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Manual Index

Zero-K Manual

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"Don't try to make your econ grow faster than his, try to make his grow slower than yours." - KDR_11k

• Zero-K Manual
• Getting Started
• Units
• Unit References
• Unit Abilities
• Unit Features
• General Features
• Further Game Info
• Strategy Guides
• Planetwars

Getting Started

• Getting Started from the lobby to the game (10 minute video)
• [Interface]
• [NewbieGuide Newbie Guide Part 1]
• [AdvGuide Newbie Guide Part 2]
• [EconomyGuide Basic Economy Guide]
• Help for Other RTS Players
• [GameplayDosAndDonts Dos and Donts]

Units

Unit References

• Unit List
• [UnitClasses Unit Classes]
• Weapon Classes
• [IconGuide Unit Radar Icons]
• [CommanderGuide Commanders]

Unit Abilities

• [Cloak]
• [Shields]
• [Terraforming]

Unit Features

• [unitstates Unit States] (wip)
• [UnitAI Unit AI]
• Transport AI
• [Retreat Retreat Command]

General Features

• [Overdrive Overdrive System]
• Ceasefires

Further Game Info

• [HotKeys Customizing HotKeys]
• [FAQ]
• [Abbreviations Abbreviations]
• [Awards]
• Engine commands

Strategy Guides

• [AggressionGuide Aggression Guide]
• [StrategyTreatise Strategy Treatise]
• Land Units & Striders (wip)
• Air, Sea & Special Units (wip)
• Structures & Statics (wip)
• [WindgenfarmGuide Wind Farming]

Planetwars

• [PlanetWarsMain Introduction to Planetwars]
• [ManualPlanetWarsAttacking Attacking]
• [ManualPlanetWarsInfluence Influence]
• [ManualPlanetWarsTurn Initiative]
• [ManualPlanetWarsShips Ships]
• [ManualPlanetWarsStructures Structures]
• [ManualPlanetWarsEconomy Economy]
• [ManualPlanetWarsRoles Faction Roles]
• [ManualPlanetWarsEvents Events]
• History

Zero-K is a free real time strategy (RTS), that aims to be the best open source multi-platform strategy game available :-)