Tutorial Walkthrough

• Red squares denote left click
  
• Red diamonds denote right click

This is what you first see. Click 'Next'



You will then need to go to the galaxy map (F12 can help you move between the windows) and click the radar button



Press Esc, then double click your planet in the galaxy map (or go to the planet view screen)



Right click any farmer, convert to a banker



Switch to overview screen, then click next in the tutorial (Reminder: F12 switches between windows)



Activate planet view screen



Change production to farms



Slide the military draft rate to any number above 20%



The following message might not pop up immediately. Just continue the tutorial first. This message will eventually come.



Change to research screen and click Next in the tutorial



Click any tech to research. If you've already selected one previously, just click any new technology to continue the tutorial.



Go to Ships screen



Double click any of the ships to select all (at the same location in the galaxy)



Create a fleet (right click to get the context menu)



Click the littie '+' sign



Remove one ship from the fleet



Put it back in the fleet



Disband the fleet



Start issuing a colonisation order



You will be brought to the galaxy map - click on any planet
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use your second ship to colonise any planets. Just colonise one planet.



After a minute or two (countdown timer is at the bottom of the screen), your ship should have colonised the planet. You can then continue the tutorial.



Select your second ship in the Galaxy Map window



Click the radar button at the bottom left of the Galaxy Map window



Select 'Ships' from the drop down menu



Then 'Unexplored Systems'



Right click your ship, and select move to.
Reminder: You can rotate the galaxy map holding Alt key, and using your mouse to click and drag the screen around.



Select the nearest sun (or directly click on any sun)



Close the radar.



Go to the Ship Design screen (Reminder: F12 to switch back to the main console)



Then right click in a blank space and select 'New Ship-Design'




Change the name of the ship, add a few drives (until the speed is more than 20.0), and press OK



Go back to the Planet View screen.



Put the ship in the Planet's Production. Your planet needs to have a shipyard.
Tip: You can also use the double up arrows on the right to create a building queue.



You will need to wait a while for the ship to build.
If it is more than 50% completed, you can choose to use your gold to hurry the production (4 gold for 1 production point)



Assign a crew to your ship.
(If you have no crew, you can choose to draft any citizen)



And that's it! Well done!

This post has been edited 10 time(s), it was last edited by tingling: 26.10.2014 17:19.