After saving up for years while doing hard labor on Planet Hyperion, you've finally managed to put a down payment on your very own spaceship. You'll have to keep flying to make your monthly mortgage payments, but there's plenty of ways to make credits in this sector. The newly revived Confederation pays good money even to ferry messages between systems, not to mention the riches that can be attained through speculative trading or mercenary work. And there's always something to scavenge out in the black.

Currently you are docked in Station Eurystheus, system F3. You are inside your ship, The [1], an Argive class [2].

1. ENTER SHIP NAME: _
2. CHOOSE SHIP CLASS:
>Nike Transport: Fast and fuel efficient, with a dozen small but cozy passenger cabins.
>Achilles Combat Frigate: Relatively cramped inside, but the most heavily armed ships of its class. A favorite of bounty hunters and entry level mercenaries--as well as the pirates they fight.
>Odysseus Freighter: The workhorse of independent merchant-traders. Its modular design allows for a wide array of builds, from tankers to prison hulks, and makes it the ship of choice for smugglers.