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Hello to all,

after a couple of hours of playing I'd like to start an AAR about this game, I'm not an expert (I mean from the old title) and it is just to show how the game works.

So settings:
Screen Resolution no more than 1024*768

At the moment we can play only in Sandbox

Start easy [:D]

After the intro we can admire our Space Complex!

Looking forward to see where it goes. [:)]

To first mercury flight i guess...[;)]

First thing to check: Money
We have a surplus (+$428) but after every employ hired or structure built it will decrease rather quickly.

First thing to do: start a Program

At the beginning we have only three Program Categories to choose from, I selected the fisrt one: Earth Orbiting Research Satellites

Inside the Program Category we have several Programs, this time I want to follow the history and I selected "Sputnik"

Finally we have the Mission Configurations, in this case only two.

If we click on Info we get additional informations about the Mission selected, the Sputnik:

And the Extended.
It is a little more difficult and expensive but we can earn more Prestige points.

I opened the Program paying $525, we also have an advisor that strongly suggest to invest more money in R&D, of course!

Now we can start to research the Components, the first one is the rocket.
Actually we have 0% on Reliability and we have to start from the scratch.

Then we have to pick up the right guy for this job, ideally I will try to assign the scientist with the best Rockets skill (anyhow the game highlight in green the required skill).

We start with 5 "minds" but they skills are different in every game.

For the Satellite we need the "Space probes" skill, given that we have only 5 guys available I have to split them amomg the Components.

Then I open the "S.E.T. Center" to hire more personnel, we have to increase the gang with Scientists, Engineers and Technicians.
At the moment I cannot spend a lot of money therefore I will try to hire the best money/skill ratio that I can get.

Finally I can click on "End Season".

These guys rock because we have a wonderful 32% in the rocket Reliability and 16% in the probe!

Here the Bulletin GSA News, a quick summary about our previous actions.

Now I can add the new Scientists in the project, I made a little change putting 4 guys on the satellite component given that is behind respect the rocket.

Later I will need other structures but for this turn I prefer don't spend other money.

R-7 Booster: 54%
Sputnik: 32%

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