Game Play
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  Game play starts in the starport. The port is the hub of all
  the major events inside the Mek Arena. Each of the main
  menu options are explain at length below.

  Starting players would be best off going to the arena and
  participating in Amatuer Night until they get some cash
  and some reputation.

  The Arena
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  The Arena is the center of combat activity in the Mek
  Arena. Here, pilots will risk life and limb in the pursuit of
  bigger profits. From the Arena menu, the player can enter
  into one of several contests.

  Players can only fight in the arena so many times a day. A
  bouncer will keep out any over-eager and over-active
  pilots.

  * Amateur Night
  This is where most pilots will begin their careers. Amateur
  Night allows any pilot to enter combat in an arena-owned
  mek against another arena-owned mek. This event gives
  the players a great opportunity to become familiar with
  mek combat without risking their own funds.

  * Light Class Battle
  Requires a pilot to be second level, but allows players to
  fight it out in bigger machines for bigger prizes.

  * Medium Class Battle
  Even more firepower! Pilots must be fith level to enter
  these contests.

  * Heavy Class Battle
  Battle it out with the big boys! Pilots must be seventh level
  to enter these massive meks of the line, but the reward is
  significant.

  * Player Challenge
  If you're feeling really brave, you can test your mek’s
  mettle against another player. You can win big prizes, but
  are risking a great deal of damage to your own mek if you
  lose.

  * Free For All
  You risk a lot with this one! Your mek is thrown into an
  arena with three random meka. The winner is the last one
  alive! A great reward for winners.

  Nicks Used Meks
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  Crazy Nick's is where players can buy and sell their meks.
  There are 250 total meks which are available to players,
  and players can have as many meks as they want until
  that point is reached.

  Selling meks returns eighty percent of their total value.

  Garage
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  The garage is where pilots go to get their meks taken care
  of. Inside the garage, the player may go to one of several
  different 'specialty' shops.

  * Armor Repair
  Mek armor and hull is repaired and replaced here. Armor
  costs 250 per point, and hull costs 500 per point. Neither
  armor nor hull can be sold back to the shop.

  * Chop Shop
  In here, players can freely buy any generally available
  equipment for their meks. Players can also sell off their
  mek components for eight percent of their worth.

  * Mek Selection
  Here, mek pilots choose which one of their owned meks
  they will use in the Arena or in Merc Missions.

  Bank
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  The starport has several ways of handling your finances.
  You can use a simple interest account (5% per day), or
  gamble in the much more lucrative stocks.

  Players can also transfer some of their funds to another
  player.