
But get to the exit before the pursuing Rebel fleet can catch up!"ĭespite the in-game name, the starting sector is slightly different from the usual Civilian Sector: it has fewer stores, items, quests and nebulas. You'll need supplies for the journey, so make sure to explore each sector before moving on to the next. 6 Technical details of sector generation and eventsĬivilian Sectors Civilian (Starting Sector) "The data you carry is vital to the remaining Federation fleet.And that one "quest" beacon might not even exist on the map, because all beacons may have been "filled" by other events already. You can actually encounter quests generated from other beacons as well. For example, the starting sector has one "quest" beacon, but that simply means there is one beacon that selects events from the "QUESTS" event list. These are taken straight from the game files, and can be misleading.

The following sector descriptions list types of events under the "beacons" heading. One important difference between sectors is the number of stores they contain. It's best to choose your next sector based on an understanding of that specific sector, rather than just looking at its colour. For example, while Engi sectors have few fights and are very safe, Zoltan sectors have many fights and are among the most dangerous. It suggests that green sectors are safer, while red sectors have more fights and therefore more scrap but that is not really true. The colour-coding of sectors is misleading. The Last Stand (always red, has unique mechanics).

