Talking to Caractacus last night, I found out there was a lot of basic info that I was still missing about the game, even after all this time. Notably, foods, powerups and stims. There is a food guide on here that I've bumped up, and just thought I'd write a quick note about stims, for those like me who didn't know what they're all about.

I kept seeing people on guildchat saying 'Stim Cs on Talus' and just thought "oh, right"! Turns out there's a Rebel Forward Post shuttleport on some planets (I went to Naboo), and when you get there, go combatant (/pvp), and head towards a white waypoint that you'll see a click or so away. It's a PVP area and you'll go Special Forces the moment you enter. There's a small base camp with a bunker and some control terminals, populated by either Rebs or Imps. Basically, one factional side can fight to take over the base, and the longer you hold it, the better the goodies. Head down to the bottom of the bunker, and there's a white NPC in the far room. Talk to him/her and you can request a set of stims. These stims are unique and no trade, so you can only own one set of Stim As, one of Bs, one Cs etc at a time, with Es being the best (I think). I only picked up my first set last night and haven't really played with them yet, but as far as I can see they help with health & action regen/replenishment (although that could be completeley wrong! :p).

So if, like me, you never had a clue that any of this existed, head on over there, get yourself a set and try them out. Anything that gives you that little bit of edge has gotta be good, right? :)

Apologies if there are any glaring errors, omissions or random stupidity here - please feel free to correct me! Just thought it was important that everyone knows about this sort of 'basic' stuff.

Ish