Just bought the game -- brief plea for help

[tinkthank]

Thank you.

a. No, I am certain I am not hitting any key combo like that. In fact, I made sure, and left the game running and went out to the store and bought some beer, and sure enough, when I came back, it was minimized.
b. Am pretty sure I didnt get any adware/spyware, although it is technically possible that in the brief time it took me to DL the .ISO file, someone hacked me, but veeeery unlikely. Also, it happens when I am completely offline (took my laptop outside to test).

thank you

[Shadowcat]

Re: the different missions.

The scoring *is* scaled, but it's a litle more complex than you were thinking.

As mentioned above, each mission type has different goals. Read the mission briefing, and make sure pay attention to the values of items (as roughly indicated by the number of coins) as you travel the sector. Scientists and Military types do not value things equally! (and those pesky aliens are smart enough to know what to charge the most for regardless of your career choice, it would seem!)