love this game a little like oblivan mixed with sims lol hints: just buy all shops and houses its the fast way to get money in the game (as well as a acement). weapons the enforcer is great + if you like axes get one with 2 augment slots then go wild. flame+lucky. quick note being married on the game suks so marrie the never come home she will devoce you but this gets you the married acement.

This game takes a while to get used to but once you do its fun. a few hints: The leavel where you have to "protect" the medical ships (Enterpise era) just stay to the left the Green ships (lol) attack from there star base on the left side of the screen. they will attack 2 at a time so having 4 ships at this time is a must. 3 Posiden (like the ship you help out of the nedula in the frist mission) and the Enterprise will get you thou .oh and another thing the yorktown class ( the last b ship on the ship selctor in Enerprise era) suks its slow and realy not that powerfull. and the mission where you help the star base in wich you meat a lot of little green ships. it helps if you wait till a lot of them are near the mines and then hail them (this will also get you a a nice achment) and once the pleage carries unclock just power down your engins get behind them and open fire with torpedos and phasers (oh another thing at this time you have no shild so go ahead and give all power to the weapons). when you finly get to the next gen. the first mission is easy just blow away the rocks and move the plat forms around. ships i recomed if you lost one or 2 thou the tos era the apollo refit is perfet for this mission since there fast and easy to aim. tractor the platforms in place alot faster using this ship. good luck