Ships and equipment
Every hull from starter frigates to dreadnoughts, slot counts, weapon families and what to buy first.
Field manual
Orbital Blackout guides
Orbital Blackout is a free space MMO that runs in your browser — no download, no client. You fly for one of two nations, fight other players and the Xaruun, and lose the ship permanently if you do not make it home. These guides explain how that actually works before you launch.
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Hull archetypes, firing arcs and the flank burn
Chase, Broadside and Bulwark: where each hull hits hardest, what armour actually blunts, and how the Q burn changes a fight. With the same arc diagrams used in-game.
Read the guide →Sectors and the galaxy map
National space, contested rings and deep Xaruun territory — where the good ore is and what it costs you.
How to play
Controls, docking, banking cargo and surviving your first hour without losing the ship.
Fly it instead of reading about it
Free to play, runs in the browser, no install. Pick a nation and take a starter hull out.
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