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	* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Mycon, you can acquire the Sun Device without dealing with Eggshell fragments or any related sidequests.		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Mycon, you can acquire the Sun Device without dealing with Eggshell fragments or any related sidequests.
	* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Umgah, you can acquire the Talking Pet without possessing a [[Taalo Shield]].		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Umgah, you can acquire the Talking Pet without possessing a [[Taalo Shield]].
	* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig, you can acquire the Utwig Bomb without dealing with the [[Ultron]] ~~and Ultron parts at all~~.		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig, you can acquire the Utwig Bomb without dealing with the [[Ultron]] or any related sidequests.
	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.

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	* 1 [[Spathi]] (Fwiffo) (if you rescue him from Pluto), for a total of −8 transferrable crew (you lose 8 landing crew members, and the ship comes with just a captain).		* 1 [[Spathi]] (Fwiffo) (if you rescue him from Pluto), for a total of −8 transferrable crew (you lose 8 landing crew members, and the ship comes with just a captain).
	* 4 [[Pkunk]] ships once per year. You can get a total of 16 ships from them by following [[Getting Pkunk ships\|a careful plan]]; for a total of 112+infinite transferrable crew. Their resurrection ability can be abused for an endless source of new crew: if the ship enters the battle with just the captain, and gets destroyed and resurrects, it gets a full complement of 8 crew.		* 4 [[Pkunk]] ships once per year. You can get a total of 16 ships from them by following [[Getting Pkunk ships\|a careful plan]]; for a total of 112+infinite transferrable crew. Their resurrection ability can be abused for an endless source of new crew: if the ship enters the battle with just the captain, and gets destroyed and resurrects, it gets a full complement of 8 crew.
	* 4 [[Zoqfot]] ships after rescuing them; for a total of 36 transferrable crew.		* 4 [[Zoq-Fot-Pik\|Zoqfot]] ships after rescuing them; for a total of 36 transferrable crew.
	* 1 or 2 [[Druuge]] ships (13 or 26 transferrable crew), if you sell them up to two [[Deep_Child_Egg_Case_Fragments\|Mycon Eggcases]] and refuse to take the [[Rosy Sphere]]. You can sell one case for a ship and the other for the Rosy Sphere. If you sell both cases for ships, you will then need to rely on the [[Death_March\|Kohr-Ah massacre]] in one way or another in order to acquire the [[Precursor_Bomb\|Bomb]].		* 1 or 2 [[Druuge]] ships (13 or 26 transferrable crew), if you sell them up to two [[Deep_Child_Egg_Case_Fragments\|Mycon Eggcases]] and refuse to take the [[Rosy Sphere]]. You can sell one case for a ship and the other for the Rosy Sphere. If you sell both cases for ships, you will then need to rely on the [[Death_March\|Kohr-Ah massacre]] in one way or another in order to acquire the [[Precursor_Bomb\|Bomb]].
	* 3 Druuge ships, if you sell them the [[Portal Spawner]]; for a total of 39 transferrable crew.		* 3 Druuge ships, if you sell them the [[Portal Spawner]]; for a total of 39 transferrable crew.

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Minimalist challenge

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	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.
	* ~~You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr.~~ If you wait until the ~~Ilwrath are annihilated by~~ Kohr-Ah, you ~~will not~~ have ~~enough time~~ to complete the game ~~(the Kohr-Ah reach Earth in 10 days~~, and the Chmmr ~~force you to black out for~~ 14 days). Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Ilwrath, you can talk to the Chmmr without being intercepted by the Ilwrath. However, you would only have 10 days to complete the game, and the Chmmr steal 14 days from your schedule. Therefore you ''must'' acquire one of the Casters and trick the Ilwrath. Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash even after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.
	You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.		You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.

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	===Minimalist challenge===		===Minimalist challenge===
	Collect the absolute minimum number of items and ships. This relies on using the [[Death March\|Kohr-Ah death march]] to exterminate a number of species, so you don't need to deal with their respective petty problems.		Collect the absolute minimum number of items and ships. This relies on using the [[Death March\|Kohr-Ah death march]] to exterminate a number of species, so you don't need to deal with their respective petty problems.
	Technically, you will only need the [[Talking_Pet_(device)\|Talking Pet]], the [[Utwig Bomb]], ~~and~~ the [[Sun Device~~]].~~		Technically, you will only need the [[Sun Device]], the [[Talking_Pet_(device)\|Talking Pet]], and the [[Utwig Bomb]].
	* You do not need the Eggshell fragments or ~~to do~~ any sidequests~~, to acquire the Sun Device, if~~ you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the ~~Mycon.~~		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Mycon, you can acquire the Sun Device without dealing with Eggshell fragments or any related sidequests.
	* You do not need the [[Taalo Shield]] ~~to acquire the Talking Pet, if~~ you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the ~~Umgah.~~		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Umgah, you can acquire the Talking Pet without possessing a [[Taalo Shield]].
	* You do not need to deal with the [[Ultron]] and Ultron parts at all~~, if you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig~~.		* If you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig, you can acquire the Utwig Bomb without dealing with the [[Ultron]] and Ultron parts at all.
	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.
	* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game. Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.		* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game (the Kohr-Ah reach Earth in 10 days, and the Chmmr force you to black out for 14 days). Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.
	You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.		You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.

	If you have minimal thrusters, and do not pick up the [[Portal Spawner]], you will need to fight the Kohr-Ah ships, which can now be found all over the galaxy as their influence spheres move around. The Probes will only have a maximum of 8% encounter rate, unless you never visit the starbase (in which case it is 100%).		If you have minimal thrusters, and do not pick up the [[Portal Spawner]], you will need to fight the Kohr-Ah ships, which can now be found all over the galaxy as their influence spheres move around. The Probes will only have a maximum of 8% encounter rate, unless you never visit the starbase (in which case it is 100%).

	In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but ~~this is not really feasible. The vanilla SIS ship~~ is ~~not really a match~~ to the enemies you encounter in the ~~end of the game~~.		In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but it is probably impossible to survive the various enemies you encounter using the SIS ship alone.
	Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 13 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning~~; it does not count adversely towards the minimalist challenge~~. ~~If you wanted to avoid the~~ radioactive deposit, you ~~would have~~ to ~~ignore~~ the Starbase ~~as well~~ (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. The ~~fastest~~ way ~~to idle~~ is to head ~~towards~~ the quasispace portal~~, and enter~~. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. If you ~~want to idle in the solar system of Delta Centauri instead, you save~~ 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but ~~you need to idle 10 hours instead of 2 hours in order to elapse the 4 years necessary to get~~ the death march ~~started~~.		Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 13 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning. You must pick up a radioactive deposit, unless you want to avoid the Starbase alltogether (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. If you want to minimize fuel consumption, you need to idle in a star system for 10 hours of real time (4 years of ingame time). The faster way is to head enter the quasispace portal. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. This choice will cost you 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but the death march begins much sooner: only two hours of real time waiting are required.

	Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.		Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.

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	In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but this is not really feasible. The vanilla SIS ship is not really a match to the enemies you encounter in the end of the game.		In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but this is not really feasible. The vanilla SIS ship is not really a match to the enemies you encounter in the end of the game.
	Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 13 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning; it does not count adversely towards the minimalist challenge. If you wanted to avoid the radioactive deposit, you would have to ignore the Starbase as well (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. The fastest way to idle is to head towards the quasispace portal, and enter. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. If you want to idle in the solar system of Delta Centauri instead, you save 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but you need to idle 25 hours instead of 5 hours in order to elapse the 4 years necessary to get the death march started.		Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 13 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning; it does not count adversely towards the minimalist challenge. If you wanted to avoid the radioactive deposit, you would have to ignore the Starbase as well (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. The fastest way to idle is to head towards the quasispace portal, and enter. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. If you want to idle in the solar system of Delta Centauri instead, you save 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but you need to idle 10 hours instead of 2 hours in order to elapse the 4 years necessary to get the death march started.

	Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.		Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.

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	In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but this is not really feasible. The vanilla SIS ship is not really a match to the enemies you encounter in the end of the game.		In an ideal minimalist challenge, you might have no escorting ships at all, but this is not really feasible. The vanilla SIS ship is not really a match to the enemies you encounter in the end of the game.
	Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 19 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning; it does not count adversely towards the minimalist challenge. If you wanted to avoid the radioactive deposit, you would have to ignore the Starbase as well (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. The fastest way to idle is to head towards the quasispace portal, and enter. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. If you want to idle in the solar system of Delta Centauri instead, you save 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but you need to idle 25 hours instead of 5 hours in order to elapse the 4 years necessary to get the death march started.		Realistically, you might still want to get Fwiffo, collect a single 13 unit Uranium deposit of radioactives from Mercury, and sell the Cargo Bay, the Earthling Cruiser, and the Ion Bolt gun, to get enough RU (6553) for a full set of thrusters and three extra turning jets, so that you can at least outrun any ship in the Hyperspace. Fully crew the SIS (as backup crew for Fwiffo) and Fwiffo's ship as well. You can afford a few units of fuel too. Alternatively, you might want to get a few extra fuel tanks instead of turning jets, so you are less often vulnerable while waiting for the Melnorme to show up. All of these (except the radioactive deposit and Fwiffo's ship) are resources that the game gives to you in the beginning; it does not count adversely towards the minimalist challenge. If you wanted to avoid the radioactive deposit, you would have to ignore the Starbase as well (see No-starbase challenge). You cannot sell the Crew Pod (worth 2150, including the crew), because you need to be able to crew Planet Landers. Harvest enough lifeforms from [[Delta Centauri]] II-A, and thus you can have the Melnorme resupply you with fuel. Alternatively you collect nothing, and hope that the Melnorme strip anything but your planet lander (hopefully one of the spare turning jets). Then just idle several years. The fastest way to idle is to head towards the quasispace portal, and enter. Time passes in quasispace as fast as in hyperspace, but you will not get encounters. If you want to idle in the solar system of Delta Centauri instead, you save 13.2―20.5 units of fuel depending on route, but you need to idle 25 hours instead of 5 hours in order to elapse the 4 years necessary to get the death march started.

	Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.		Approximate total need of fuel in the challenge from begin to end: 270―300 units depending on route (assuming the Portal Spawner is not acquired). This estimate relies on using the naturally occurring Quasi-space portal from time to time.

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Notes and recerences

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	[[Category:Game mechanics]]		[[Category:Game mechanics]]

	==Notes and ~~recerences~~==		==Notes and references==
	{{note\|1}} Star Control II TAS: http://tasvideos.org/1493S.html , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDVKVwnBKWg		{{note\|1}} Star Control II TAS: http://tasvideos.org/1493S.html , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDVKVwnBKWg

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	* You do not need the [[Taalo Shield]] to acquire the Talking Pet, if you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Umgah.		* You do not need the [[Taalo Shield]] to acquire the Talking Pet, if you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Umgah.
	* You do not need to deal with the [[Ultron]] and Ultron parts at all, if you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig.		* You do not need to deal with the [[Ultron]] and Ultron parts at all, if you wait until the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Utwig.
	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have ~~105~~ days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (~~101~~ days if the Pkunk have migrated~~; 81 days if the Ilwrath also no longer exist~~). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 97 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (81 days if the Pkunk have migrated). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.
	* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game. Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.		* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game. Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.

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	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 105 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (101 days if the Pkunk have migrated; 81 days if the Ilwrath also no longer exist). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 105 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (101 days if the Pkunk have migrated; 81 days if the Ilwrath also no longer exist). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.
	* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game.		* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game. Interestingly enough, the Ilwrath can still be sent to fight the Thraddash after the Thraddash have already been annihilated.
	You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.		You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.

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	** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 105 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (101 days if the Pkunk have migrated; 81 days if the Ilwrath also no longer exist). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.		** After the Utwig have been annihilated, you will have 105 days of time to beat the game before the Kohr-Ah scorch the Earth (101 days if the Pkunk have migrated; 81 days if the Ilwrath also no longer exist). Without the Portal Spawner, it will cut ''very'' close even at full thrusters.
	** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.		** If you must have an Utwig vessel, the least-effort way is to get the Clear Spindle from Pkunk homeworld, loot the Rosy Sphere for free after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Druuge, and loot the Aqua Helix after the Kohr-Ah exterminate the Thraddash. Talk to the Supox to receive Ultron (or loot it after the Kohr-Ah exterminate them), fix it, and hand it over to the Utwig. Ask the Utwig for help at their homeworld, and they will give you four ships. This option is only available when the Death March has already begun. Helping the Utwig will still get you a Bomb without having to deal with the Druuge, because the Druuge were already exterminated, but it hardly counts as minimalist.
			* You do need to trick the Ilwrath (and hence need one of the Casters) in order to talk to Chmmr. If you wait until the Ilwrath are annihilated by Kohr-Ah, you will not have enough time to complete the game.
	You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.		You will also need one [[Planet Lander]] and at least one crew member, to pick up the Bomb and the Sun Device.