Beginner's Guide

Starting a New Game

After selecting ‘New Game’ on the main menu, you will be presented with the following. For this guide, these are settings that have been used. Solar System and Faction count can be adjusted freely, and parts of the guide will be applicable to all factions, but certain story related events, etc. will differ if you choose to play as someone other than the Resistance. Enabling the tutorial will provide some additional guidance in game about basic features.

Strategic UI Overview

The screenshot below highlights some key UI features:

Objectives

Quick Focus and Panels

Date & Time Control

Finder Panel

Event Log

Events

When you first start, you will also have an Event popup in the middle of your screen. When these occur, the game will automatically pause

Significant events that occur, along with Councilor mission reports, will have a similar pop up later on in the game. Generally these will have 3 options (along with some additional ones for repeatable missions):

1. Continue – will close the popup and unpause the game.
2. Close – will close the popup, but leave the game paused.
3. Take Me There – will close the popup and keep the game paused, and snap the camera to relevant location on Earth or in the Solar System.

The First Days

(to be continued)