Gameplay

How Citadel plays. Start with Citadel for the overview, or Getting started before a first run.

Citadel	The game in one page: the loop, where to play, what persists.
Getting started	What a new captain should know before a first run.
Breach	The timed zone where everything is at risk.
Ship loss	What happens when a ship is destroyed.
Hangar	Stash, merchants, manufacturing and refitting between runs.
Ship fitting	The fitting grid: slots, ports, heat and signature.
Harpoon	The tool for loot, towing and machinery.
Contracts	The jobs factions offer.
Faction war	Enlisting with Ganden or TZHAL, and what the winning side gets.
Merits	How Merits are earned and lost, the ranks, and commanding NPCs.
Hubs	Ganden, Greylock and Zhat Kali.
Open economy	How player trade works and how it is settled.
Glossary	The words the game and the world use.