▁regarding ▁star ships , ▁space ▁combat , ▁and ▁faster - than - light ▁travel . ▁Star find er ▁retain s ▁the ▁traditional ▁fant asy ▁races ▁as ▁choices ▁for ▁players ▁( for ▁example , ▁el ves , ▁d war ves , ▁and ▁or cs ), ▁but ▁offers ▁a ▁different ▁set ▁of ▁races ▁as ▁the ▁standard , ▁including ▁the ▁re pt ilian ▁v esk ▁and ▁rat - like ▁y s oki , ▁while ▁also ▁offering ▁several ▁non - trad itional ▁choices ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁" se ven - ar med ▁star fish ". ▁Star find er ▁also ▁introdu ces ▁a ▁new ▁array ▁of ▁ 7 ▁character ▁classes ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁choose ▁from , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁further ▁custom ized , ▁and ▁body ▁augment ations ▁which ▁can ▁give ▁different ▁ab ilities . ▁Star find er ▁is ▁designed ▁so ▁that ▁content ▁from ▁Path find er ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁converted ▁to ▁Star find er ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a ; ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁gu idel ines ▁on ▁converting ▁characters ▁and ▁mon sters ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁systems . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁game ▁mechan ics , ▁Star find er ▁also ▁shares ▁its ▁setting ▁with ▁Path find er . ▁Star find er ▁is ▁set ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁after ▁the ▁planet ▁that ▁Path find er ▁is ▁set ▁on , ▁G olar ion , ▁has ▁myster iously ▁disappeared ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁called ▁" The ▁G ap ". ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁during ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁is ▁lost , ▁prevent ing ▁players ▁from ▁returning ▁and ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁previous ▁events