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| <WRAP centeralign>====== Empire Tutorial ======</WRAP> | <WRAP centeralign>====== Empire Tutorial ======</WRAP> | ||
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| - | <WRAP justify>This small tutorial is meant to help you with the management of your empire, especially on the war side of things. You will learn how to manage ship production, manually invade sectors and handle control groups. | + | <WRAP justify>**This guide was aimed at the Beta 1. It's fairly outdated now but some parts are still indicative of the general gameplay as an empire. Screenshots ARE NOT representative of the current product.** |
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| + | This small tutorial is meant to help you with the management of your empire, especially on the war side of things. You will learn how to manage ship production, manually invade sectors and handle control groups. | ||
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| - | Start a new game and use the Default map. As you can see, you will start (you are in green on the map) near the Draths, the ISA and the AI core territories. The AI Core will be our main opponent here. While on this screen, be sure to disable the Swarm Queens as they are a factor of randomness that could be detrimental to this tutorial. | + | Start a new game and use the Default map. As you can see, you will start (you are in green on the map) near the Draths, the ISA and the AI Core territories. The AI Core will be our main opponent here. While on this screen, be sure to disable the Swarm Queens as they are a factor of randomness that could be detrimental to this tutorial. |
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| - | By default, all your empire is automatically managed by the AI system. However, given your precarious position next to the most agressive faction (Core), simply letting the game run will ensure your destruction. So, the first thing to do is to go in the [[UG:Empire Manager]] and **disable** all the managers except //Automate station building and expansion//. | + | By default, your empire is automatically managed by the AI system. However, given your precarious position next to the most aggressive faction (AI Core), simply letting the game run will ensure your destruction. So, the first thing to do is to go in the [[UG:Empire Manager]] and **disable** all the managers except //Automate station building and expansion//. |
| - | When done, your empire will still expand and build stations, but you'll be the one managing military production and handle the military fleets. | + | When done, your empire will still expand and build stations, but you'll be the one managing military production and handle the fleets. |
| - | Speaking of fleet, you start as a Battleship with several ships escorting you. First, order the constructor class ship to [H]alt so it can be taken over by the station building manager. Secondly switch your main ship to one of the frigate (E key by default when the said ship is selected). Finally, select the battleship and set it as the first control groups with [Ctrl]+1. | + | Speaking of fleets, you start as a Battleship with several ships escorting you. First, order the constructor class ship to [H]alt so it can be taken over by the station building manager. Secondly switch your main ship to one of the frigate (E key by default when the said ship is selected). Finally, select the battleship and set it as the first control group with [Ctrl]+1. |
| Now, locate your shipyard and open its menu, we'll need some warships and fast. | Now, locate your shipyard and open its menu, we'll need some warships and fast. | ||
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| - | If your expansion is smaller than that wait until you are in contact with the Drath empire and have the isolated sun under your control. When it's done, move your fleet toward that location. To do so, open the galactic map (F2), select the first control group (1) and right click the sector with the isolated sun. When done, deselect the fleet so you don't give it another order by mistake (minus [-] on the keypad). | + | If your expansion is smaller than that wait until you are in contact with the Drath empire and have the isolated sun under your control. When it's done, move your fleet toward this location. To do so, open the galactic map (F2), select the first control group (1) and right click the sector with the isolated sun. When done, deselect the fleet so you don't give it another order by mistake (minus [-] on the keypad). |
| Meanwhile, it's important to check more or less regularly your relation with the Draths. To do so, open your empire manager, go to the diplomacy tab and double click their name. | Meanwhile, it's important to check more or less regularly your relation with the Draths. To do so, open your empire manager, go to the diplomacy tab and double click their name. | ||
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| By now, two things should happen: | By now, two things should happen: | ||
| - | The AI Core should start eating your territory, do not try to defend it right now, those sectors by themselves are worthless, and defending them would cause them to allocated even more ships against you instead of sending them against their other enemies. This star is where you'll start your counter attack from. | + | The AI Core should start taking over your territory, do not try to defend it right now, those sectors by themselves are worthless, and defending them would cause them to allocated even more ships against you instead of sending them against their other enemies. This star is where you'll start your counter attack from. |
| Also, a secondary shipyard should be built on the isolated sun (If not, wait for it). Same deal as with the first, queue up, add to your first control group, and loop 1 battleship and 2 cruisers. | Also, a secondary shipyard should be built on the isolated sun (If not, wait for it). Same deal as with the first, queue up, add to your first control group, and loop 1 battleship and 2 cruisers. | ||
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| - | If your fleet's sector is still empty, send your fleet toward the sector you're invading and order it to kill everything either with the attack/move order (control + right click) or with the patrol order (p). Micromanaging isn't really necessary, but it can reduce your losses a bit. You can also hop into one of the ships and help out yourself, here again, it's not necessary (but it's fun). | + | If your fleet's location is still empty from threats, send your fleet toward the sector you're invading and order it to kill everything either with the attack/move order (control + right click) or with the patrol order (p). Micromanaging isn't really necessary, but it can reduce your losses a bit. You can also hop into one of the ships and help out yourself, here again, it's not necessary (but it's fun). |
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| - | Your shipyards have been building fleets only for your control group until now, so you basically have no automated defense and attack ships ready in case of emergency. It's time to change that. Open one of your shipyards menu, and clear its building queue, also be sure that "allow the manager to use this shipyard" option is checked. Open the Empire Manager, and re-enable //Use shipyards to build military fleet//. It will ensure that automated military ships will patrol your territory and deal with intruders. | + | Your shipyards have been building fleets only for your control group until now, so you basically have no automated defenses and attack ships ready in case of an emergency. It's time to change that. Open one of your shipyards' menu, and clear its building queue, also be sure that "allow the manager to use this shipyard" option is checked. Open the Empire Manager, and re-enable //Use shipyards to build military fleet//. It will ensure that automated military ships will patrol your territory and deal with intruders. |
| - | From there, you can either head down toward their main systems, it will more heavily defended and dangerous especially if they got time to regroup. On the other hand, if you manage to take their 2 systems you'll have eliminated a major threat and gained a sizable chunk of very valuable territory. The other option is to mop up the sectors they have conquered, it's much easier and open a path toward the territory of the other factions, which can be both a good and a bad thing. | + | From there, you can either head down toward their main systems, it will be more heavily defended and dangerous especially if they got time to regroup. On the other hand, if you manage to take their 2 systems you'll have eliminated a major threat and gained a sizable chunk of very valuable territory. The other option is to mop up the sectors they have conquered, it's much easier and open a path toward the territory of the other factions, which can be both a good and a bad thing. |
| - | I'd suggest to try going to the AI Core main systems. When you have a choice about which sector to invade, always go toward (or for) the capital of this system, because once it's taken you have both removed a ship production facility, and taken a warpgate, making travel more difficult for them. | + | I'd suggest to try going to the AI Core main systems. When you have a choice about which sector to invade, always go toward (or for) the capital of this system, because once it's taken you have both removed a ship production facility, and taken a warpgate, making travel more difficult for them and much easier for you. |
| Also, always keep an eye on your //ship parts// reserves, when it reach 50 or less, your ship production will be severely reduced. And compare your military strength to the AI Core regularly (information is in the Empire Manager). Sometimes it's better to wait a bit for more ships to be produced than to rush in with a bunch of badly damaged ones. | Also, always keep an eye on your //ship parts// reserves, when it reach 50 or less, your ship production will be severely reduced. And compare your military strength to the AI Core regularly (information is in the Empire Manager). Sometimes it's better to wait a bit for more ships to be produced than to rush in with a bunch of badly damaged ones. | ||
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