Star Trucker – Beginners Tips

Useful Tips & Tricks for New Players

Ten quick tips to make game easier for you:

• Focus on basic contracts in the starting system before doing quests. These pay well and help you build up money and spare parts. Choose contracts by looking at the payment and checking where they start.
• Only take one contract at a time. Don’t try to combine trailers yourself. This can lead to failed contracts and fines.
• Game time moves at the same speed as real time. Warping between systems takes an hour or more. Don’t rush within a system, but be careful with contracts that have tight deadlines. If you have to wait, dock your ship to save battery power.
• Buy 100% batteries whenever possible. Sell empty batteries for some money back. Save up for air filters, which are expensive. Check their health points (HP) rather than the percentage. Sell old filters too.
• Save battery power by turning off lights when not needed and setting the blower to low. Only use the suit charger when docked to save energy.
• Put items in containers to prevent damage. Use shelves with open lids to keep things in place when gravity is off.
• The game uses realistic physics. You use fuel when speeding up, slowing down, or turning. For long, straight flights, turn off drive assist to save fuel.
• Trading can make extra money. Buy items where they’re cheap and sell them where they’re expensive. Some items need gravity on to avoid damage.
• To minimize damage when placing items, put them on the dashboard as low as possible instead of the cabin floor.
• Use your screens wisely. Set them to different views depending on what you’re doing – flying through debris, normal cruising, or docking. Use the zoom button to see debris better, and turn off system alerts if they block your view.