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!
| Capacity | In Use | |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 600 | 480 |
| Personnel | 620 | 370 |
| Space | 4,000 | 3400 |
Tutorial
- Life Support
Do not use speedups
Select 'Fleet 1' go to 'Characteristics' (
), select 'Fusion'. Combine all ships under a single fleet.
- Power
Do not use speedups
- Module production
Do not use speedups Once production is complete, begin producing another research center, reactors, life support and more planetary mines. Speedup the research center.
- Mine instalation
Do not use speedups
- Research
Select 'Social I' under the SOCIAL tree, and then queue 'Advanced research'.
- Population
Adjust value from '1,000, to '1'.
- Ship production
Do not use speed-ups to install the Lance S.
- Microhauler
- Cargo hold class 1
- Ion 500 (2)
- LWR Reactor
- Basic Beecell
- Cargo I - Support
Create above design and then select your fleet, press 'ships' (
) and select 'Cargo I'. Modify existing ship with corresponding design.
| Capacity | Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 600 | 450 |
| Personnel | 620 | 570 |
| Space | 4,000 | 2600 |
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 listed, 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.
- Microwarp drives (2)
- Explorer program (3)
The 'Explorer' class of warp drives takes less time to research and also has the highest range compared to the 'Daedalus' class of drives.
- Weaponry improvements (2)
- Autocannons (3)
- 800mm autocannons (4)
- 1000mm autocannons (4)
- Energy weapons (3)
- Laser weapons (4)
- Autocannons (3)
- 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
- Energy I
- Thor program (2)
- Thor I reactors (4)
- Thor program (2)
- Industry I (2)
- Recycling improvements I (3)
- Exogeology (2)
- Space Shipyrds (3)
- Social I (2)
'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.
- Engineering I (2)
- Combat chassis (3)
- Light combat chassis (3)
- Corvettes (5)
- Light combat chassis (3)
- Base design (3)
- Planetary bases (4)
- Space stations (4)
- Advanced robotics (3)
- Combat chassis (3)
- Deep space tracking (2)
- Class 1 sensors (3)
- Shields (4)
- Shields 50M (4)
- Ship design databases I (5)
- Advanced training (2)
- Space combat doctrine (3)
- Space assault (4)
- Planetary combat doctrine (3)
- Assault weaponry (3)
- Assault rifles (4)
- Personal armor (3)
- Armor deflector (4)
- Deflect vests I (5)
- Armor deflector (4)
- Tactical explosives (5)
- Surveillance systems (3)
- Command centers (3)
- Space combat doctrine (3)
Unlocked Modules:
- Basic warp drive
- Explorer 0
- Explorer 1
- AC 800mm
- AC 1000mm
- Laser cannon 100-MK1
- Thor I
- Life 001
- Basic Asteroid Mine
- Astreroid mine I
- Basic space shipyard
- Corvette
- Outpost
- vanguard station
- Auto R93
- Ion 1000
- 5K auxiliary thruster
- Sensor class 1
- 50M shield
- Magnetic device
- Assault ship
- Infantry
- Assault rifle
- Deflec vest
- Non lethal weapons
- Anti-riot equipment
Bases
| Item Name | Item Class | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic planetary mine | Industry | Null | |
| Microassembly M1 | Industry | Null | |
| M10 Assembly plant | Industry | Null | |
| Technology centre | Social | Null | Basic research center. |
| Advanced technology centre | Social | Null | Basic research center. - technorant only |
| Recruitment center | Troops | Null | Basic training barracks. It allows for the training of troops and also allows for extra capacity for garrison. |
| Item Name | Item Class | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpost | Engineering | 21h | |
| Vanguard Station | Engineering | 21h | |
| Helios I | Power | 6h | |
| Computing centre | Physics | 21h | |
| Trinity K1 computers | Physics | 1d9h | |
| Hive habitats | Habitability | 9h | |
| Xeno hive habitat | Habitability | 9h | |
| Cloning centers I | Habitability | 1d3h | |
| Atmospheric Processors | Industry | 12h | |
| Planetary mines I | Industry | 4d6h | |
| Basic cryptobank | Social | 9h | |
| Base reinforcements | Engineering | 6h | |
| Trade microport | Engineering | 6h | |
| Basic Space shipyard | Engineering | 15h | |
| Basic space port | Engineering | 15h | |
| Small trading space port | Engineering | 2d9h | |
| Lance S | Engineering | 4d15h | |
| Space port I | Engineering | 4d15h |
| Item Name | Item Class | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dome base | Engineering | 8d21h | |
| Exocity | Engineering | 8d21h | |
| Delta Stations | Engineering | 8d21h | |
| Hive habitats II | Habitability | 8d21h | |
| Cloning centers II | Habitability | 9d3h | |
| M20 Assembly plants | Industry | 8d9h | |
| Pheonix Atmospheric Processors | Industry | 8d12h | |
| Advanced Research Centre | Social | 8d9h | |
| Cryptobank I | Social | 8d9h | |
| AAA Bunkers | Engineering | 8d6h | |
| Medium trading space port | Engineering | 8d9h | |
| Lance M | Engineering | 8d15h | |
| Repair Bays R01 | Engineering | 9d21h |
Fits
Legend
| Class | Type | Tech | 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. |
| Class | Type | Tech | 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. |
| Class | Tech | 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. |
| Class | Type | Tech | 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.
Trooper MKI - Combat
A basic transport ship with a trooper bay.
Cargo Rig MKI - Support
A basic cargo vessel that can carry an assortment of goods or items across a star system.
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microhauler | Chassis | Null | Basic transport chassis. Enough for the first adventures in space. |
| Basic beecell | Life support | Null | Basic life support system. |
| LWR Reactor | Fission reactor | Null | Basic Fission Reactor. |
| Ion 500 | Primary | Null | Basic Ionic drive thruster. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cannon | Laser Turrets | Null | Basic space cannon. It does not provide excessive firepower, but it gives a not inconsiderable protection against early hostile actions. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic troop hangar | Troop hangar | Null | Provides habitat for a full battalion |
| Microcargo hold | Cargo hangar | Null | The most compact storage systems allow to install cargoholds in ships with little capacity. |
| Cargo hold class 1 | Cargo hangar | Null | Cargo hangars expand the storage capacity of the bases and the ships where they are installed. |
| Cargo hold class 3 | Cargo hangar | Null | Cargo hangars expand the storage capacity of the bases and the ships where they are installed. |
Trooper MKII - Combat
Cargo Rig MKII - Support
Miner MKI - Support
Corvette MK I - Combat (Projectile)
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Corvette MK I - Combat (Laser)
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| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette | Chassis | 1d15h | Light combat chassis. The corvette is the first warship design. It can be equipped with a flexible configuration of combat and recognition. |
| Life 001 | Life support | 1d3h | A better engineered habitation module, allowing for the housing of more crewmen. |
| Thor I | Fission reactor | 15h | The first-generation 'Thor' fission reactor |
| Fusion-in MK1 | Fusion reactor | 21h | First-generation reactor that uses inertial confinement |
| Thor II | Fission reactor | 4d18h | Second-generation 'Thor' fission reactor |
| Ion 1000 | Primary | 1d3h | A more advanced Ionic Drive thruster |
| Ion 1500 | Primary | 2d3h | A more advanced Ionic Drive thruster |
| Ion 2000 | Primary | 4d3h | A more advanced Ionic Drive thruster |
| 5K auxiliary thruster | Auxiliary | 1d3h | A simple RCS thruster |
| Basic warp drive | Warp drive | 3h | Experimental Curvature engine |
| Explorer 0 | Warp drive | 9h | The explorer program opens a new branch of warp drives with a large range but lower performance. |
| Explorer I | Warp drive | 21h | The explorer program opens a new branch of warp drives with a large range but lower performance. |
| Daedalus L0 | Warp drive | 5d3h | The daedalus program opens a new branch of warp drives with a smaller range but higher performance. |
| Daedalus L1 | Warp drive | 5d3h | The daedalus program opens a new branch of warp drives with a smaller range but higher performance. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC 800mm | Auto-Cannon | 21h | Small caliber Projectile turret |
| AC 1000mm | Auto-Cannon | 21h | Small caliber Projectile turret |
| AC 1500mm | Auto-Cannon | 2d9h | Medium caliber Projectile turret |
| Gatling 1MG | Minigun | 1d21h | A small gatling gun |
| Gatling 2MG | Minigun | 2d21h | A small gatling gun |
| Gatling 3MG | Minigun | 4d21h | A medium gatling gun |
| Laser cannon 100-MK1 | Laser Turrets | 1d21h | small particle jets with very high temperature |
| Laser cannon 100-MK2 | Laser Turrets | 1d21h | Medium particle jets with very high temperature |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50M Shield | Shield generator | 1d | Force field deflects external aggressions, including insults. |
| 75M Shield | Shield generator | 3d | Force field deflects external aggressions, including insults. |
| Auto R93 | Repair system | 1d12h | Basic repair system that can be installed on a ship or base to increase its speed of repair. |
| Auto R94 | Repair system | 3d21h | Improved repair system that can be installed on a ship or base to increase its speed of repair. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor class 1 | Sensor | 9h | Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space |
| Sensor class 1D | Sensor | 4d9h | Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space |
| Cloacking device | Cloaking device | 4d15h | Reduces the presence of the unit. Making detection more difficult. |
| Troops hangar I | Troop hangar | 3d21h | Provides habitat for a full battalion |
| Cargo hold 1A | Cargo hangar | 21h | Cargo hangars expand the storage capacity of the bases and the ships where they are installed. |
| Cargo hold 2A | Cargo hangar | 1d21h | Cargo hangars expand the storage capacity of the bases and the ships where they are installed. |
| Cargo hold 3A | Cargo hangar | 3d21h | Cargo hangars expand the storage capacity of the bases and the ships where they are installed. |
| Basic Asteroids Mine | Mining Equipment | 1d12h | Asteroid mines are modules that that allow the spraying and processing of asteroids. |
| Asteroids mine I | Mining Equipment | 4d12h | Asteroid mines are modules that that allow the spraying and processing of asteroids. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light freighter | Chassis | 6d9h | Light transport chassis. Allows a collection of higher load configurations and some firepower. |
| Frigate | Chassis | 9d15h | Light combat chassis. The frigate is the next step in the design of combat ships. Structural improvements, elimination of unnecessary equipment and the optimization of its components allow a higher module capacity in exchange for little extra mass. |
| Life 002 | Life support | 9d3h | A better engineered habitation module, allowing for the housing of more crewmen. |
| Fusion-in MK2 | Fusion reactor | 6d | Second-generation reactor that uses inertial confinement |
| Loki I | Fission reactor | 8d21h | The first-generation 'Loki' fission reactor |
| Ion 1000B | Primary | 6d3h | A more advanced Ionic Drive thruster |
| Ion 3000 | Primary | 8d3h | An improved Ionic Drive thruster |
| Ion 1500B | Primary | 8d3h | A more advanced Ionic Drive thruster |
| 7K auxiliary thruster | Auxiliary | 9d3h | An improved RCS thruster |
| Explorer II | Warp drive | 8d21h | The explorer program opens a new branch of warp drives with a large range but lower performance. |
| Daedalus L2 | Warp drive | 9d3h | The daedalus program opens a new branch of warp drives with a smaller range but higher performance. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatling 4MG | Miniguns | 8d21h | A medium gatling gun |
| Gatling 4MG-GRAV | Miniguns | 8d21h | A medium gatling gun with modified structure to use gravitonium ammunition. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100M Shield | Shield generator | 7d | Force field deflects external aggressions, including insults. |
| GRAV M Shield | Shield generator | 7d | Force field deflects external aggressions, including insults. |
| Testudo class 1 | Armor | 6d3h | The combination of different materials sometimes offers characteristics superior to those of the individual components. |
| Testudo class 1 L | Armor | 6d3h | The combination of different materials sometimes offers characteristics superior to those of the individual components. |
| Item Name | Item Type | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor class 1E | Sensor | 8d9h | Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space |
| Sensor class 2 | Sensor | 8d15h | Sensors are modules that allow the tracking of objects in space |
| Troops hangar 2X | Troop hangar | 7d21h | Provides habitat for two full battalions. |
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
| 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. |
| Item | SA | PA | SD | PD | EXP | SUR | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 1d21h | Infantry is the basic unit of combat. It is composed of half a battalion of soldiers with a complete military instruction. |
| Assault rifle | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21h | Basic infantry rifles. |
| Non lethal weapons | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 21h | Armament for troops that does not produce civilian casualties. |
| Laser rifle | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5d6h | Energy weapons based on the concentration of photons at a small point. |
| Anti-riot equipment | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21h | Riot protection protects troops without increasing their threat level. |
| Deflec vest | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1d21h | Deflector protection against ballistic projectiles and energy weapons. |
| Magnetic device | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21h | Magnetic devices provide support points on metal surfaces that allow soldiers a tactical advantage in zero gravity combat situations. |
| C9 explosives | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1d3h | Excellent element of support for the assault of the infantry. They provide additional firepower. |
| Neuromodulator | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2d9h | Neuromodulators allow to send signals to the brain in order to make the subject more inclined to perform certain actions. |
| NG grenades | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5d3h | Excellent element of support for the assault of the infantry. They provide additional firepower. |
| Assault ship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1d21h | Assault ships offer a quick access to the troops to the vital positions of the enemy. |
| Patrol speeder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 4d9h | Patrol speeder is a vehicle that allows quick access to the point of the colony where there are problems. |
| Item | SA | PA | SD | PD | EXP | SUR | Research Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marines | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 8d21h | Marines are a combat unit specializing in space combat. |
| Advanced assault rifle | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8d21h | Advanced infantry rifles. |
| Deflec-2 vest | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9d21h | Deflector protection against ballistic projectiles and energy weapons. |
| Xeno grenades | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7d9h | Xenogrenades combine the explosive ability of the normal grenade with alien spores to increase their lethality. |
| C9 explosives | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9d3h | |
| Combat drone | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8d21h | Combat drones can move in zero gravity very easily by increasing the unit's firepower in assaults and space defenses. |