ISS Vanguard — Tutorial

Click NEW CAMPAIGN on the title screen. The game places you on the Bridge screen, orbiting Kepler-7f.

You start with: Hull 17/20 · Fuel 8 · Supplies 7 · Morale 6 · Science 4 · Artifacts 2

STEP 2 — READ THE BRIDGE SCREEN

Left panel — Ship Status: hull bar, six ship sections, resources, crew cards.
Center panel — Current planet, phase tabs, active missions.
Right panel — Mission log, active research, quick action buttons.

STEP 3 — SELECT A CREW MEMBER

Click a crew card in the left panel to select them. The card highlights in cyan.

For the Science mission, select Cmdr. Reyes (Science 4).
For the Recon mission, select Ens. Nakamura (Recon 4).
For Engineering, select Lt. Okafor (Engineering 4).
For Security, select Sgt. Volkov (Security 4).

Each crew member has 2 actions per turn shown as orange pips.

STEP 4 — ENTER THE ACTION PHASE

Click the ACTION tab in the phase row below the campaign header, or click the button on the planet card. The mission grid and dice pool appear.

STEP 5 — ATTEMPT A MISSION

With a crew member selected and the ACTION phase active:

Click a mission card once to select it (border highlights).
Click the same mission card again to attempt it (triggers a dice roll).
The log panel shows the result: Strong Success (+2 progress), Success (+1), Partial (+1 with cost), or Failure.

Warning: Wrong crew = instant failure. Cmdr. Reyes cannot attempt Security missions effectively. Each attempt costs 1 Supply regardless of outcome.

STEP 6 — DRAW AN EVENT CARD

Click the EVENT phase tab (or the Draw Event button). A card modal appears with 2–3 choices.

Read the description carefully.
Click a choice button to resolve it. Choices with "roll" in the name trigger a dice check.
The outcome (success/partial/failure) determines rewards and consequences.

STEP 7 — END YOUR TURN

Click END TURN (green button in Quick Actions). This:

Spends 1 Fuel (Upkeep).
Resets all crew action points to 2/2.
Applies morale decay if hull is below 6.
Heals crew if Medical Nanobots tech is unlocked.
Auto-saves the game.

STEP 8 — EXPLORE THE SURFACE

Click the Explore tab in the header. The planet surface hex map appears.

Dark hexes are unrevealed. Click an unknown hex → Scan Region (costs 1 Fuel).
Revealed 💎 Resource hexes: click → Harvest Fuel (+2 Fuel, hex depleted).
Revealed hexes: click → Explore to roll Recon and earn rewards.

STEP 9 — REFUEL

When Fuel drops below 4, use the orange ⛽ Refuel button on the Bridge or Explore screen.

Best option	When available
Planetary Deposit (+4 Fuel)	Fuel-rich worlds only (Vega-4, Sol-9)
Resource Hex (+2 Fuel)	After revealing a 💎 hex on Explore screen
Fuel Synthesizer (+3 Fuel)	After unlocking the tech (costs 2 Supplies)
Supply Conversion (+2 Fuel)	Emergency only (costs 3 Supplies)

STEP 10 — ADVANCE TO THE NEXT PLANET

Complete all four missions on Kepler-7f. A CHAPTER COMPLETE modal appears with bonus resources. Open the Star Map tab. Click Vega-4 to travel (costs 3 Fuel).

Action	How
Select crew	Click crew card in left panel
Attempt mission	Select crew → ACTION phase → click mission card twice
Draw event card	EVENT phase → Draw Event button
End turn	END TURN button (Quick Actions, right panel)
Refuel	Orange ⛽ Refuel button (Bridge or Explore screen)
Repair ship section	Click section row in Ship Status → Repair button
Research tech	Research tab → click available tech card
Travel to next planet	Star Map tab → click unlocked planet node
Save game	💾 Save button on Ship Status panel header

ISS VANGUARD — TUTORIAL

STEP 1 — START A NEW CAMPAIGN