Tutorial NPCs exist to help you. They provide kind explanation about your environment. They can also be hired for your own purpose in order to provide help around your faction starting location. You can find them in each Civic Centre used as starting location for a specific race and the city containing it. Tutorial NPCs usually appear in yellow on your scanners.

Tutorial NPCs are spawned automatically. If one of them goes missing (killed, moved out of the city, or if a new starting location appears), new NPCs will appear after up to 24h.

All Tutorial NPCs have the same class skill and can be hired for free. If no hiring location is displayed then it means that kind of NPC is automatically spawned at locations selected by the Administration and therefore is not available to hire. The following tutorial NPCs are currently available:

	Combat NPC Type	Class Skills	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Description	Price	Wage Earner	Hiring Location
	Travel Information	Dexterity	1	2	2	Tells the player how to obtain transport off planet by directing them to the classifieds and transport factions.	5,000	No	Landing Pad, Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, Starport, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Join a Faction	Dexterity	1	2	2	Encourages the player to join a faction	5,000	No	Civic Centre, Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Darkness Messaging	Dexterity	1	2	2	Informs the player about darkness messaging and how to use it.	5,000	No	Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Stay away from suns	Dexterity	1	2	2	Warns the player about the dangers of flying into suns via a humourous story about his/her sons	5,000	No	Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	What is the force?	Dexterity	1	2	2	Teaches the player about the force and how to get tested.	5,000	No	Library, Temple, Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, Cathedral, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Locked Doors	Dexterity	1	2	2	Tells the player why so many facilities may not be entered in the city.	5,000	No	Civic Centre, Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Beware of Creatures	Dexterity	1	2	2	Teaches players about the dangers of approaching creatures.	5,000	No	Tavern, Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Aborting Hyperspace	Dexterity	1	2	2	Warns the player about the dangers of aborting a hyperspace trip.	5,000	No	Conference Centre, Command Centre, Government House, X7 Factory Station , Medical Factory Station
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Shuttle Service	Dexterity	1	2	2	NPC for the Shuttle Service	Admin-created	No	Not available
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Vehicle Merchant	Dexterity	1	2	2	Rents out vehicles to new players	Admin-created	No	Not available
		Speed	2	2	3
		Dodge	2	2	2
		Diplomacy	1	2	2
	Shop Keeper	Speed	2	2	2	An average sentient just trying to make their way through the galaxy by selling quality goods at honest prices.	10,000	No	Not available
		Perception	1	2	2
		Diplomacy	2	2	2
		Trading	1	2	3

An NPC Shuttle service is available in all starting cities from Shuttle Service NPCs. To use the service you must own, command or pilot a ship or space station in orbit. The shuttle is a one way service, from ground to orbit; each trip costs 1,225 credits and takes about 3 hours.

In the future it will be possible to use this service from any 'Shuttle Pad' facility built by transport groups.

A Vehicle Rental service can be used in all starting cities via the Vehicle Merchant NPCs found there. Cost of use is 1,045 credits; once paid you may use the vehicle for the duration of your stay on the planet.

In the future transport groups will be able to purchase these NPCs and place them in commerce facilities as well as supply vehicles for their NPCs and set the price (price may not exceed 1045 credits at this stage). They will also be able to place NPCs in starting cities to advertise their vehicle rental services.