System View

Clicking on a star in the Sector View brings you to this screen. The System View is where you explore a solar sytem, including all its planets. For each planet, you can monitor the production, the current stocks, establish trade routes, and add new facilities and defense systems.

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1. Star The Star is represented at the left of the planets by its color. Click on it to know more about the star itself.
2. Planets These are the planets orbiting the star. There are several planet types, ranging from a small super-heated volcanic planet to the gas giant. Click on a specific planet to zoom in on it.
3. Landscape This is the actual planet you selected. You can see the buildings and facilities already built on the planet. You can click on a building to look at or change the production orders.
4. Goods This is a listing of the goods, (name and quatity), currently stored onto the selected planet. Double-click a good to change its export/import status.
5. Imported Goods This is a listing of the goods being imported from the Tradepost. The number represents the quatity of goods required each turn. When the quantity is shown within parenthesis, the good is currently not imported but should probably be. The quantity then represents the number of the good required each turn by the buildings of the planet.
6. Exported Goods A listing of the goods being exported from the Tradepost. The number represents the quatity of goods extracted or potentially produced each turn. When the quantity is shown within parenthesis, the good is currently not exported, but should probably be. The quantity then represents the number of the good produced each turn by the buildings of the planet.
7. Building Buttons Click on these buttons to erect a building and to modify its production.