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Every playthrough is different

• 3 difficulty levels

• Speedrun mode with predictable rng, special game design and integrated display of splits

• Global highscores

Micromanage your ship

• Distribute energy between systems
• Manage your crew

Control ship systems

• Damage control

• Heal and revive crew members

• Manage inventories

• Provide emergency power to systems

• Automations

• Systems are connected to and powered by grids:

Energy

• Shield

• O2

• Network

• Maintain fields

Shield (Shield emitters)

• O2 (Air vents)
• Healing (First aid stations)

Tactical battles

• Manage your capacitor, shield buffer and EM emissions
• Use the right loadout to suit your tactical situation
• Position your ship and keep an eye on your opponents
• Develop a strategy and execute it

Editors

• Create your own ships in the ship editor
• Design new scenarios in the integrated scene editor

Play them in single player or online in custom game mode

• Most game modes also allow to use custom ships and scenes

• Share your ships and scenes with the integrated sharing functionality and in Steam Workshop (bundled as mods)

Game modes and match making

• The following game modes are available for single-player and multiplayer games:

The Last Outpost: Save the last rebel outpost from the empire!

• Battles: Multiplayer PvE mode with progression

• Arena: Multiplayer PvP arena

• Race: Test your skills maneuvering your ship and hunt for highscores

• Custom Game: Sandbox mode, play your own scenes or test your ship in a procedural generated environment

• Play on our server (for official highscores) or host your own game server:

Game server is embedded in the game (best for LAN sessions or custom games if you are able to forward a port in your router)

• There is also a dedicated game server included

• Use Steam game invites, find online games in the game browser or receive a quick-join code

Modding

• Spacecraft Tactics has been designed from the ground up to be modular and support mods created by the community:

Change the balancing of the game or introduce new gameplay elements with the integrated entity editor

• Bundle your own ships and scenes and distribute it as a mod

• Customize the presentation by creating your own tilesets, sounds / music or even texts / translations

• Develop your own mods in Groovy programming language, ranging from simple scripts for your scenes up to full conversions

• Mods can be shared in Steam Workshop