The Combat is the same for all ships. The only difference you'll notice is the text color changes. This indicates which team you are on in that particular game.

To access the Combat HUD

The sector you are currently in is shown in the upper-left corner of your Combat HUD. To see where this sector is in relation to other sectors, view the

At the upper center of the Combat HUD, your chat messages will appear. You will receive not only chat messages from your team but also status messages from your automated stations, miners, and constructors. For details on chatting, access Gameplay: Communications:

Over the course of a game, you will receive command objectives from your commander, if your game has one. Pending and accepted commands are shown in the upper-left corner of your HUD.

When a commander gives you an objective, it appears in the message stream, and the Objective Pending icon appears in the upper-left corner. Once you accept that command, the Objective Accepted icon appears and you'll receive an Auto-Pilot Engaged audio cue.

For details on commanding, access In-Game Screens:

For details on accepting commands, access Gameplay: