🎯 Objective

Lead your faction to galactic dominance! Start from a single planet, develop your civilization through exploration and construction, build fleets, and conquer the galaxy.

🏠 Starting Out

• You begin on your home planet with no fleet - all factions start equal
• Complete tile scenarios to earn credits, materials, and technology
• Build structures like farms, mines, and research labs
• Build a Shipyard to unlock fleet creation and explore the stars
• Use 🌍 Planets button to manage your worlds before you have a fleet

⏱️ Real-Time Multiplayer

• No turns — everything happens in real-time
• Build structures and ships — they complete after a countdown
• Send fleets to explore and conquer — travel takes real-world seconds
• Resources generate continuously from your structures every 60 seconds
• Other players are active in the same galaxy — coordinate with your faction!

🖱️ Controls

• Left Click - Select stars, planets, or fleets
• Double Click - Zoom to selected object
• Right Click - Toggle auto-rotate / Fleet context menu
• Scroll - Zoom in/out | Drag - Rotate camera

🚀 Fleet & Combat

• Arrival Dialogue - when your fleet reaches a planet, choose to Claim, Attack, or Diplomacy
• Claim unclaimed or undefended planets to expand your empire
• Attack enemy planets to conquer them - defeat the defending fleet first!
• Fuel is consumed when traveling - blue lines show reachable destinations

🌀 Void Gates

• Black holes are void gates connecting distant regions
• Find Void Gate Keys from Void Rift scenarios to unlock them

💡 Tips

• Plan your turns carefully - you only get one action of each type!
• Build Shipyards first to start exploring the galaxy
• Watch AI factions - they develop and expand just like you
• Save often - use Save/Load to preserve your progress