at their screen, not you, so they might not be sure if you are talking to
them or not. I've shouted "Full power to impulse" before, intending my helm to floor it, but the
engineer thought I was talking to him, and diverted a bunch of resources to the engines, which I was
not intending. Simply preceding every order with the station it is intended for solves this issue.

Roles and Efficiency Strategies:

Presets: Work with engineering to develop agreed-upon, named presets for power and coolant
allocation so you don't have to micromanage. Even simple settings for Travel (high efficiency and
cooling to warp, impulse, and maneuver) and Combat (increased power to shields, beams, tubes) can
save time and increase your ability to maintain the ship in the appropriate readiness state. Additional
valuable configurations might increasingly specialized, such as Dogfight (high maneuver and beams)
or Bombing (high shields, tubes, and warp).

Manoeuvres: Similarly, work out (or at least explain) flight manoeuvres with your crew beforehand, so
that everyone knows what needs to be done when you want to do something difficult under pressure.
This is especially important when multiple stations need to co-ordinate quickly and efficiently.

Main screen control: Unless you're looking over someone's shoulder the whole time, an important tool
for you is the main screen. Ask your tactical officer to control the main screen outside of combat, and
the communications officer to control it during combat. Tactical doesn't have a lot to do when
they aren't firing missiles at people, but is pretty busy during a dogfight.

Next-step planning: Work with your intelligence officers (Science, Comms) to plan ahead. Have science
identify the bearing and shield frequency to the target or destination while combat is wrapping up,
saving time and energy. Check in with them frequently for information to inform your decisions.
Monitor energy usage and plan for when you'll need to dock, and where.

Micromanagement: Not all your bridge officers will respond well to micromanagement. Others will
require it to be effective. Figure out which of your officers you can trust to do their jobs without
interference, and concentrate on making sure that you're giving the right orders to the right people at
the right time.

Take care of the big picture: While everyone else's heads are buried in their consoles, it's your
responsibility to pay attention to higher-level objectives. Remember to communicate your intentions
along with your orders, though; don't just say what you want the crew to do, but let them in on your
plan - it should be a surprise to the enemy, not your people. The captain that "had a plan all along" is
for the movies. Your crew might have suggestions for improving your plan, or might point out a
critical flaw in your logic.

Above all, have fun!
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Helm Station: Player Guide
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*Much of the information in the Basic and Advanced Play sections is duplicated from the Artemis SBSt Client consoles
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bulletin boards at http://artemis.eochu.com/forums.php#/help/. Permission to use this material is
assumed from its being posted. Main screen
**This page was banged out very quickly and not all the information has been confirmed. If you find
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things you think are wrong they probably are; please make it better by fixing them.
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Heading can be set by clicking on the desired heading, or with the drag bars, or the left

and right arrow keys, or a USB joystick.
Warp (if enabled) can be controlled with the drag bar, or more efficiently, with the
number keys 1-4, or with joystick buttons. Warp 4 is as fast as you can go. Clicking on
the same number key a second time will immediately take you out of warp and leave
you at full impulse speed (100). You can use the drag bar or the up and down arrow
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keys to increase and decrease impulse respectively.
The jump drive (if enabled) can be used by selecting a heading with the blue horizontal
bar, and distance with the green vertical bar, then clicking "Initiate" and confirming. After
a warm up of default 10 seconds, the ship will jump. All screens will black out and return
after a few seconds.
All stop: When at warp, pressing space will immediately bring you out of warp. When at
impulse, space will bring you to all stop.

Docking: To dock with a space station move
within 600 meters and click "Request Dock" or hit
the "D" key.
The station will drag you in with a tractor
beam, which is much slower than your
engines. If you are in a hurry you should
move closer before clicking "Request
Dock".
The base will refuse to allow you to dock
if enemies are within 1,500 meters of the
base. Communications will receive a message explaining that "enemies are to close."
As you dock, the ship will be rotated until it is facing away from the station. If you are in
a hurry, try to dock from the side you want to depart from.
Docking recharges the ship's energy, reloads weapons from the station's supplies, and
replenishes damage control teams. Get Comms to radio in ahead to get a bonus to the
speed at which this happens.
While you are docked, certain other ship systems will not be available (you cannot get a
weapon lock, and you cannot initiate or complete a jump)
To break dock, simply engage impulse or warp.

Combat Maneuvering
If flying using keyboard or joystick, or if you are dragging the maneuvering bar
manually, the ship will continue to turn at whatever rate you leave it at - in order to
stop turning, you must reset the maneuvering bar to the centre.
Clicking a heading will bring the ship to that heading and stop turning, give or take
network lag.
Ships make tighter turns at lower speeds.
Artemis's rate of turn is affected by damage to the maneuvering system and the amount
of power that Engineering has allocated to maneuvering.
The Artemis is generally more maneuverable and faster than enemy ships. Typical
enemies seem to move at roughly half impulse, but Elites are faster. Enemies typically
will not use warp drive in combat.

Terrain
Nebulae restrict you to Warp 1, and obscure sensors.
Asteroids will damage your ship if you collide with them.
Mines will explode if you approach them too closely.
Singularities will pull you towards them and destroy the ship if you get sucked in. Most
enemies cannot escape a singularity. A gutsy captain with a skilled helmsperson can
bring a warp-enabled ship close to a singularity and live to tell the tale. This can be an
effective tactic for escaping anything but another warp-enabled ship. Only an insane
captain would order a jump drive ship to attempt this maneuver.

Helm: Advanced Play

Concepts

Warp 1 isn't very fast (or inefficient) for a reason; an experienced helms officer should be
spending a good deal of time using warp 1 to control the battle. Remember, the Artemis out-
turns everything else, and no other ship has warp, so you should be literally running rings
around the enemy.
Dogfighting may be easier with the arrow keys or a joystick. A savvy pilot with fine control over
the ship's speed and maneuvering can thread the firing arcs of multiple enemy vessels at a
time, allowing Weps to fire with near impunity.
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