Asteroids

Asteroids is one of the Meorcl Quests in The Long Journey Home.

Description
The player gets intercepted by the Subbeq racemaster Ad-Malagh, who asks him to beat his time crossing an asteroid field. The player is directed to a nearby asteroid field, where he has to register at the Royal Asteroid Race Control. Depending on how the Meorcl starport is situated compared to the asteroid field, it might be an advantage to choose the closest docking point to start from. In doubt take the big one at the end of the starport and not the ones at its sides. It is basically unavoidable to use the ISS Ulysses to win the race, since it is the fastest ship. It also helps to have Impulse Drivers installed to be able to navigate a bit better. Starting from the ship, the player has to pass three checkpoints and head back to the starport. The player cannot use active weapons to make use of the boost.

Leaving the asteroid field during the race leads to disqualification and no reward.

Trivia
Aphla is an anagram of the Greek letter alpha.