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I downloaded pioneer.. However I have no idea how to actually get into the game.. Can somebody explain the process? I know this issue to all of you is ridiculous but bare with me..Thanks!

Hi, and welcome to SSC. Try posting in the Pioneer sub-forum - it'll get spotted there by the Pioneer guys.

Hi Willingfat.Firstly welcome to the SSC!If you look in the Pioneer directory there is a quick start guide, but here it is below: Getting started with PioneerThe principles of the game are largely the same as those of Frontier: Elite 2.You can buy and sell on the commodities market, take missions on the bulletinboard, buy and upgrade ships in the shipyard, when docked. Do all of this withthe mouse.The eight main console buttons are activated by the F1-F8 keys or the mouse.F1: Change view mode (cockpit/external/sidereal)F2: Use the map system.F3: Look at your own information.F4: Select targets, operate autopilot and communicate.The view direction can be controlled, with keys:KP 8: Front Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal UpKP 2: Rear Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal DownKP 4: Left Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal LeftKP 6: Right Camera / Rotate External/Sidereal RightKP 9: Top CameraKP 3: Bottom Camera / Roll External/Sidereal RightKP 7: Cockpit view forwardKP 1: Cockpit view rearward / Roll External/Sidereal Left+: Zoom in (external/sidereal view only)-: Zoom out (external/sidereal view only)Home: Reset zoom (sidereal view only)(NOTE: If you do not have a numeric keypad, please rebind the view directioncontrols from the View tab in the Settings screen)The next four buttons change function depending on the first four. Hover themouse over them to see what they do.F5 turns off the autopilot, and changes between manual flight and set speedflight.Flight controls are:Q: Roll leftW: Pitch forwardE: Roll rightA: Yaw leftS: Pitch upD: Yaw rightU: Ventral thruster (slide up)I: Aft thruster (go forwards)O: Dorsal thruster (slide down)J: Starboard thruster (slide left)K: Forward thruster (go backwards)L: Port thruster (slide right)In manual flight mode, the thrusters only fire when you tell them to.In "set speed" mode, the autopilot tries to keep your velocity vectorin the direction that your vehicle is facing, with a constant speed.Thruster controls still work in "set speed" mode, and override theautopilot while you hold the thrust key down."Set speed" controls:Enter: Set speed fasterRightShift: Set speed slowerYou can also steer the ship with your mouse while holding the right mousebutton.Use the cursor keys to move the camera in external and sidereal view. Insidereal view, use ',' (comma) and '.' (period) to roll the camera in place.To jump to another system, use the map (F2) and click on another system. Systemswith ports are labelled in blue. You need enough Hydrogen to get there, and itmust be close enough for your ship. F7 will start the hyperdrive.To fly to a station, press F4, and select one from the right. You can turn onthe autopilot with the buttons on the left.Trade is hard. Deliveries are fun, but can be hard. You can cheat extra money bypressing Ctrl+M.Press Escape while in-game (not the main menu) to open the settings screen.Here you can change screen res/fullscreen mode, language, controls and otherthings. Many options require you to restart Pioneer before they will takeeffect.Pioneer is alpha-quality software. Saved games are not guaranteed to load indifferent versions of Pioneer. The universe might not be the same in the nextversion of Pioneer. Anything can change. The game is not finished, and we wouldlike feedback. See README.txt to find out how to do that. Hope that helps you.

Welcome to the forums. As Geraldine suggests above or a post here [url]http://spacesimcentral.com/ssc/forum/23-pioneer/[/url]

Thanks guys! I can already see that is game has an awesome community.. I should have been more specific with my question however.. I need help with the process of actually getting into the game.. I downloaded all of the files and everything but I have no idea how to run the game lol.. I believe I saw some directions on how to do this but I'm not positive.. Thanks again!