How to Play

Create Your Account

Head to /register and create an account with email/password, or connect an EVM or Solana wallet. You can also start as a guest to try the game immediately.

Enter the Galaxy

Once logged in, click Play to enter the MMO world. You spawn near Earth (0, 0) with your first ship: a Scout.

Your First Scout

The Scout is a fast, lightweight reconnaissance ship. It has low HP and minimal firepower, but it moves 5 hexes per tick — the fastest in the fleet. Use it to explore, mine basic minerals, and learn the hex grid.

Earth Station

Earth is your home base. It serves as a safe harbor in the Core zone (radius 25 hexes), protected by the Earth Defense Force (EDF) — an AI garrison of 12 warships that patrol and defend against pirate incursions.

10 Ship Classes

From nimble Scouts to devastating Titans, there are 10 ship classes to command. Each class has 4 variants: a base Mk1, an improved Mk2, and 2 specialized variants with unique stat profiles.

Speed System

Ships move a number of hexes per game tick (1 tick = 1 second). Fast ships like Scouts cover 5 hexes/tick, while heavy Dreadnoughts and Titans move only 1 hex/tick. Speed is further modified by equipped engines, crew skills, cargo load, and tow penalties.

Combat

Combat is automatic. When your ship occupies the same hex as an enemy unit, they engage every tick. Damage is calculated from attack vs. defense stats. Shields absorb damage first, then HP.

Ships with higher attack stats deal more damage. Defense reduces incoming damage. Equip better weapons and armor to gain an edge in combat.

Ship Death & Wreckage

When a ship is destroyed, it leaves behind a wreck at the death location (expires after 7 days). You can tow the wreck to Earth or a station and repair it using minerals:

• Iron for hull (HP) repair
• Copper for shield repair
• Gold as a fixed repair cost

Repairs take 30 ticks. Once complete, a new ship is created from the wreck.

8 Mineral Types

Asteroids contain minerals of varying rarity. Move within 1 hex of an asteroid and mine it to extract resources.

Cryptoids

Rare Cryptoids spawn across the galaxy. Tow one within 1 hex of Earth to deliver it and receive crypto token rewards ($FIGHT on Solana, GFIGHT/GALA/GUSDC on GalaChain). Rewards can be withdrawn to your connected wallet.

Be careful: pirates and other players may try to steal your Cryptoid during transport!

Currencies

• $ISD — The in-game spend currency. Used to purchase ships, components, station deployments, and auction house listings. Acquired through purchase.
• Gold — Earned from mining Cryptoids. Paid out as crypto tokens ($FIGHT, GFIGHT, GALA, GUSDC) that can be withdrawn to your connected wallet.

Auction House

The player-to-player mineral marketplace. List minerals for sale priced in $ISD or buy from other players. A 2.5% marketplace fee is deducted from the seller. Listings expire after 48 hours.

Component Categories

Equip your ships with components to boost their performance. Open the Component Marketplace while docked to browse and install parts.

Component Tiers

Components range from Mk1 (basic) through Prototype (endgame). Higher tiers provide dramatically better stats but cost more and may be heavier.

Weight & Tonnage

Every component has a weight value. Each ship has a tonnage capacity. If your total component weight exceeds your ship's capacity, your effective speed decreases (down to 25% of base speed at extreme overload).

4 Station Types

Deploy stations across the galaxy to extend your reach. Each tier offers more storage, defenses, and capabilities.

Station Storage

Minerals are physically stored at specific stations, not in a global inventory. You can initiate mineral transfers between stations (1 mineral per tick, highest value first). Docked ships can also load minerals from station cargo into their hold.

Cryptoid Storage

Stations can store Cryptoids temporarily. Set a station fee (0-50%) that applies when stored Cryptoids are delivered to Earth by you or allies. This lets you act as a galactic depot operator.

Station Insurance

In PvP zones, stations can be raided. Purchase insurance to protect stored minerals and asteroids. The daily premium is 3% of contents value, modified by how well-defended the station is (more friendly ships nearby = lower premium). Coverage lasts 24 hours.

Create or Join an Alliance

Alliances are the backbone of late-game play. Create your own or browse existing alliances to join one. Alliance members share chat, coordinate defenses, and benefit from territory bonuses.

Alliance HQ

Designate a station as your Alliance Headquarters. Territory radiates outward from the HQ based on the station tier and your alliance's prestige score.

Prestige & Territory Radius

Prestige is the total value of all member ships and components. A higher prestige score means a larger territory radius radiating from your HQ. Territory is recalculated daily.

Alliance Tax

Alliance leaders can set a tax rate (0-50%) on member earnings. Taxed earnings go to the alliance treasury, which funds territory expansion, defensive structures, and repairs.

Defensive Structures

Deploy defensive structures within your territory to protect holdings:

• Observation Posts — Extended vision range for early warning
• Turrets — Automated weapons that fire on hostile ships
• Warp Disruptors — Slow down enemy ships entering your space
• Shield Relays — Boost shields of allied ships in range

Territory Intrusions

When a hostile player enters your alliance's territory, all online members receive an intrusion warning with the intruder's location. Coordinate your fleet to repel invaders!

Alliance Leaderboard

Press L in-game to view the Alliance Leaderboard, ranked by prestige score. Climb the ranks to prove your alliance's dominance.

The galaxy is divided into 6 concentric zones radiating outward from Earth. The further you venture, the richer the rewards — and the greater the danger.

Alien Leviathan

A massive alien creature patrols the edge of The Void at radius 950. It is a passive NPC — but if you have an Alien Docking Module component, you can dock with it for unique interactions.

The galaxy uses a fog of war system. You can only see hexes within the vision range of your units and stations.

Vision States

• Visible — Currently within a unit's vision range. You see all entities, movement, and combat in real-time.
• Explored — Previously visited but not currently in vision. Shown dimmed/grey. You see terrain but not live unit positions.
• Unexplored — Never visited. Completely dark. Move a unit there to reveal it.

Increasing Vision

Equip Sensor components to increase your ships' vision range. Long-Range Arrays and Deep Space Scanners let you spot threats and resources from further away. Alliance Observation Posts also extend vision within your territory.

1. Start by mining near Earth. The Core zone is safe from PvP. Mine iron and copper from nearby asteroids to learn the mechanics and build up starting resources.
2. Upgrade to Mining Laser Mk1 early. This unlocks uncommon minerals (titanium, platinum) which are worth significantly more and needed for advanced components.
3. Join an alliance. Solo play is viable in the Core, but beyond the Inner Belt you need allies. Alliance territory provides protection, tax benefits, and coordinated defense against raiders.
4. Save gold for better ships before venturing far. Don't rush into the Mid Rim with a Scout. A Fighter or Destroyer gives you the firepower to survive encounters.
5. Use stations as waypoints for long journeys. Deploy cheap Waypoint stations ($500) along your route to create safe docking points. They also reduce tow costs for wrecks.
6. Space Tugs are essential. With 5,000 cargo capacity and 2.0x mining efficiency, they are the best miners and haulers. Use them to tow Cryptoids safely.
7. Insure your stations in PvP zones. The 3% daily premium is cheap compared to losing everything in a raid.
8. Watch for pirate AI fleets. Pirate ships dispatch from 5 starbases to intercept rare+ Cryptoids. Escort your Cryptoid haulers!
9. Dock before logging off. Docked ships are safe inside stations and planets. Leaving a ship in open space while offline is asking for trouble.
10. Explore The Void only when ready. 10x mineral richness sounds amazing, but 5x danger and roaming Leviathans make it endgame content. Bring a fleet.