Contracts
An Outpost’s contract board gives you work without choosing your career for you. Pick a job that suits your ship, your crew and your plans.
GAMEPLAYMore than a target to destroy
Carry sealed cargo, fill a station’s supply shortage or bring back rare goods. Combat contracts send you after hostile groups or along patrol routes. Investigations can uncover valuable finds or lead into an ambush. Wreck assignments may require you to defeat guards outside, then board and clear the ship. Beginner contracts also include target practice against unarmed drones.
Read the difficulty before accepting
The board distinguishes Easy, Normal, Hard, Very hard and Impossible jobs. Higher-level combat contracts bring stronger groups, veteran pilots and capable captains. Some offers require standing with the employer. Check the deadline and prepare for the objective: enough cargo room for a delivery, or a boarding party for a hostile wreck.
GAMEPLAYEarn more than credits
Successful work earns experience and improves your standing with the employer. Payment can be credits or, on some contracts, a ship module instead of cash; inspect the offered equipment before committing. Supply contracts pay money. Failure can cost reputation, so choose a difficult job for its challenge and reward, not merely because it appears on the board.
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Combat and boarding
Fly fast dogfights, command heavier warships and board enemy ships and bases with a trained and equipped assault force.
Boarding and capture
Capture ships and stations with trained boarding parties, and face defenders, machines and alien creatures beyond the airlock.
Trade
Compare station markets, find demand and organize your freighters around an economy that consumes, produces and transports real goods.