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Introduction to Planetia

What is Planetia, how rounds work, and what it takes to conquer the galaxy.

Welcome to Planetia

Planetia is a 4X space MMO strategy game. You start with a single home planet in a shared galaxy and grow your empire through exploration, expansion, exploitation, and extermination.

How Rounds Work

Every round is a fresh galaxy. All players start equal — no pay-to-win, no carry-over from previous rounds. A round ends when one player or alliance achieves the victory condition (controlling 50% of inhabited systems for 24 hours) or when the round timer expires.

Winners are recorded in the Hall of Fame and the round is archived for permanent browsing.

Key Concepts

  • Empire: Your collection of colonized planets, fleets, and resources.
  • Fleet: A group of ships assigned to a mission (move, attack, defend, colonize).
  • Alliance: A coalition of up to 20 players with a shared bank and coordination tools.
  • Tick: The game advances in ticks — approximately every 5 minutes, fleet positions and resource production are updated.

Your First Steps

  1. Colonize your home planet and start producing resources.
  2. Research basic technology to unlock faster ships and better defenses.
  3. Expand to nearby uninhabited systems before other players do.
  4. Find an alliance — the galaxy is dangerous alone.

Continue to Galaxy Mechanics to understand how the universe is structured.