Hello Friends,

As we’re getting closer and closer to the launch of the next galaxy we need to cover and update as many topics on the Wiki as possible. This week was the turn of the Commanding fleets page.

Hello Friends,

The Planet Management screen is one of the busiest in the game: constructing new buildings, managing a colony’s resources and keeping things ticking over. It’s also the entry point to a planet’s shipyard and the production line of your empire’s fleets.

Hello friends,

As the game evolves we need to keep the wiki updated and make sure any topics not covered are added. If there’s anything you think the wiki is missing or any content that you feel should be improved, please help us out by either letting us know in the forum or updating it yourself if you like 🙂

Hi everyone,

We’ve made a few improvements to the wiki over the last week:

• Changed the home page layout to make it easier to find things
• Added a page for each hull (an image and stat table only for now)
• Added pages for each of the main structures that can be built on a planet (in need of expanding)

One of the next things we’ll be doing is making sure that all of the ship parts are also listed. There’s a lot of other things that need doing: updating outdated pages; adding, expanding or improving other pages. Speaking of which…

Your help needed!

This community wiki is for Beyond Dark players and we need your help to improve it. Your contributions are not only valued, but enable us to focus more time on developing new features and making the best game possible!

The foundations of a strong empire are its mining and freight network. Without a reliable supply of resources, growth will always be an uphill struggle.

Natural resources

There are five natural resources that can be mined: beron, farsu, limbalt, olzine and ziryl. Each of these resources is used for a different purpose, so strategic priorities will determine which should be mined for and how aggressively.

Beron

Farsu

Limbalt

Ziryl

Olzine

• Beron: required for the construction of buildings and structures e.g. mines, farms, power stations, laboratories, etc. No colony structures can be built without it. It’s a fairly common mineral found in large deposit sizes.
• Farsu: the base material used in the construction of ship hulls and parts. Without farsu, shipyards can’t produce any ships!
• Limbalt: used to produce ordnance for ordnance-based weapons (energy weapons do not need limbalt as they are powered entirely by a ship’s internal power supply).
• Ziryl: required for the production of energy-based ship parts e.g. plasma cannons, shields, and beam turrets. Some structures also require ziryl for their construction (only laboratories at the moment). Ziryl is a rare resource and deposit sizes are small.
• Olzine: is used as ship fuel. All ship engines can travel at at least warp one without needing fuel (free warp), however, much faster travel is possible when olzine is available.

Weapon selection for ships and fleets will make the difference between victory and defeat. As an empire grows, so will its access to increasingly more powerful weapons. However, strength shouldn’t be the only consideration when designing your ships…

In this post, we’ll take a closer look at some of the ship weapons currently being used in the Alpha galaxy. You can find more details on ship weapons on our recently updated wiki page.

Weapon types

The most important point to consider when choosing a weapon is whether to go for energy or ordnance based – each option has its pros and cons.

During the early stages of a player’s empire, it can take a few hours just to get to the nearest star system! But no civilization should let distance intimidate their ambition or deter them from expanding to resource-laden, far-off worlds.

Through strategic usage of fuel (olzine), and the research and development of new engines, vast distances can be tamed and an interstellar empire can flourish!

Thruster and warp speeds

When ships are ordered to move, they do so automatically using either thruster or warp speed:

• Thruster speed: within a star system or when in battle
• Warp speed: in deep space (not in a star system)