Strategy
A limited supply of energy is available for phasers and shields, so it may be necessary to stop at a space station to resupply. On advanced levels of difficulty, time efficiency become a crucial factor. There is generally only enough mission time to make one or two stops at starbases, so it becomes important to aim torpedoes accurately and carefully manage energy supplies. It may be better to slightly overestimate the amount of phaser power needed to destroy a Megaton in one shot rather than risk having to take a second shot. To save energy, most expert commanders try to use torpedoes whenever there is an unobstructed path to the enemy (although some like to keep a few torpedoes on hand in case phaser banks get damaged in combat).
It is also important to avoid collision courses when navigating. Even though the Columbia will automatically stop before hitting any object, the aborted maneuver wastes precious mission time.
Destroying a starbase normally leads to the message, "STARFLEET COMMAND REVIEWING YOUR RECORD TO CONSIDER COURT MARTIAL!" However, destroying the last starbase left in the universe leads to the message, "THAT DOES IT, CAPTAIN!! YOU ARE HEREBY RELIEVED OF COMMAND AND SENTENCED TO 99 STARDATES OF HARD LABOR ON CYGNUS 12!!".
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