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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Zero-K (still under construction)
Questions
- I'm new to Planet Wars. Where should I start?
- How can I unlock technologies?
- How do I gain influencepoints?
- How can I get a planet?
- What is shadow influence?
- I have some game ideas. Where can I post them?
- What does all the ingame abbreviations mean?
- How can I support Planet Wars?
- My question isn't answered here. Where can I ask my question?
Answers
1. I'm new to Planet Wars. Where should I start?
If you are new to Zero-K, you should read the "Newbie Guide" first and try some practice games against the AI, because you need some experience if you don't want that experienced players cry - we have a noob in our team - that are free IPs for you, etc. You can also spectate some online games to see which things are significant. Some mission are designed for new player to get to know the interface and some basic gameplay ideas (e.g. Sandbox and 2v1. You can also access them from Zero-K lobby directly.
If you are experienced at Zero-K, but don't know what's Planet Wars is, go back to the manual and read the Planet Wars topics where you are interested in.
2. How can I unlock technologies?
To get personal unlucks, you have to visit the Zero-K Homepage (www.zero-k.info) and log in with your account. Now search the link "Unlock technologies". If you're using our Zero-K lobby you can easily unlock them ingame in the "Home" tab. On PW you can't disable unlock system in modoptions.
To get clan unlocks, you have to join a clan. This clan can unlock technologies for all members and clans with "research shared" option - and they unlock techs for you. Each technology is a planet structure witch can be build on planets.
The advantage of clan technologies are additional Influence Points after Battles.
The disadvantages are that they cost credits, you can lose them if they get destroyed during battles on this planet or by capturing it by an enemy clan.
3. How do I gain influencepoints?
You can gain influencepoints (based on the clan techs and player count) if you're winning games on the Planet Wars hosts.
4. How can I get a planet?
Your clan get a planet if your clan has the most Influence Points of all clans on this planet. You get a plant if you are the member with the most IPs at this time. You don't lose the planet if only the IPs within your clan change between each other of if another member get more IPs than you, but other clans have still lower IPs than your clan.
5. What is shadow influence?
Each member of the clan who owns a planet get Shadow IPs for each planet around this one where they have IPs if your clan own this planet too.
The shadow influence don't spread shadow IPs itself. It is multiplied with the link strength.
6. I have some game ideas. Where can I post them?
Visit the Zero-K forum and pose your ideas in one of the sections. Furthermore, you can create a new issue on our development site: http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/issues/entry
7. What does all the ingame abbreviations mean?
You can look up some abbreviations used ingame here in this list. Some abbreviations unrelated to the game can be looked up on this site. Another way is to ask some players ingame.
8. How can I support Planet Wars?
On the one hand you can donate some coins so we can still pay the server costs. On the other hand you can support us by simply playing the game or hosting one of our web banners on your site. Thanks a lot! :-)
9. My question isn't answered here. Where can I ask my question?
As above you can visit the forum and ask your question in one of the listed sections.
You can also ask some players ingame to get help.