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Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Get your empire running in 5 minutes with this condensed guide.

Step 1: Build Your Economy

Your first priority is resource production. Build in this order:

  1. Metal Mine to level 4
  2. Solar Plant to level 4 (provides energy)
  3. Crystal Mine to level 2
  4. Metal Mine to level 6
  5. Solar Plant to level 6
  6. Crystal Mine to level 4

Tip: Always check your energy. Mines consume energy - if you have negative energy, production stops!

Step 2: Unlock Key Buildings

Once you have basic resources flowing:

  1. Build Robotics Factory to level 2 (speeds up construction)
  2. Build Research Lab to level 1 (improves research speed)
  3. Build Shipyard to level 1 (build ships and defenses)

Step 3: Start Research

Research improves everything. Start with:

  1. Energy Technology level 1
  2. Combustion Drive level 1 (faster ships)
  3. Espionage Technology level 2 (spy on enemies)

Step 4: Build Your First Ships

With a Shipyard, you can build:

  1. Light Fighters - Your first combat ships
  2. Small Cargo - Transport resources between planets
  3. Espionage Probes - Spy on other players

Step 5: Expand

Once established:

  1. Research Astrophysics to colonize new planets
  2. Build a Colony Ship
  3. Send it to an empty planet slot
  4. Repeat the economy build on your new colony

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