Captain's Chair

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Screens

The captain has several screens that give him information and summaries to accomplish the missions.

Objectives

The objectives screen gives the captain the tasks that need to be accomplished to complete the mission.

Ship Status

The status screen gives a summary of what the engineer can see.

Local Map

The local map shows what helm and tactical can see in local space in relation to the ship. It allows the captain to see results of scanning targets from tactical and to direct instructions to tactical and helm. The targets selected are mirrored on the tactical and helm screens.

Impulse Map

The impulse map displays the travel points in the local system. Your selected target is mirrored on the helm's impulse map.

Warp Map

The warp map shows the systems within the sector that the ship is able to travel to. Your selected target is mirrored on the helm's warp map.

Display Mode

Display mode selector screen allows you to choose what is displayed on the main view screen. There are options for exterior, target and magnified target views. There is also a switch to display navigation information on the main view screen.

Actions

Red Alert

This button informs the crew to prepare for combat.

Answer Hail

This button allows the captain to respond to communications that show on the main screen.