Beginners guide

Currency
There are two basic forms of currency in this game.
 * 1) Gold. This is used for buying basic ships and all ship-based system upgrades. This can be acquired either in the store or by playing matches. This may also be acquired through daily quests, league advancements, or tournament rewards.
 * 2) Crystals. This is used for buying stronger ships and stronger weapons. This can also be acquired in the store or by watching ads or even through daily quests. This is the in-game premium currency.

Ships
You will start out with the frigate "Predator". It is a modest little ship that allows a turret, a missile and an accessory slot. All ships have a various number of slots to mount weapons, accessories, super-heavy weapons, or torpedoes.

Weapons
Weapons come in turrets, missiles, torpedoes or cannons.

All weapon systems will have a DPS characteristic. That stands for Damage Per Second. All weapons will also have a reload time which means it will not fire during this time.
 * 1) Turrets: These weapons fire automatically at a range of 4km. As long as you are targeting a ship within range it will shoot. All turrets have unlimited ammunition but can have a reload time varying from a few seconds up to 10 seconds.
 * 2) Missiles: Missiles can normally be fired from 5km away. These are manually launched by clicking the missile icon (excluding the medium missiles launcher which fire automatically upon aiming) on the bottom right hand of your screen. All missiles have a reload time between 15 and 30 seconds and most only have a certain number of shots.
 * 3) Torpedoes and cannons: Torpedoes and cannons will not be available to you until later and cannons are covered in the weapons section. Torpedoes are a one-off single shot weapon that can deliver devastating damage to the enemy, they can be fairly rare in the parts shop, and can possibly be received in league rewards or the 3 day tournaments.
 * 4) How do we get super heavy weapons? They can show up in the shop for a somewhat reasonable crystal price, or awarded for ranking up.