Short answers to the most common questions. If yours isn’t here, start with your first hour — it walks through the mechanics step by step.
General
Is it paid?
There is nothing to pay for right now: the game is open and guest entry is free. Everything the first hour needs is handed to you at the start.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The game opens from a link — there is nothing to install.
What can I play it on?
Mouse and keyboard on PC. On phones and tablets, two virtual sticks and on-screen buttons. Details in Controls.
Is this an MMO?
It’s a persistent world with other pilots, but not a crowd in one square. You can play alone, mine, build and defend, or go looking for a fight.
When is release?
There is no firm date, and we won’t invent one. The public plan is in Roadmap.
Account and progress
Do I need an account?
No. Guest entry works immediately. An account matters if you want to return from another device.
What if I sign in from another device?
A guest name is tied to this device. An account solves that: it survives a change of device.
What happens at the season boundary?
Territory and stockpiles begin again, while blueprints, standing, artifacts and appearance remain. It is a change of era, not a loss of progress.
What happens to my ships?
The design library and blueprints stay with you. The active ship is used in combat; losing a ship never costs you all progress.
Playing
Where do I start?
With your first hour: debris, cutter, first ore, beacon, base and relay. Eight steps, about an hour.
Why did my base stop producing?
Two common causes: unpaid upkeep or a power shortage. Check base and command post.
Why was I attacked while offline?
Sieges run in limited windows, and an offline defender can’t lose everything: integrity never drops below 25 and capture never rises above 75. There is no full offline wipe.
What do I do if the base is RUINED?
Repair the command post: 2,500 cr plus accumulated arrears. The repair restores integrity to at least 25.
Can I play without combat?
Yes, carefully: the economy is built on the tension between income and upkeep. Mining, the market and contracts are a full path if you’re ready to defend the base.
How much time per day?
The first loop takes about ten minutes. After that, a few minutes is enough to check the queue, the market and the siege window.
How quickly can I get back into a fight?
Two seconds. The starter cutter always comes back too, so you are never left without a ship.
Where can I see what is happening in the world?
On the Play page: how many pilots are around, who holds the systems, who owns the relays, and how calm a system is.
What next
- Glossary — unfamiliar terms.
- Online and the world — how the persistent world works.
- Story — why any of this exists.