Here's another. This one makes more sense in terms of story. (IE, going to mercury isn't what a new player would do.)
First, the manual has the opening story. Reading it will help, but it's not necessary.
I assume you know where the planets are located in the solar system. Head to Earth. When you get close to earth you'll zoom in and a red orb will move quickly towards you. You can not avoid it. Listen to it's message.
Earth itself is slave shielded and there's nothing you can do with it. So go to the space station and talk to Commander Hayes. He'll ask you for radioactives so go get some.
Got to Mercury. Do all scans on Mercury then send down a lander. Dodge the hazards and run over the radioactive mineral deposits you find. After you've picked up a few press your secondary button to recall your lander to the ship.
Return to the space station and talk to Commander Hayes again. It's a lengthy converastion. You'll need to go to the moon and poke around a bit. Use your lander's gun to kill the robots on the surface, collect some minerals if you like, and run your lander into what's generating the energy reading you spotted durring scans.
Go back to Hayes and tell him your findings and you'll be interupted by an attacking Illwrath, your first battle. However, this is a push over compared to later battles because this particular Illwrath is in a bad way. Choose your earthling cruser (not your main ship) point towards the Illwrath and press your primary weapon a few times into it. If by some miracle it survives, turn around and press thrust to get away from it before it gets too close, wait for your batteries to recharge, and fire again. Your missles will track so don't worry too much about aiming.
After the Illwrath is dead Commander Hayes will be more than willing to support your cause and the actuall game begins.
(A little hint, before you set out, sell your weapons system on your main ship. At this point they're of little use and will buy enough speed and turning upgrades to take the edge off the sluggishness of your main ship. Also, do not buy any more earthling crusers at this time.)
Now set off mining the solar system, returning to the space station to dump off your minerals. Do not miss the chance to go to Pluto. It's hard to see because it looks like a purple star on the western end of it's orbit, but trust me, that's the planet. Don't miss it, no matter what.
By now, you should be off. If you want to find a system that's rich in minerals go check out Alpha Centauri. Also, read the story line to find Vela, your home world (it's impossible to see on the main map without knowing where to zoom in). Aside from that, expore and follow the in game clues to save the universe!
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