Getting Started

Running and Registering

The Space Game is a web based game, using the Unity engine. You can travel through space on a variety of space craft, trading goods and building settlements to earn credits.

The Space Game website has a giant 'Play Now' button at the top: you can't miss it! You will be taken to the game page, where you must first install the Unity web player. After installation, you should see the main game menu:

• New Game
• Load Saved Game
• Register Saved Game
• Log In
• Set Quality

It is recommended you first register a username and password, though if you just jump in and click 'New Game' you can do this later. You will have a lame name like 'newuser1123' until you register, but all your progress will be saved. Click 'Register Saved Game' to go through the process of setting up a proper Username/Game Name, and associated Password.

If you want to play from a different computer, you can click the 'log in' button to access your save game. The server will automatically keep everything in synch: i.e. once you've logged in on your work computer and your home computer (for example), you only need to click 'Load Saved Game' each time you want to go in and play.

When you first start, a tutorial should appear: it is recommended you follow the tutorial to get an initial understanding of the game (and to get rid of the tutorial text!).

Controls

The Space Travel page contains information of how to get about in The Space Game. You can manually fly your ship, warp to far off locations, or jump to entire new star systems. An in game tutorial should appear when you first start, which will guide you through the activities available in game.

In Game Tutorial Story: Season One

In Season One, the player is asked by Susan Steele for vital aid in rebuilding her business empire and beginning to restore order to the human race. Early priorities are food, followed by the raw materials of industry. After helping Susan to re-start her operations, the player is given an opportunity to begin production systems of their own. Initially in raw materials, later in refining and heavy industry.

Season One is the turning point for humanity. Either the player will lift us from the encroaching Dark Age, or the great downfall will be upon us.

Tutorial Details

The tutorial should appear as soon as you start playing the game. You will need to:

• Sell 70 tonnes of grain to Vulcan (SS Archimedes)
• Delivery a passenger to Apollo
• Transport 10 mining robots to SS Plato, SS Orion, and SS Andromeda

Grain can be purchased from SS Andromeda in orbit over Ceres, but to find the mining robots you may need to travel to many space stations. You will find them for sale on the 'Contracts' board, but bare in mind contracts come and go: you may need to wait some time before mining robots are for sale on any of the space stations.

Generally speaking, there is at least one space station selling some mining robots at any one time, plus the contracts refresh every 15 minutes or so if you're still having trouble. In the future, robots are often repurposed for Honda propaganda. More and more mining robots are lost this way. Hang in there and you'll find one eventually. (Disclaimer: The Space Game is in no way affiliated with Honda or their freaky robots)

Now What?

The tutorial should give you an entry in to the activities available. If you are still unsure what to do, this wiki is the best source of information. The main page of the wiki contains links to all the key activities available in the game. The game is primarily about trading, and building, to gain wealth. As you progress and gain more credits, you will gain more trading and building opportunities. Trading consists of Buying & Selling or accepting certain contracts. Settlements can be built on two planets (or all eight planets a small fee).