2 Day step-by-step guide
Step 1- First click PLANET from the main menu links.
Step 2- Now click Planet list off the sub-menu (this menu appears after the main PLANET link has been pressed and will appear directly below the main link) After this screen loads click the picture of your homeworld planet to go to it.
Step 3 - From here click Available Buildings, ... Under each buildings pictures there are 4 links, first on the left is for constructing the building second is for upgrading an existing building, third is for buying the missing resource if you don't have them, and the fourth is a help screen telling you about the building,...
Picture 1 shows the look of a building on the “Existing Buildings” Page, Picture 2 shows a building on the “Available buildings page”.
Click on the first link (build) to start construction of your outpost.
Step 4 - Click main menu link RESEARCH now. Here you will find all the research your empire can do. I suggest always trying to keep a research running and always do the lowest RP cost available, Propulsion Chemical Drive Rockets is a good one to start with.
Step 5 - Return to you HW planet now. (Planet menu, planet list, click that pic again) You should build:
1. Ore mine
2. Ore Refinery
Step 6 - While your waiting for your researches and buildings to finish, you should start harvesting blocks. To do this you need a Block Harvester. Build the ship at your HW planet. Click “ship construction” which will give you some new options. Select ‘Exploration’ and click the harvester of your choice (You should note that level 2,3 and 4 harvesters have a token cost). Click ‘Train’ for the harvester of your choice - a pop up will appear, press ok.
I suggest getting the lvl 3 block Harvester it costs 4 tokens but lets you harvest better blocks from asteroids at a speed that isn't too slow. For more information on Tokens and Token ships go here:
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Step 7 - Next time you log in your first research should be done, go there and start another research, perhaps choose Miniaturization/ Physical Compression I research.
Step 8 - Next click the main menu PLANET link, choose the sub-menu link REFINERY PRODUCTION. Set your refinery to start producing a metal. I suggest Copper but change the production as and when you need other metals.
Step 9 - Return to you HW and upgrade your Outpost to lvl 2, you shouldn't need any additional resource yet but if you have spent some on block harvesters or something else, click the third link under the outposts picture to buy the needed material from the UGA market or wair for the resource to accumulate itself.
Step 10 - By now you harvester you built should be ready. Getting your trained units into a fleet to explore and harvest asteroids can be done as follows:
Go to your HW planet (or wherever you built the ship you want to be fleeted)
Select the last tab “Trained Units” on the far right of the screen
Here you will find any and all units you make at your planet, click add unit to get a new fleet. At the new screen give your fleet a name you will remember it by ( Block Harvester 1).
Step 11 - Click the main menu link MAP, you may need to download or update silverlight in order to get the map to work. Hopefully you have it already to go.
Step 12 - Click the help site once you get the map loaded, with these instructions you should be able to make your map very useful and begin the fun part of the game. Recently added are links to view the fleet screens and planet screens, they appear in the top right corner of the map, in green font, click the link in the box for the screen to come up.
Step 13 - Say hello to the FP players on the chat, those who talk are more likely to continue to play and succeed. The top players are always looking to donate and help newbies get started in the game.
For more information on using the game chat, go here
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Day 2, Hopefully you are able to get to this list on your first day but if not.
Step 2.1 - When logging in this time you should choose a race. Each race has its own benefits. Select the race from the drop down menu to view these benefits and click the confirm option to pick your favourite.
Step 2.2 - You should have 6 tokens remaining, click on the EMPEROR'S GUILD main menu link and get yourself a premium account. Next set a fleet to auto explore, your probe fleet would be best.
Step 2.3 - Now that you have made your fleet an auto-explorer you need to start its journey. Use the MAP link on the Main menu and send it to a neighbouring system.
This fleet will continue to explore on its own from then on.
Step 2.4 - Return to your homeworld now. If you forgot how to get there click PLANET main menu top of the screen, then PLANET LIST, and click on the picture of the planet. Once there build yourself a farm and upgrade your outpost.
Step 2.5 - Next research I am going to do is Dorfian Institute but for those of you who aren't the Dorfian race I would go with CO2 Converters to advance your empire closer to making your first colony.
Step 2.6 - Harvest some more blocks with your block harvesters, you got about 30 min to wait before you can build anymore buildings, and an hour or so before your research finishes.
