How to Play

XeVartsa is a persistent, server-authoritative strategy game — mistakes are permanent and timers cannot be rewound. Read this before you register; it will save your first week.

The seven first steps

Step 1
Read this FAQ
Ten minutes here saves you a week of wasted resources. Confirm at the bottom.
Step 2
Inspect your home world
Check temperature, size and free slots. Temperature decides whether you lean Veyron (cold) or the other ores (hot).
Step 3
Build extractors, then the Solar Array
Alternate: two extractor levels, one power level. If power ratio drops below 100% every mine runs slower.
Step 4
Open the Research Lab
Energy and metallurgy tech multiply every future build. Research early, it compounds.
Step 5
Raise a Shipyard and a few Cargo hulls
Cargo lets you move ore between colonies, trade, and haul expedition loot.
Step 6
Scan the galaxy and colonise
Click any world in Galaxy view to colonise, spy, raid or transfer. Positions 7-9 have the most slots.
Step 7
Join an alliance and follow Objectives
Objectives pay resources for things you should be doing anyway. Alliances keep you alive.

The basics

What the game is and how a turn-less persistent world works.

Economy and build order

Where the first 48 hours of resources should go.

Fleets, travel and fuel

Moving ships costs fuel and time — both are computed server-side.

Combat, defence and espionage

How fights resolve and how not to lose everything.

Expansion and diplomacy

More colonies, more upkeep, more friends.

Progression and premium

What you unlock over time, and what money can and cannot buy.

Common mistakes

The five errors that cost new commanders their first week.

Ready to command?

XeVartsa is in closed beta. Apply for a beta seat and put this briefing to work.