Where are the starbases?
Starbases are planet based equivalents of space based star stations. Manual appendix V (pzone.pdf) contains a list of all planetary mission zones, including starbases. Ausraider2 has tips for finding starbases: “(1) There is a building that MUST be tracked in the CVD named something like TER/MIL EARTH – which is the exact title of the earth base in the CVD. It MUST have the planet name included in the CVD title, for example EARTH – there are a lot of other un-dockables such as TER/MIL BUNKER. (2) It’s different looking from the rest – for example, on Earth it’s a funny looking thing; a distinct green colour with what looks like wings coming out the sides – it’s not in any other of the compounds – flashing or otherwise. (3) Most importantly, Tacscan mode switch key. This is actually how you find it regardless of Tacops. For example, Shuttle – scan [NID] must be in Topographical map mode in order to lock-on to the starbase so press the ‘J’ key until the ground map is displayed and simply
