▁player ▁can ▁also ▁communicate ▁with ▁other ▁ships , ▁obtain ing ▁information ▁about ▁supply ▁and ▁demand ▁of ▁comm od ities ▁on ▁different ▁plan ets , ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁get ▁miss ions ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁On ▁inhab ited ▁plan ets , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁ref uel ▁their ▁ship , ▁find ▁and ▁accept ▁miss ions , ▁trade ▁comm od ities , ▁buy ▁ships ▁or ▁ship ▁up gr ades , ▁and ▁h ire ▁esc ort s . ▁Each ▁planet , ▁" space port ▁bar ," ▁and ▁ship ▁or ▁ship ▁upgrade ▁has ▁associated ▁images ▁and ▁descri ptions . ▁ ▁Main ▁goals ▁The ▁player ▁starts ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁space ▁pilot ▁in ▁a ▁sh utt le craft , ▁out ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁pen ny ▁in ▁the ▁vast ▁and ▁unf org iving ▁galax y . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁ways ▁to ▁play ▁Nova ; ▁for ▁example , ▁a ▁starting ▁player ▁seeking ▁funds ▁can ▁become ▁a ▁tr ader ▁or ▁cou rier , ▁deliver ing ▁cargo ▁between ▁world s ; ▁become ▁a ▁pir ate ▁or ▁b ount y ▁h unter , ▁attack ing ▁and ▁dis abling ▁ships ▁to ▁ste al ▁their ▁money , ▁cargo , ▁or ▁the ▁ships ▁themselves ; ▁become ▁involved ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁story lines ; ▁or ▁even ▁conquer ▁the ▁galax y ▁by ▁sub j ug ating ▁world s . ▁ ▁Miss ions , ▁story lines ▁and ▁plot ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁six ▁major ▁story lines ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁particip ate ▁in , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁fa ctions : ▁Federation , ▁Reb ell