How to play

Start Screen

		Select Single Player

Begin a new game

have a look to to do list#Features Overview, especially to columns like SinglePlayer or MultiPlayer.

see Manual#Startup

see Start Game Panel (for options like Galaxy size or Tech Level)

Tasks for the player

• control food - avoid starvation (so build farms just in time!)
• control labor pool and assign it
• sometimes control structures if they are online
• maybe make individual research assignments
• check everytime your ships to avoid wasting their time
• for expanding range maybe build a construction ship which can build an outpost
• check everytime that your shipyards are running
• check everytime your building queues: one turn left is too less, better 2 or 3 turn left (to avoid waste of industry)
• in MP: try to build shipyards as soon as possible to increase ships

Hotkeys

• F1 (it's Galaxy Panel) -> and then click on "Turn" (left top side) to finish a turn
• F2 System Panel: Production - Structures - Build List - ShipBuilding
• F3 Embassy Panel: Overview - Agreements - Inbox - Outbox
• F4 Science Panel: Research Matrix - Encyclopedia
• F5 Intel Panel: Colonies - Agents
• right mouse -> Pop-up Panel Access Menu

• 2x ESC goes to Start Screen (CONTINUE is available there)

• CRTL+ENTER in GalaxyView = END TURN

• CTRL+ "+" or "-" in GalaxyView zooms

• ALT+F12 changes between FullScreen- and WindowsScreen-Modus

Tips

• at diplomatic offers don't forget to SEND
• ships: right mouse -> select an order
• growth of population first goes to labor pool (bottom) -> put into buildings

see Manual#Game play tips

Multiplayer Tips

• it seems to be important to search for systems with dilithium and raw material. Systems with many moons are good for the building Moon Habitation
• with transport ships it might be available to conquer systems (don't know exactly)
• Empire's insignia top right shows at mouse over which human player has which race