itted , ▁it ▁begins ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁Rh yl an or . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁sees ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁an ▁overhead ▁perspective ▁with ▁various ▁symbols ▁den oting ▁the ▁buildings ▁the ▁party ▁may ▁visit . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁may ▁also ▁travel ▁to ▁other ▁cities ▁or ▁even ▁traverse ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁surface ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁cities . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁issue ▁commands ▁via ▁hot keys ▁or ▁click able ▁icons ▁to ▁direct ▁party ▁members ▁to ▁move ▁around ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁surface , ▁interact ▁with ▁non - player ▁characters , ▁eng age ▁in ▁combat , ▁use ▁items ▁and ▁enter ▁buildings . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁issued ▁certain ▁commands , ▁the ▁member ▁whose ▁attributes ▁and ▁skills ▁best ▁qual ify ▁him ▁or ▁her ▁to ▁perform ▁it ▁automatically ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁may ▁override ▁the ▁autom ated ▁se lections ▁made ▁by ▁this ▁" P AL ▁system " ▁and ▁choose ▁another ▁member ▁instead ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁assigned ▁task . S cor p ia ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁p . ▁ 4 4 . ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁to ▁other ▁plan ets ▁is ▁accomplished ▁by ▁either ▁purch asing ▁a ▁ticket ▁ab o ard ▁an ▁inter stell ar ▁passenger ▁l iner ▁or ▁by ▁board ing ▁a ▁private ▁spaces hip ▁( if ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁happens ▁to ▁own ▁one ). ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁of ▁a ▁spaces hip ▁also ▁provides ▁the ▁party ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁ear n ▁money ▁by ▁trad ing ▁various ▁comm od ities ▁between ▁plan ets ▁or ▁by ▁attack