Sezoia starting guide

Introduction

Welcome to ZeroG Commander, and also thank you for reading this guide.

The purpose of this literature is to help you gain a solid footing in the beginning stages of the game as well as helping you decide your next paths in the future by granting some foresight into factors you normally may not consider.

When starting the game, you have 7 days of protection, and that clock starts ticking away once you create your faction.

While this guide is intended for Cassiopeia it can also be useful in Atlas as well, though some factors may change, such as time and tech multipliers.

Lets get started!

Starting Base

	Capacity	In Use	Free
Power	400	20	380
Personnel	490	180	310
Space	4,000	150	3,850

Tutorial

Tutorial - Fleet Select 'fleet 1' go to 'Characteristics' (), select 'Split'. Divide the Escort into a seperate fleet.

• Tutorial - Life Support

Install Basic Beecell, do not use speedups.

• Tutorial - Power

Install the LWR Reactor, do not use speedups.

• Tutorial - Module Production

Produce a Planetary Mine, do not use speedups.

• Tutorial - Mine Installation

Install the Planetary Mine, do not use speedups.

• Tutorial - Research

Select 'Social I' under the SOCIAL tree, and then queue 'Advanced research'.

• Tutorial - Population

Set reserves from 1,000 to 1.

• Tutorial - Colonies

Intall the Habitat Module.

• Tutorial - Ship Design

Create a design with the following modules: -Microhauler -Cargo Hold Class 1 -Ion 500 (2) -LWR Reactor -Basic Beecell

• Tutorial - Ship Construction

Produce an Ion 500 from your factories. Once module is completed, go into your fleet window and find the Cargo I, modify the ship to the design you had just created. Do not use speedups. While the Ion500 is producing begin producing: 2 Basic Beecell 1 LWR Reactor 1 Recruitment Center 1 Technology Center 2 Basic Planetary Mine

-note- Technocrat, skip the Technology center, one will become available as a mission reward later.

Total time of the tutorial using this step-by-step guide would be about 3 hours from the time you create your account.

If you chose to not follow these step by step instructions, this is what you will see instead.

End Tutorial

	Capacity	In use	Free
Power	600	470	130
Personnel	620	550	70
Space	4,000	2,500	1,500

If you chose to follow these step by step instructions, this is what your base would look like in the end.

End Tutorial - Guided

	Capacity	In Use	Free
Power	800	720	80
Personnel	880	830	50
Space	4,000	3,475	525

The following is an example of what a base should look like, given some defences.

End Tutorial - Guided

	Capacity	In Use	Free
Power	1,000	820	180
Personnel	1,010	910	100
Space	4,000	3,650	350
File:Sezoia Base Example.png

Starting technologies

Below are listed the technologies I suggest a new player should start off with. Taking into account what they later unlock, and the time it takes to research these would be the foundations of creating your new empire.

In some sections, there are multiple items listed. I do not suggest starting off by acquiring all of the items, but to compare them and start with the one you feel would best suit you in the beginning stages of the game. Your first week is the most critical point, its best to hit the ground running.

The 'Explorer' class of warp drives takes less time to research and also has the highest range compared to the 'Daedalus' class of drives.

• Projectile Turrets are a Kinetic type of weapon.
  • Auto-Cannons have a high initial damage rating, but their accuracy can be lower than other types of turrets.
  • Mini-Guns have a high accuracy and rate of fire, but their damage is minimal. Excellent as Anti-Fighter batteries.
• Laser Cannons are an Energy type of weapon which have a higher accuracy than Auto-Cannons and also ignores a portion of shields, dealing damage to Modules and Hulls before shields are depleted, but also have less initial damage than Auto-Cannons.

See Space weapon

Solar panels produce power based on a planemos radiation - the closer to the sun the higher its radiation. Thor reactors take less time to research and produce more power, fusion reactors produce less power but are less costly on resources.

Colonial consumer goods could aid with the happiness of your colonies, thus resulting in higher income from taxes and stricter recruiting doctrines without too severe of impacts on your people.

'Laboratory Networks I' Allows the use of an additional Research Center, this should be a priority tech to learn as fast as possible as it can aid in the growth rate of your Faction.

Unlocked Modules:

• Computador cuantigo
• Basic warp drive
• Daedalus L0
• Explorer 0
• AC 800mm
• Laser cannon 100-MK1
• Thor I
• Thor I XL
• Fusion-in MK1
• Fusion-in MK1 XL
• Fresh food
• Life 001
• Life 001 XL
• Microcargohold
• Cargo hold class 3
• Microassembly M1
• Recyling (+0.05%)
• Basic Asteroid Mine
• Gemeni processor
• Cargo hold 1A
• Basic space shipyard
• State centers I
• Colonial administration +5
• Max. fleets +2
• Max. labratories +1
• Basic cryptobank
• Single-seat cabin
• Fighter ministation
• Fighter station I
• Falcon MKI
• Gatling cannon
• Fighter hangar I
• Fighter hangar bay I
• F90
• Microreactor LWA
• Single-seat cabin
• Corvette
• Vangard station
• Outpost
• Base reinforcements
• Auto R93
• Ion 1000
• Sensor class 1
• Ship models +2
• Control system
• Magnetic Device
• Infantry
• Armored vehicle
• Analyzer
• Assault ship
• Troop hangars 1
• Assault rifle
• C8 explosive
• Deflect vest

In later sections, you may see items that arent liste above here. It is intended this way so you have a better focus on what you need and then look at what you want. When choosing technologies, I suggest you put yourself on a 14 day timer. You may have a shield for 7 days preventing you from being attacked but if you follow this guide to near perfect instructions you may have 2 labratories. This extends that 7 day timer to the equivelant to 14 days. I recommend you do start off with at least most of the items above before looking at some of the other modules that may appear later.

Below, modules are listed by a Tier system - this system does not exist in game I found it to be easier to catagorize them this way for more ease of use. Tier I, I feel is mandatory unless otherwise directed above (example, Thor I reactors aposed to Fusion-in reactors - Thor I is a tier I module while Fusion-in is a tier II. Here you can ignore Thor I if you chose to go with fusion-in.) Tier II is intended to be your backbone, now you have some general idea on what you want to do and where to go with your research trees. Tier III, I only suggest grabbing 2-3 of these techs due to their time to research.

Bases

Once youre done with the tutorial, you begin your struggles as a young empire in a vast galaxy that may already be conquered by many other empires. There are many ways to go about building or setting up a base, below I show one example of what a 'finished' base could look like.

First Setup

	Capacity	In Use	Free
Power	1,000	870	130
Personnel	1,010	1,010	0
Space	4,000	3,950	50

First Setup

Several things I feel you should conciser:

• Purpose - One size does NOT fit all. I suggest having a production base, or a factory, whose soul focus is on module production/mining. Having another base for ship construction, and another for your colonials, taxes. You can work out ways to make a base have 2 of these 3 aspects, but early on this will prove rather difficult.
• Location - Not only where in the solar system you are, but where in the Galaxy. When you begin to produce your second base, or even 3rd and 4th, pay careful attention to all the planets resources in your star system. Focus on the ones that will offer the most 'general' production. Metals, Silicates, Water and carbon compounds appear to be the most used while the others are rarely required, and when they are theyre not in much quantity. Also, in this take note of where you are in space to other players. I strongly suggest moving around as much as you can, to prevent yourself from being picked off too fast if you have it all cluttered together.
• Consortium - You cant make it alone in this galaxy. Either join a large consortium, or at the very least try to establish diplomatic relations between yourself and your neighbors.

Below, are several charts that detail a few of the modules that can be made available to you within the first few weeks of game play. depending what your struggles are - whether it be income, production, or just needing better facilities in general, these can help you quickly pick out what youre missing.

Tier I Modules (Null-1d research times)

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Computador cuántico	Computing center	Physics	18h	Basic quantum computer.
Laser cannon	Space Weapon	Armament	Null	Basic space cannon. It does not provide excessive firepower, but it gives a not inconsiderable protection against early hostile actions.
LWR Reactor	Fission Reactor	Power	Null	Fission reactors use radioisotopes whose atomic core collide with one another to generate immense amounts of energy.
Helios I	Solar plant	Power	4h	Solar plants use solar radiation to generate energy. Because solar radiation is greatly reduced when you move away from a star, solar plants are not suitable for ships
Thor I	Fission Reactor	Power	20h	Fission reactors use radioisotopes whose atomic core collide with one another to generate immense amounts of energy.
Thor I XL	Fission Reactor	Power	20h	Fission reactors use radioisotopes whose atomic core collide with one another to generate immense amounts of energy.
Basic beecell	Life Support	Habitability	Null	Basic life support system.
Hive habitat	Habitat	Habitability	10h	Early habitats greatly improved the living conditions of classic life support systems. The Beehive habitat simulated streets flanked by buildings where the first settlers performed their daily lives.
Xeno hive habitat	Habitat	Habitability	10h	Early habitats greatly improved the living conditions of classic life support systems. The Beehive habitat simulated streets flanked by buildings where the first settlers performed their daily lives.
Basic planetary mine	Planetary Mine	Industry	Null	Planetary mines are huge installations that dig the floor of the planes in search of valuable planetary resources. They can only be installed on planetary bases on the surface of planets or telluric moons.
M10 assembly plant	Assembly Plant	Industry	Null	Assembly plants are factories where modules and other objects are produced as consumer goods from planetary resources. They can be installed only in bases. The plant uses the cargo hold to collect the resources it needs during manufacturing and to deposit the objects produced.
Cargo hold class 1	Cargo Hangar	Industry	Null	Cargo hangar modules expand the the cargo capacity of the ships or bases where are installed.
Microcargo hold	Cargo Hangar	Industry	2h	The most compact storage systems allow to install cargoholds in ships with little capacity.
Cargo hold class 3	Cargo Hangar	Industry	2h	Cargo hangar modules expand the the cargo capacity of the ships or bases where are installed.
Microassembly M1	Assembly Plant	Industry	2h	Micro assembly plants are versatile modules allowing rapid deployment on bases and early industrial production.
Basic space shipyard	Shipyard	Industry	10h	Basic space shipyards allow ship construction in the firts stages of the development of a faction.
Gemini processor	Atmospheric processor	Industry	12h	Atmospheric processors are huge machines that filter thousands of tons of gases from a planet's atmosphere to get its valuable resources. They can only be installed on space stations orbiting a Jovian planet.
Technology centre	Laboratory	Social	Null	Basic research center.
State center I	State center	Social	10h	State centers are facilities where the people that make up the population reserve expect to be sent to their final destination in the colonies, bases or fleets. The state centers increase the population reserve capacity.
Basic cryptobank	Cryptobank	Social	10h	Cryptobanks are computer centers that are connected to the global banking network and store money in the form of crypto-currencies. Each bank increases the capacity of the reserve of money. It is important to have a reserve capacity large enough to store the faction's money. Each credit that exceeds the capacity of the reserve runs the risk of being stolen by agents who have internal access.
Base reinforcements	Fortification	Engineering	4h	Base reinforcements offer basic protection before more advanced fortification systems are available.
Trade microport	Trade port	Engineering	10	Trade micro-ports allow automatic shipments, but with limited capacity.
Basic space port	Space port	Engineering	18	Space ports provide support in the form of repairs and supplies to nearby friendly fleets.
Sensor class 1	Sensor	Systems	12h	Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space. Each sensor has a force that can be accumulated to increase detection probabilities.
Recruitment center	Barracks	Troops	Null	Basic training barracks. It allows training troops and provides extra capacity for garrison.

Tier II Modules (1d-3d research times)

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Trinity K1	Computing center	Physics	1d9h	The Trinity series is the first generation of quantum computers produced on an industrial scale.
AC 800mm	Space Weapon	Armament	1d2h	Autocannons provide greater power as your gauge increases. They use an advanced system to compensate for recoil, but larger cannons can only be installed on bases or large chassis.
Laser cannon 100-MK1	Space Weapon	Armament	2d10h	Laser cannons are high-energy weapons that are more accurate than projectile weapons.
Fusion-in MK1	Fusion reactor	Power	1d4h	It uses inertial confinement.
Fusion-in MK1 XL	Fusion reactor	Power	1d4h	It uses inertial confinement.
Cloning center I	Cloning center	Habitability	1d10h	Cloning centers increase the number of births and allow faster population growth.
Life 001	Life Support	Habitability	1d12h	Life support systems are modules that provide the unit that installs everything necessary for the survival of the staff or the crew: an optimal atmosphere, living areas, basic food, etc ...
Life 001 XL	Life Support	Habitability	1d12h	Life support systems are modules that provide the unit that installs everything necessary for the survival of the staff or the crew: an optimal atmosphere, living areas, basic food, etc ...
Cargo hold 1A	Cargo Hangar	Industry	1d4h	Cargo hangar modules expand the the cargo capacity of the ships or bases where are installed.
Cargo hold 2A	Cargo Hangar	Industry	2d12h	Cargo hangar modules expand the the cargo capacity of the ships or bases where are installed.
State center II	State center	Social	1d18h	The state centers increase the population reserve capacity.
Vanguard station	Space station core	Engineering	1d2h	Basic space base. Designed to create small pass and supply stations for fleets.
Outpost	Planetary base core	Engineering	1d2h	Initial planetary base. It has enough capacity to accommodate all the basic services that a colony needs.
Control system	Advanced component	Systems	1d10h	The control systems include artificial intelligence for the management of every minimum process. The combination of many produces an integrated and interconnected system of enormous versatility.

Tier III Modules (3d-5d research times)

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
AC 1000mm	Space Weapon	Armament	3d2h
Gatling 1MG	Space Weapon	Armament	3d18h
State centers III		Social	4d10h
Small trading spaceport		Engineering	3d2h

Fits

Legend

Core

Catagory	Type	Technology	Description
Chassis		Engineering	The chassis is the most important module of a ship. It conforms all the basic structure and the most elementary systems like the bridge of command. The chassis determines some maximum characteristics of the ship as the maximum volume for modules and weapon systems that can be installed. Every chassis requires a basic crew and an amount of energy, which will be greater the larger the chassis.
Life support		Habitability	A life support module increases the maximum staff of the unit. More advanced life support modules increase capacity and consume less manufacturing resources.
Power plants		Power	Power plants are modules that provide the ships and bases with the energy needed for their operation
	Fission reactor		Fission reactors use radioisotopes whose atomic core collide with one another to generate immense amounts of energy.
	Fusion reactor		Fusion reactors occupy a larger volume, but consume huge amounts of water. The fuel is deducted during the construction of the module, so it is not necessary to provide fuel to the rectors later.
Thruster		Propulsion
	Primary		Propellers allow ships to move through a system. The greater the relationship between its thrust and the mass of the ship, the greater the speed of the ship.
	Auxiliary thruster		Auxiliary thrusters provide an extra thrust that increases the agility of the ship to perform evasive maneuvers. Ships with higher agility levels are harder to reach with one shot.
Warp drive		Physics	Curvature engines provide hyperspace jump capability to a craft. Each motor has a maximum range and a quantum mass, which determines the amount of mass it can move per unit time, and therefore its hopping speed.

Offence

Catagory	Type	Technology	Description
Projectile Turrets	Space weapon	Armament	Large-caliber projectiles
	Auto-Cannons		Autocannons provide greater power as your gauge increases. They use an advanced system to compensate for recoil, but larger cannons can only be installed on bases or large chassis.
	Miniguns		Thousands of projectiles per second of low caliber. Ideal against small and fast objects
	Mega-Cannons		Mega-cannons must be anchored to a large structure. It is said that their shots sometimes produce tremors several kilometers away. A direct impact of one of these guns can easily split a small type ship into two.
Laser Turrets	Space weapon	Armament	Particle jets with very high temperature
Plasma Turrets	Space weapon	Armament	Beams of concentrated photons
Rail Turrets	Space weapon	Armament	Projectiles accelerated by a magnetic barrel at very high speeds
Fighter hangar		Engineering	The fighter hangars provide a squadron of single-seater or two-seater ships capable of causing massive damage on bases or capital ships. Their mechanics of combat vary with respect to that of a space weapon.

Defence

Catagory	Technology	Description
Shield generator	Systems	Shield generators produce a plasma field that absorbs or deflects shots. The generators increase the shield capacity of the ship. The shield of a base or ship has a total absorption capacity. Once exhausted, the damage begins to penetrate the armor and structure of the object.
Armor Plates	Engineering	Armor modules cover the chassis of the ships increasing their resistance to the enemy fire. It covers a large area and has many structure points. It must be totally destroyed before the damage reaches the chassis of the ship.
Repair system	Engineering	Repair systems are responsible for the basic maintenance of the unit repairing the damages in the structure of the modules. Some repair systems offer assistance to other units and will repair other ships if they are equipped in the support ships of a fleet.

Utility

Catagory	Type	Technology	Description
Sensory		Systems
	Sensor		Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space. Each sensor has a force that can be accumulated to increase detection probabilities.
	Cloaking device		Camouflage generators generate a field that dampens and distorts the electromagnetic emissions of an object, reducing the chances that it will be detected. Each installed device reduces the presence of the unit (base or ship).
Troop hangar		Troops	Troop hangars are housing modules designed for the transport of troops. Each module provides capacity for a given number of troops.
Cargo hangar		Industry	The cargo hangars are modules that once installed in bases or ships increase the capacity of the cargohold.
Asteroid mine	Mining Equipment	Industry	Asteroid mines are modules that can be installed as industrial buildings and that allow the spraying and processing of asteroids in order to extract planetary resources.

Some fits have slots left open for support modules. Such modules would Include

• AUX thrusters
• Sensors
• Shields
• Armour

Laser cannons use more power than auto-cannons do, so using them in unison with modules that require a lot of power may not end very well with he ship.

Tier I

A basic transport ship with a trooper bay.

A basic cargo vessel that can carry an assortment of goods or items across a star system.

A basic mining vessel to harvest ores from off-world sources.

Tier I - Core

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Microhauler	Chassis	Engineering	Null
Basic beecell	Life support	Habitability	Null
LWR Reactor	Fission reactor	Power	Null
Thor I	Fission reactor	Power	20h
Ion 500	Primary	Propulsion	Null
Basic warp drive	Warp Drive	Physics	2h
Explorer 0	Warp Drive	Physics	10h

Tier I - Offence

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Laser cannon	Space Weapon	Armament	Null

Tier I - Utility

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Cargo hold class 1	Cargo hangar	Industry	Null
Microcargohold	Cargo hangar	Industry	2h
Basic Asteroid Mine	Cargo hangar	Industry	12h
Sensor class 1		Systems	12h
Basic troop hangar	Troop hangar	Troops	Null

Tier II

Tier II - Core

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Corvette	Chassis	Engineering	2d2h
Life 001	Life support	Habitability	1d12h
Fusion-in MK1	Fusion reactor	Power	1d4h
Ion 1000	Primary	Propulsion	1d10h
Ion 1500	Primary	Propulsion	2d18h
Explorer I	Warp drive	Physics	1d2h
Daedalus L0	Warp drive	Physics	1d10h

Tier II - Offence

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
AC 800mm	Space Weapon	Armament	1d2h
Laser cannon 100-MK1	Space Weapon	Armament	2d10h
Fighter hangar I []	Fighter storage	Engineering	1d18h
Fighter hangar bay I	Fighter storage	Engineering	1d18h

Tier II - Defence

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Auto R93	Repair system	Systems	2d10h

Tier II - Utility

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Cargo hold 1A	Cargo hangar	Industry	1d4h
Cargo hold 2A	Cargo hangar	Industry	2d12h

Tier III

Tier III - Offence

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
AC 1000mm	Space Weapon	Armament	3d2h
Gatling 1MG	Space Weapon	Armament	3d18h

Tier III - Defence

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
5k auxiliary thruster		Propulsion	4d2h
50M shield		Systems	3d10h

Tier III - Utility

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Troop hangars 1	Troop hangar	Troops	4d2h

Fighters

Tier II

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
Falcon MKI	Chassis	Engineering	1d18h
Single-seat cabin	Life support	Engineering	1d18h
Microreactor LWA	Fission Reactor	Engineering	1d18h
F90	Propulsion	Engineering	1d18h
Gatling cannon	Fighter weapon	Engineering	1d18h
LWD I	Fission Reactor	Power	1d18h

Tier III

Item Name	Catagory	Technology	Research Time	Description
AC 200mm	Fighter weapon	Armament	3d18h
25C Shield		Systems	3d10h

Troops

Roles: Police - Police are the main body that maintains law and order amongst your faction. Having decent PLANETARY stats are nice, however you should focus your stats into SURVAILLENCE.

Infantry - The senturies that protect your cities from foreign invars or units that are being calle to action if the existing Police foces cannot handle the situation. Focus on having High PLANETARY stats.

Marines - Rock-Hopping since the dawn of FTL travel, the Marines are the troopers responsable for maintaining a safe an secure zone across space here traders can roam free without fearo of being intercepted by pirates. Mainres should have high SPACE stats.

Explorers - From walking into abandone complexes, drifting wreckage, or into an unstable cave network inside an astroid, these troopers are dedicate to recording the unknown, as well as observe the present. These troops should have a balance between SPACE an PLANEARY stats, while you focused on EXPLORATION stats.

See Troop

Tier I Troopers

Item	SA	PA	SD	PD	EXP	SUR	Research Time	Description
Militia	15	15	25	25	10	10	Null	Militia is a unit of combat with little training but a time of very reduced deployment.
Handguns	5	5	5	5	0	0	Null	Basic infantry armament: handguns and melee weapons.
Tactical vest	5	5	5	5	0	0	Null	Basic infantry protection.
Basic equipment	5	5	5	5	0	0	Null	Basic survival kit for the hard life of space.
Support robot	0	5	0	5	0	0	Null	The support robot is a quadruped that is capable of carrying a huge load, freeing the soldiers from having to load it themselves.

Tier II

Item	SA	PA	SD	PD	EXP	SUR	Research Time	Description
Infantry	30	30	30	30	5	10	2d10h
Assault rifle	8	9	8	9	0	0	1d2h
Deflec vest	8	8	8	8	0	0	2d10h
Magnetic device	10	0	10	0	0	0	1d2h
C8 explosives	10	10	5	5	5	0	2d10h
Analyzer	0	0	0	0	2	0	2d16h
Assault ship	15	0	0	0	0	0	1d10h
Armored vehicle	0	20	0	20	0	0	2d10h

Tier III

Item	SA	PA	SD	PD	EXP	SUR	Research Time	Description
Jetpack	10	10	10	10	0	0	3d18h

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