{"id":4093,"date":"2013-05-04T08:41:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T07:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/?p=4093"},"modified":"2013-09-26T11:32:22","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T10:32:22","slug":"star-command-tips-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/star-command-tips-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Command tips &#038; tricks to avoid frustration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Command is a frustrating, fiddly, poorly-thought-out attempt to put you in command of a starship. 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