Starts

Overview

There are 19 game starts, some of which have to be unlocked. This requires the player to complete certain plots and/or acquire certain combat, trade or race ranks.

List

Start	Species	Location	Credits	Ship	Ship Class	Weapons	Plot	Combat Rank	Trade Rank	Race Rank
Terran Defender	Terran	Uranus	1000	Sabre	M4	2 EMPC	x	x	x	x
USC Commander	Terran	Uranus	1000	Scimitar	M3	6 EMPC	Terran plot	Specialist	x	x
Argon Patriot	Argon	Omicron Lyrae	1928	Elite	M4	4 PAC	x	x	x	x
Argon Peacekeeper	Argon	Argon Sector M148	30000	Nova Prototype	M3	2 HEPT + 2 PAC	Albion Prelude	x	x	x
Humble Merchant	Argon	Herron's Nebula	9650	Mercury	TS	none	x	x	x	x
Ban.krupt Assassin	Argon	Aladna Hill	0	Mamba	M3	2 HEPT	x	x	x	x
Tormented Teladi	Teladi	x	1960	Harrier Hauler	M5	2 IRE	Tormented Teladi plot	x	Petty Financier	x
Poisoned Paranid	Paranid	x	9268	Demeter Hauler	TS	1 IRE	x	x	x	x
Aldran Adventurer	Terran	Aldrin	4090	Spitfyre	M3	5 EEMPC	Terran plot	Crusader	x	Argon Federal Marshal
Goner Witness	Argon	Elysium of Light	350	Ranger	M6	none	Goner plot	x	x	x
Unholy Traitor	Split	x	21,331	Medusa Prototype	M3	2 PAC + 6 PBE	x	Specialist	x	Privileged Associate of Rhonkar
Teladi Trafficker	Teladi	Seizewell	12693	Vulture	TS	none	x	x	x	Teladi Company Owner
Lost Lar	Boron	Xenon Core 023	1350	Angel	TP	2 PAC	Hub plot	x	x	Boron Queens Protectorate
Savage Split	Split	Family Pride	1400	Jaguar	M5	2 PAC	x	Specialist	x	x
Anonymous Argon	Argon	Argon Prime	2400	Discoverer	M5	none	x	x	x	Argon Accepted Advisor
Boring Boron	Boron	Kingdom End	2000	Octopus	M5	none	x	x	Petty Financier	x
Pious Paranid	Paranid	Paranid Prime	3633	Demeter	TS	none	x	Specialist	x	x
Nostalgic Argon	Argon	Argon Prime	1000	Buster	M4	2 IRE	x	x	x	x
Suicidal Squid	Boron	Queen's Harbor	1000	Octopus	M5	none	x	x	x	x
Custom Game	Argon	Argon Prime	1000	Buster	M4	2 IRE	x	x	x	x

Random Starting Locations

• Tormented Teladi starts in Sanctity of Corruption, Tears of Greed or Acquisition Repository.
• Poisoned Paranid starts in Preacher's Refuge or Heaven's Assertion.
• Unholy Traitor starts in a sector randomly picked from a limited selection.

Notes

• Humble Merchant starts with both a Mercury TS and a Discoverer M5.
• Aldran Adventurer starts with Terran plot completed, so you cannot get its rewards.
• Goner Witness' Ranger cannot equip any weapons or missiles.
• Boring Boron starts in hostile territory.
• Suicidal Squid uses *Dead is Dead* mode, meaning you cannot reload after dying. It requires a Steam connection.
• Custom Game starts with **all plots disabled**. It does not allow you any actual custom choices either.