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Depending on the player's chosen game mode, some of the other ships they meet while traveling through space will be real players as opposed to computer-controlled ships (NPC). This could be a friend which a player has agreed to rendezvous with, or another real player that is encountered by chance. | Depending on the player's chosen game mode, some of the other ships they meet while traveling through space will be real players as opposed to computer-controlled ships (NPC). This could be a friend which a player has agreed to rendezvous with, or another real player that is encountered by chance. | ||
Due to the gigantic size of the full-scale Milky Way galaxy, player encounters are very rare in deep space. Most players are found in the Bubble | Due to the gigantic size of the full-scale Milky Way galaxy, player encounters are very rare in deep space. Most players are found in the Bubble of inhabited space with around 20000 systems including [[Sol]]. | ||
All players are Commanders in the [[Pilots Federation]] – that is how they are distinguished from non-players. The prefix "CMDR" is visible before their names. The radar can also be used to distinguish a real player from AI controlled ships. A player shows as a hollow square or triangle (indicating stowed or deployed hardpoints) while an NPC ship appears as either a solid square or triangle. | All players are Commanders in the [[Pilots Federation]] – that is how they are distinguished from non-players. The prefix "CMDR" is visible before their names. The radar can also be used to distinguish a real player from AI controlled ships. A player shows as a hollow square or triangle (indicating stowed or deployed hardpoints) while an NPC ship appears as either a solid square or triangle. | ||