How to play

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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


  • 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
    • (if you are running Visual Studio it is ALT+ENTER)
    • on some laptop you have to use your FN-key as well


  • F11 cheat/debug menu, press F11 while in game to discover. SP games only. Press ESC to exit. (added 2015-06-19)
  • use CTRL-key to redeploy more than one ship at once


  • to control your systems (labors and shipyards) just use arrow keys left and right to switch between the colonies
    • first click left or right will bring you to back to PRODUCTION
    • next click left or right changes the system
      • doesn't work if you select the system via dropdown list
        • to bring this function back to work just go to galaxy map and jump with double clicking a sector into one system -> than left/right does work again

Tips

  • build IMMUNOLOGY_CENTRE as soon as possible to each colony to get more growth rate
  • 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 is available to conquer systems (they have automatically troops onboard)
  • Empire's insignia top right shows at mouse over which human player has which race