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The interface is pretty intuitive: At the top of the page, you can see the Planet selection where your Homeworld and 8 possible Colonies are displayed with name and coordinates. You can select each of your planets by clicking on it, which will then be highlighted in blue.
Displayed in the top right corner are the current Resources for the selected planet, your game Credits balance, as well as the current game time. Note that the game time is the same for all players around the world. All in-game Notifications such as downtime, upgrades, maintenance, etc... will be based on game time.
Below you'll find the menu and the main screen. While the main screen will change accordingly to the section you selected in the menu, the menu itself will stay the same, the only difference being the highlight of the section you are currently viewing. The menu and main screen content are always related to the currently selected planet only, except for the Home section. Selecting another planet will change the planet you are currently viewing, but not your current menu selection. As an example: If you are in the Buildings section of your Homeworld and select one of your colonies, the main screen will change to display the colony's Buildings section. That way you can check each section for each planet one after the other, without having to select the section again after you select another planet.
The StarFleet menu is divided into 3 groups:
- The General Menu, which allows you to access your empire as a whole.
- The Planetary Specific Menu, which allows you to access specific areas of the Planet you have currently selected.
- The Support Menu, which is a valuable source of information related to the game.
General Menu
On the right end of the menu, you can also access your game Messages, your Alliance Message forum, and your Buddies list.
Home 
The Home page gives you an overview for your currently selected Planet. Here the main screen is split in two sections:
On the left side, you will see the following details and options of the planet:
- Name and Coordinates.
- The used and available Fields.
- The temperature range.
- A rename button.
- A button to abandon this planet.
On the right, you can see the planet's current activity:
- Missions progress.
- Buildings construction progress.
- Research progress.
- Incoming and outgoing Transports.
- Incoming and outgoing Deployments.
- Attacks to and from the planet.
- A history of the Resources gathered from recent battles.
All Planets
In the All Planets screen, you can get a quick Overview of all of your planets at once. The information is separated in different columns:
- Planet picture.
- Name, coordinates and used and available fields.
- Mine levels.
- Ships waiting in orbit.
- Tasks in progress.
Note: Dwelling your mouse over an incoming status bar will show the resources inbound, if there are any.
Crew 
The Crew section allows you to invite new players to the game who have not played Starfleet Commander in the past. When a person accepts your request to join the game, you will receive a message telling you so and gain a new crew member. Don't forget to add them to your Buddies if you wish so, as this does not happen automatically. Your total Crew Points are displayed at the top of the main screen.
Crew points serve no other purpose than to unlock Missions, check the Tech section to see how many points you need for each mission.
Each crew member functions like a combination of all Droids available in the game, with a few advantages:
- They can be assigned to Mines, the Research Lab and other Buildings.
- They provide a 4% bonus instead of the regular 2% from other droids.
- They provide 3 Crew Points, unlike the Crew Droid which only provides 1.
You will also notice that the 3 Crew Points are provided at all times, even if the member is assigned to a specific task. If one of your Crew members decides to stop playing the game, you will keep him as a member even after his account has been deleted past the 35 days of inactivity limit.
Note that you can only send a limited number of requests, which also depends on the number of Gifts you have not used in a day. This is a limitation by Facebook, but it can easily be bypassed by just sending your friend the link provided on that screen.
Fleets 
The Fleets section gives you a detailed overview of all fleets that are currently in use. It also lets you manage the ships that are waiting in orbit of the currently selected Planet, the total amount of possible fleet slots and how many being are used, hired Admiral bonus of +1 fleet slot included. The section can be divided in two:
Active Fleets Status You will have two lines for each fleet, one for the first leg of the trip, one for the second leg. The details are as follows:
- << indicates the return trip.
- Time left for the trip. Note that the return trip also includes the first leg.
- Type indicates what type of mission the fleet is doing.
- Origin displays the name and coordinates of point of origin.
- Destination displays the name and coordinates of the destination point.
- This column shows what ships are part of the fleet.
- Actions gives you different options for the fleet, this depends on the type of trip.
Assemble Fleet
Allows you send a custom fleet to a specific destination and mission. You can either enter the Target coordinates manually, or select one of your Planets as the destination.
Below your planets, you can select which and how many ships you want to be part of your custom fleet, at which speed they should travel and if you want them to transport resources.
When assembling your fleet, the distance, duration and consumption of the flight will be automatically modified when you change the destination.
Now you just have select the kind of mission the fleet has to perform and hit the Dispatch Fleet button to the right.
Tech 
The Technology screen is basically a tech-tree, showing everything you can build and do within the game and the requirements to do so. When the requirements are met, they will be displayed in green, unmet requirements are displayed in red.
Galaxy 
The Galaxy screen shows you the solar system in which your planet is and allows you to browse other systems and galaxies. More detailed informations can be found on the Galaxy Screen page.
Gifts Gifts
Gifts are a way of helping your friends and yourself out in Starfleet commander.
You can choose between 10 minutes of ore, crystal or hydrogen to send as a gift to a friend. This means that you will send 10 minutes worth of your total mine production (from all your planets) to your friend and to yourself if he accepts. Click the Send Gift button to open a window of all your facebook friends. Choose the friends that you want to bestow your gift upon and click on the Send Gift verification button.
Your friends will be notified through facebook that you have sent them a gift of 10 minutes of production for the selected resource. There is a limitation on how many people you can gift each day, based on how many facebook allows various applications.
Leaders 
The Leaders page is where you can see how you and your Alliance compare to the rest of the players in the universe. More detailed informations can be found on the Leaders page.
Store 
The Store is where you can get yourself a little edge over other players by buying and spending game credits. More detailed informations can be found on the Store page.
Planet Specific Menu
Missions
Beside the mines the most used way of earning resources without attacking other players. A detailed list of missions and their requirements can be found on the Missions page.
Buildings
Buildings are the structures you create on your planet to help you develop your empire. A detailed list of buildings and their function can be found on the Buildings page.
Research
Research is one of the most important part of the game. It allows you to unlock new units, buildings and technologies. Details on the available fields of research can be found on the Research page. For a better overview on all requirements you can check the in-game Technology tree.
Shipyard
The shipyard is where you can build all the different Ships. Details on the shipyard can be found on the Shipyard page.
Defense
Defenses are stationary structures built on your planets to help defend against enemy attacks. Details on available Defenses can be found on the Defenses page.
Factory
The factory is where you will be able to build the various Droids that will give you various advantages. For details on all the droids check out the Factory page.
Workers
This is the place where you can assign your droids and your Crew members to specific tasks. Check out the Workers page for more details.
Support
This menu is located at the bottom of each page.
Support
This is your way of contacting the people behind Starfleet Commander, the Blue Frog Gaming developer team. If you encounter bugs or problems with the game, this is what you should use.
Rules
Since Starfleet Commander is not only a game, but a community, there are certain rules to be followed so that the game stays enjoyable for everybody. The complete list of rules can be found on the Rules page.
Wiki
Clicking the Wiki link will take you to these helpful wiki pages.
Message Board
Clicking the Message Forum link will bring you to the official Starfleet forums where you can ask questions, discuss tactics, brag of battles, offer suggestions, or just get to know your fellow players. These forums also have rules, so please abide by them, your fellow forumers will be grateful. Also do not use the forums to post bugs or problems, but use the Support link.
FAQ
Clicking on the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) link will bring you to a screen that answers many popular questions asked by players.
Options
The Options page allows you to select various settings in the game like diplomacy mode or planet mode. The detailed list of Options can be found on the Options page.
