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Manual for Space Empires V

0.0 Introduction

0.1 Where can I purchase Space Empires V?

1.0 Game Setup

1.1 Map

1.2 Empires

1.3 Government Type

1.4 Society Type

1.5 Racial Traits

1.6 Game Options

1.7 Multiplayer Options

1.8 Victory Conditions

2.0 Designing Vehicles

2.1 Misc. Components

2.2 Mounts

2.3 Weapons

2.4 Shields

2.5 Armor

2.6 Engines

2.7 Vehicle Control

2.8 Combat Systems

2.9 The Colonizer

2.10 Ship Design Strategies

2.11 Upgrading Designs

2.12 The Combat Simulator

2.13 Maintenance

2.14 Transports

3.0 Research and Technology

3.1 Tech Tree

4.0 Economics

5.0 Planet Development

5.1 Exploring

5.2 Colonizing

5.3 Facilities

5.4 Construction

5.5 Resource Production

5.6 Remote Mining

5.7 Population

5.8 Planet Defense

5.9 Ring Worlds and Sphere Worlds

5.10 Growing Your Empire

5.11 Improving and Modifying Planets

5.12 Improving and Modifying Systems

6.0 Ships and Bases

6.1 Attack and Defense Ships

6.2 Support Ships

6.3 Ship Management

6.4 Supply and Resupply

6.5 Repairing

6.6 Retrofitting

6.7 Fleets

6.8 Training and Experience

6.9 Orders

6.10 Cloaking

6.11 Movement

6.12 Cargo

6.13 Bases

6.14 Ship ID

7.0 Space Combat

7.1 Ship Tactics

7.2 Fleet Formations

7.3 Attacking Ships

7.4 Capturing Ships

7.5 Analyzing Ships

7.6 Attacking Planets

7.7 Tactical Combat Specifics

7.8 Simultaneous Combat Specifics

7.9 Planet Blockades

7.10 Adapting to Win

8.0 Ground Combat

8.1 Ground Combat General

8.2 Capturing Planets

9.0 Units

9.1 Units General

9.2 Fighters

9.3 Troops

9.4 Mines

9.5 Drones

9.6 Weapon Platforms

9.7 Satellites

10.0 Systems and Sectors

10.1 Sight

10.2 Spaceports

10.3 System Facilities

10.4 System Defense

10.5 Stellar Manipulation

10.6 Storms and Nebulae

11.0 Diplomacy

11.1 Intelligence

11.2 Trade

11.3 Communications

11.4 Anger

11.5 Contact

11.6 Treaties

11.7 Alliances

12.0 Empire Management

12.1 Keeping Track of Things

12.2 Ministers

12.3 Waypoints

12.4 Game Interface

13.0 Happiness

13.1 Riots and Riot Control

14.0 The AI

14.1 Mega Evil Empire

14.2 AI tactics

14.3 Neutral AI Empires

15.0 Turn Sequencing

15.1 Simultaneous

15.2 Sequential

16.0 Multiplayer

16.1 PBEM

16.2 PBW

16.3 TCP/IP Games

17.0 Customizing the Game (Mods and Shipsets)

17.1 Popular Mods

17.2 Managing mods

17.3 Combining mods

17.4 Installing Mods

17.5 Installing Shipsets

18.0 Reference

18.1 Keyboard Shortcuts

18.2 Cheat Codes

18.3 Command Line Parameters