User Guide

Dossier on Planetary Representatives
To have a SIN agent perform a background investigation of a person, click on
DOSSIER. This will bring up a list of all the important people in the galaxy.
Choose a person simply by clicking on his or her name. When this is done, the
Executron will issue a confirming message. The first available agent will take
on this mission, which can be completed without his lcaving Harmony by using
the inter-galactic communications network.
When the mission is complete you will receive a message from the agent about
the results achieved, and any changes or updates made to the person’s dossier
can be read at the VID area.
Extortion Missions
To order a SIN agent to pressure someone for money, you must have previously
had SIN successfully compile a dossier. The stats/text box will display a list of
all those upon whom successful dossier missions have been carried out once you
have selected EXTORT. Click on the name of whoever you wish to have your
agents pressure. Please note that only those characters who have a “skeleton in
the closet” are susceptible to extortion. When you have chosen the object of the
extortion mission, the Executron will send you a confirming message. The first
available agent will take the assignment. Again, this can be done without the
agent having to leave Harmony. When contact has been made, you can receive
the reply at the MAIN panel. The person can either agree or disagree to your
terms. If they agree, the effect will be reflected in your status. However, most
people do not respond well to blackmail, so be cautious.
Reconnoitering Planets
To have an agent run a reconnaissance of a planet, first scroll the planet list
which appears in the stats/text box until the name of that planet appears in the
list. Then click on RECON, and then on the planet’s name. You will receive a
confirming message that the orders have been sent.
The first available agent will take the mission, but a reconnaissance of a planet
requires that the agent actually get to that planet. The agents cannot fly ships by
themselves, so you must move to the Military area and send a mission to the
planet to which you have ordered the reconnaissance. The agent assigned to the
reconnaissance mission will wait on Harmony until the first mission to the ap-
propriate planet becomes available. The agent will then board that mission auto-
matically.
When the agent has completed the reconnaissance, he will transmit the informa-
tion directly to Harmony from his present location, confirming that the mission
has been completed. Any new or updated information can be viewed via the
SECTOR MAP.
Insurgence Missions
You can send an agent to start a whispering campaign on another planet in sup-
port of Harmony’s struggle. Start by clicking on INSURG, and then click on the
planet’s name. You will receive a confirming message that the orders have been
sent.
Again, the first available agent will take the mission, but the insurgence of a
planet requires that the agent actually gets to that planet. The agent assigned to
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the insurgence mission will wait on Harmony until the first mission to the appro-
priate planet becomes available. The agent will then board that mission automat-
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ically.
When the agent has completed the insurgence mission, he will transmit a con-
firming message directly to you. If the public opinion of a planet is sufficiently
high, the leader of that planet may decide to assist Harmony in some way
against the Syndicate. However, the discovery of your subversive activities may
lead to quite the opposite effect.
When the Harmony fleet reaches the appropriate planet, the agent cannot shuttle
down to the planet if the Harmony fleet is engaged in battle. If the Harmony
fleet cannot orbit the planet without fighting, the agent will delay the assigned
mission.
When the mission is completed, if there is a Harmony fleet in orbit the agent
will have a standing order to rejoin the fleet. If there is not a Harmony fleet in
orbit, the agent will immediately request one, and every two months thereafter,
until you send a new mission to retrieve the agent. Again, the agent cannot re-
join the fleet if its ships are engaged in battle.
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