1. Main Screen

1.1. Overview

① Top Bar - Displays player information such as nickname, level, account details, settings, energy, fleet maintenance cost, Dark Force. It allows access settings and manage account status.

② Left Icons - Opens menus for viewing the active fleet, chat window, etc.

③ Galaxy Map - A mini-map that provides an overview of the surrounding area. You can click to open the full map.

④ Right Menu - Rankings, empire, mail, news, and more. These menus facilitate information gathering and player interaction.

⑤ Bottom Menu - Menus for heroes, planet list, fleet list, quests, reports, and other essential gameplay features.

⑥ Bottom Quick Menu - Convenient shortcuts such as quick access to player-owned planets, selecting neighboring planets, direct access to the current planet, and planet search.

⑦ Symbols in the Space Screen - Provides explanations for various symbols and icons used in the space view.

⑧ My Planet - Manage their planets, construction, production, fleet commands, and other functions related to planetary governance and commands.

※ The server time displayed in the bottom left corner corresponds to the local time of the server region (e.g., Singapore, Korea, etc.).

1.2. Top Bar

① Player Information - Displays the player's nickname, level, and title. Click to open a popup with detailed player information and account settings.

② Energy - Shows the player's energy, maximum capacity, and remaining time until recharge. Click to open a popup for energy recharge.

③ Experience - Indicates the player's experience points and available skill points. Click to open a popup with player information and account settings.

④ Fleet Maintenance Cost - Displays the total fleet control capacity, fleet control usage, and fleet maintenance cost weight. Click to open a detailed fleet maintenance cost information.

⑤ Dark Force - Shows the total amount of Dark Force. Click to see owned items and the Dark Force window.

1.3.  Left Icons

① Active Fleet Information - Displays the list of fleets engaged in action. Players can customize which information to display or hide through the account settings in the player information window.

② Chat - Opens or closes the chat window. Players can control automatic translation through the account settings in the player information window.

1.4. Bottom Menu

① Heroes - Check and manage your owned heroes. You can also hire new heroes.

② Planet List - Check your owned planets and manage planet groups. You can also give batch commands such as mass production.

③ Fleet List - Displays your fleets engaged in operations, defense, and support. You can also view the list of enemy fleets approaching.

④ Quests - Check and claim rewards for growth, daily, and milestone quests. You can also undertake pirate missions and scenario quests.

⑤ Reports - View reports on construction, fleets, espionage, and more. You can archive reports for an extended period or cancel archiving.

1.5. Bottom Quick Menu

① Quick Planet List - Allows you to quickly select a planet from a pre-edited planet group.

② Previous Planet Selection - Switches to the previous planet in the selected group. (If a construction/production window is open, it will switch accordingly.)

③ Next Planet Selection - Switches to the next planet in the selected group. (If a construction/production window is open, it will switch accordingly.)

④ Current Selected Planet - Instantly moves to the selected planet, regardless of the location. On PC, hover for quick access to its management, construction, and production windows.

⑤ Coordinate Shortcut - Allows you to instantly move to a specific coordinate or a planet recorded in history.

⑥ Nearby Planets - Shows a list of nearby planets, debris, and pirate planets.

⑦ Bookmarks - Allows you to set coordinate bookmarks or directly navigate to bookmarked locations.

1.6. Clicking a Planet

When you click on a planet, a popup menu will open with command buttons related to that planet.

The available commands differ based on whether it is your own planet, a selected planet, another ruler's planet, or an abandoned planet.

For your own planet, you can execute various commands, such as construction, production, exploration, and trade.

1.7. Chat

Chat allows for global, empire, and channel chats. 

The automatic translation option can be found in the player information window under account settings.

You can create a report link by adding a hashtag (#) followed by the report number. (like #123456)

To allow other players to view the report, the report's visibility must be set to public or to empire, etc.

Entering a number range separated by a hyphen, such as 5000-5010, creates a shortcut to the coordinate. Clicking on it will immediately navigate to the corresponding coordinates.

2. Player Information Window and Account Settings

The player information window can be accessed by clicking on the player's nickname bar at the top of the screen.

2.1. Description of Menu Tabs

① Player - Provides access to the player's basic information and increase your Governing Power or distribute Player Skill Points.

② Energy Premium - A paid feature that allows you to recharge a certain amount of energy at an affordable price every day.

③ Planets - Provides a brief overview of the planets you own and govern.

④ Titles - Allows you to view all available titles and use the titles you have acquired.

⑤ Statistics - Displays recorded statistics during gameplay.

⑥ History - Records the player's history.

⑦ Profile - Allows you to set the profile that will be shown to other players.

⑧ Friends - Enables you to add or remove friends. Adding friends allows you to support their fleets on their planets with your own fleets and check their online status.

⑨ Settings - Allows you to customize various options, access galaxy information, and perform actions such as logging out, deleting your account, or starting afresh.

2.2. Account Settings

① Account Information - View account details and perform actions like logout, account deletion, or change nickname. (Make sure to log out when playing on a shared PC!)

② Galaxy Information - Provides information about the galaxy you are currently playing in.

③ Restart - Gives you the option to abandon all owned planets and start anew in a different location. (Buildings on the headquarters planet and all owned ships will be preserved.)

④ 1:1 Query - Link for submitting inquiries or contacting support.

⑤ Tutorial - Allows you to replay the tutorial.

⑥ Logs - Allows you to view logs of various actions. The logs are stored only on the local device and may differ from the actual gameplay.

⑦ Settings - Enables you to specify or disable various options.

3.1. Player Level and Experience Points

Players earn experience points through activities like construction and battles. When they reach the maximum required for the next level, their level increases.

As the player level increases, they acquire more governing power and skill points, as well as higher maximum energy.

Additionally, the energy is fully recharged, and a small amount of Dark Force is obtained.

3.2. Energy System

Energy is consumed whenever a player takes actions such as construction, management, production, transportation, espionage, movement, or attack. 

Most actions consume 1 energy, although there are occasional actions that consume more than 1.

Actions unrelated to planets, such as accessing the Empire, reading reports, sending emails, or receiving quest rewards, do not consume energy. 

Activities in the auction house, although performed within the planet, do not consume energy.

The default energy value is 61, and with each level-up, the maximum energy capacity increases by 1 (e.g., at level 10, the maximum energy capacity becomes 61 + 9 = 70). 

When energy is depleted, the player is unable to perform most commands, so it is advisable to strategically choose the necessary actions.

Energy is charged by 1 point every 10 minutes, taking approximately 10 hours to fully recharge from 0 to 61.

Energy can be charged through energy items.

If you find yourself using a significant amount of energy, it is also advantageous to recharge a certain amount of energy daily at an affordable rate through the Energy Premium service.

TIPS for Saving Energy:

(1) Plan Construction Strategically:

It is recommended to schedule construction tasks when you anticipate being away. This way, when you return, the construction will be completed, and your energy will be fully recharged.

(2) Upgrading the Trading Post and Auction House for Resource Transportation

When you have multiple planets, you'll have a significant amount of resources to transport.  

If your Trading Post has a low level and limited transportation capacity, you'll need to divide the resources into multiple shipments, resulting in increased energy consumption.

That's why it's advisable to upgrade your Trading Post in advance. 

Additionally, the Auction House operates without consuming energy, promoting active trading among players.

Consequently, acquiring resources and ships through auctions can greatly help you save energy.

(3) Producing Parts in Bulk at the Parts Plant

While dividing the production of parts may result in faster manufacturing, it is not ideal from an energy-saving perspective. 

 If you produce parts in bulk all at once, you can save energy compared to producing them in separate batches.

(4) Utilizing Automatic transport

If you have multiple planets and need to move resources to your main planet where ship production takes place, it's recommended to utilize Automatic Transport. 

While you may need a 30% more cost in resource production, considering that energy shortage becomes a major bottleneck in the mid to late game, this penalty is manageable. 

Furthermore, hiring a hero [Hana] can greatly mitigate the penalties associated with the Automatic Transport of resources.

3.3. Player Skills

Player information window -> Player -> Player Skill

At every level up, the player receives 3 Player Skill points. These points can be allocated among 5 different skills according to the player's preference.

The maximum distribution limit for each of the 5 skills is 50 points.

Currently (as of June 2023), the maximum achievable player level is level 50, allowing them to obtain a maximum of 150 skill points (50 x 3 = 150).

(1) Defence

By increasing the Planetary Defence skill, the price of Defence Towers decreases by 0.6% per skill point.

Additionally, the HP (Hit Points) of Planetary Shields increases by 1% per skill point.  The recovery rate of Defence Towers increases by 1% per skill point (base recovery rate is 25%). 

[ With the maximum 50 Skill Points, Defence Costs are reduced by 30%, Planetary Shields' HP increases by 50%, and the recovery rate of Defence Towers reaches a total of 75%.]

(2) Trade

If you increase your Trade skill, you will gain 0.4% more credits per point when constructing a Trade Centre.

In addition, the income from trade tariffs on interplanetary trading will increase by 0.4% per point when connecting a Warp Gate.

The withdrawal fee for deposits from the Bank will decrease by 0.4% per point from the default 30%.

[ With the maximum 50 skill points, Trade Centre and Warp Gate income increase by 20%, and the bank's withdrawal fee decreases to 10%.]

(3) Construction

Strengthening the Construction skill reduces building construction costs by 0.4% per skill point

[ With the maximum 50 skill points, construction costs are reduced by 20%. ]

(4) Management

Ship movement consumes gas, an essential resource used in refining crystal fuel. 

Efficient gas management is crucial for frequent fleet movements and attacks, especially for powerful and massive high-tier ships.

[ Each point in Fleet Operations reduces gas consumption and maintenance costs by 0.4%, reaching a maximum of 50 points for a 20% reduction in gas consumption and maintenance costs. ]

(5) Luck

By boosting the Luck skill, you increase the likelihood of acquiring various items and ships during exploration while also improving the success rate of reconnaissance activities. 

Additionally, it enhances the probability of successful preemptive attacks in battles.

[With the maximum 50 skill points, preemptive attack chances double, and the risk of losing the entire fleet during exploration diminishes to 0%.]

3.4. Governing Power

Player Information Window -> Player -> Governing Power

Governing Power is the ability to govern planets. If you have insufficient Governing Power, you cannot occupy planets.

Governing Power increases by +1 for every level gained by the player and can also be further increased using credits or Dark Force.

If you attempt to occupy a planet without having enough Governing Power, you will automatically relinquish control of the planet upon occupation.

The credit cost of increasing Governing Power exponentially escalates until it reaches 5 billion credits, after which it increases linearly.

3.5. Title

Player Information Window  -> Titles

Titles are additional options that can be obtained based on the player's achievements.

Once obtained, titles can be used and displayed in front of the ruler's name, and some titles have special additional effects.

Titles with additional effects can also be enhanced to increase their effects.

Titles only apply while in use and changing titles consumes energy.

※ Fleet recovery function of certain titles in the original Conquer has been replaced with paid items in the store.

3.6. Fleet Upkeep and Fame System

Fleet Upkeep Cost

All ships consume a cost (fleet upkeep) per hour that is proportional to the Control Power.

The fleet upkeep cost is deducted from planet credit production, with higher-cost allocation to planets with higher credit production.

The upkeep cost calculation occurs every hour, resulting in temporary discrepancies between the actual number of owned ships and the calculation.

Fame System

The Fame system is applied to the formula for calculating fleet upkeep cost, reducing the cost for players with high fame.

To maintain a large fleet at a lower cost, it is important to maintain high fame.

Fame can be acquired through Player vs Player battles or through pirate missions.

Pirate missions allow you to earn a significant amount of credits while gaining fame, and they can be accessed through the quest window.

Excessive fleet maintenance without enough fame results in up to 10 times higher upkeep costs.

4. Planet Types

1. Normal Type

A planet with a similar environment to Earth, without any special buffs.

• • Population growth rate: 100%

  • Maximum population: 100%

  • Marine training: 100%

  • Crystal production: 100%

  • Gas production: 100%

  • Crystal storage: 100%

  • Gas storage: 100%

2. Super Earth Type

A large Earth-like planet over 10 times the size of the original Earth, offering explosive growth potential for resources and population.

• • Population growth rate: 150%

  • Maximum population: 200%

  • Gas production: 180%

  • Gas storage: 200%

  • Crystal production: 180%

  • Crystal storage: 200%

  • Marine production: 20% (slower training speed compared to other planets)

  • Increased espionage resistance: 30% (Due to its size, this planet has a higher risk of espionage and information compromise compared to regular planets.)

3. Mineral Type

A planet abundant in various space artifacts and minerals

• • Crystal production: 200%

  • Crystal storage: 200%

4. Gas Type

 A planet with a high concentration of gases in its atmosphere, resulting in increased gas production.

• • Gas production: 200%

  • Gas storage: 200%

5. Abnormal Atmosphere Type

A planet with abnormal atmospheric currents, making it difficult for enemy satellites to gather information and advantageous for defense.

• • Planetary shield HP: 200% (increased total shield capacity, absorption rate depends on Planetary Shield Research level)

  • Increased espionage resistance: 300%

6. Desert Type

 A desert-like planet with difficulties in enemy satellite information gathering and favorable defense conditions.

• • Crystal production: 150%

  • Planetary shield HP: 150% (increased total shield capacity, absorption rate depends on Planetary Shield Research level)

  • Increased espionage resistance: 200%

7. Mercenary Planet Type

A small asteroid with mercenary corps, suitable for population growth and fast military training.

• • Population growth rate: 120%

  • Marine training: 200%

8. Pirate Planet

 A base for space pirates.

• • No resource production

  • Can construct Star Race Stadium and Pirate Bar

  • Dark Force acquisition possible

[ Summary]

Normal Type - No buffs

Super Earth Type - Promotes population and resource growth but is vulnerable to information gathering and limited marine production.

Mineral Type - Benefits crystal production

Gas Type - Benefits gas production

Abnormal Atmosphere Type - Benefits planetary defense and hinders information gathering

Desert Type - Benefits planetary defense and hinders information gathering

Mercenary Planet Type - Benefits marine production

Pirate Planet - A Special planet with Star Race competitions and Dark Force acquisition

5. Galaxy

CONQUER's galaxy has a spiral structure. 

It consists of three spiral arms, and new users start on the outer edges of each arm.

As the spiral arms continuously rotate and expand in a clockwise direction, even if they are initially on the same arm, they will become further apart over time.

Therefore, if you want to start the game close to your friends, you should choose the same spiral arm around the same time.

You can access the entire galaxy map by clicking on the mini-map in the top right corner of the main screen.

6. Resources

6.1. Population and Credit

The population is a highly important resource in planets.

As the population of a planet increases, the amount of tax (credits) obtained from the planet also increases. Therefore, increasing the population of a planet is crucial.

Credits are the fundamental currency required for the production of all units and buildings in the game.

In addition to taxes based on population and happiness, credits can also be obtained through the construction of the Trade Centre.

 Furthermore, additional acquisition can be achieved through customs in warp gates and the player's trading skills.

6.2. Crystal

Crystals are extensively used in component production, especially in the production of ship engines. 

They are also essential for various buildings and defence towers.

6.3. Gas

Gas is essential for construction and unit production, but its primary use is ship propulsion during travel, especially for transport ships carrying marines. To operate many ships or conquer planets, a substantial gas supply is needed.

The player skill "Management" can reduce ship gas consumption.

6.4. Marines

The importance of marines lies in the fact that they serve as the last line of defense for a planet.

Marines are crucial for both attackers and defenders because winning ground combat between marines is necessary to conquer a planet, even after winning fleet battles.

Ground combat happens when attackers invade the planet's surface after winning the fleet battle. The default marine ratio is 1:1; one attacker marine is consumed for one defender marine.

For more detailed information on ground combat, please refer to the section on planetary conquest.

7. Hero

Heroes are companions belonging to the player who assist in planetary governance and battles. 

When appointed as an Internal Affairs Hero they have an impact on overall gameplay and provide additional benefits to planets or battles when deployed or participating.

Heroes possess various skills, and as their rank increases, they can acquire more and more powerful skills. 

※  Some heroes may also exhibit synergy effects when used together (to be implemented).

8. Mail

8.1. Writing a Mail

① Recipients - Enter the ruler's name as the recipient. You can also select from a list if they are friends or fellow Empire members. To send to multiple recipients simultaneously, separate their names with commas (,).

② Subject - The subject is a required field.

③ BB Code - use this to create shortcuts for players, planets, empires, etc. (Example usage: [player]RulerName[player], [planet]5000-5010[/planet])

④ Mail Content - Enter your content here.

⑤  Send Button - The final button to send the mail.

8.2. Other Functions

There are additional features apart from composing mail, including Recent Mail, Inbox, Outbox, and Archive.

Archived mails are not automatically deleted over time.

You can archive and unarchive mails.

In the Blocked List, you can block mails from specific players.

9. Report

① Select report category, View archive, and Access specific reports

② Select reports

③  Various actions for selected reports (Archive, send via Mail, delete, etc.)

④ Set Filters (View only reports related to specific planets)

⑤ Set public visibility (When set as Disclosed, it can be viewed by anyone in the Galaxy News window)

10. Empire

10.1. Establishment of an Empire

Any player can establish an empire, but it requires credits to do so.

Even though a single-player empire is possible, it is advisable to attract as many players as possible to expand the empire's size.

Planets belonging to the empire are marked with the empire's emblem, making it easy to distinguish their affiliation.

Support fleets can be provided to planets belonging to the same empire, fellow empire's planets will be shown in blue.

Dark Force, accumulated during large-scale battles, is owned by the empire and can be distributed to empire members by the Emperor.

10.2. Diplomacy

(1) Declaration of War

- Through a declaration of war, players can initiate war against other empires, and as a result, all planets of hostile empires turn red. (Search-only without diplomatic authority.)

(2) Non-Aggression Pact

-  Non-aggression pacts can be established through treaties, preventing attacks between empires. Pact-affiliated planets turn purple. (Search-only without diplomatic authority.)

(3) Alliance Pact

- Alliance pacts allow for fleet support between alliance empires. Planets of alliance empires turn cyan. (Search-only without diplomatic authority.)

10.3. Appointments

• • Emperor: Holds all appointment authorities (Empire founder). The Emperor can see the login status of users.

  • Premier : (Emperor's delegate) Has appointment and diplomatic authority, as well as most other powers except for appointing the Prime Minister.

  • Minister of Interior: Responsible for membership requests and processing.

  • Diplomat: Manages diplomacy with other empires.

  • Commander: Installs empire cores and manages strategies.

10.4. Empire Management

Through empire management, the following can be done:

(1) Empire Conference Room

Members can suggest budgets, ranks, positions, and diplomatic matters, and administrators can decide on their adoption.

(2) Credit Management

Determines the total budget and tax collection for the empire and can send payment request emails.

Can view the usage history of the budget.

(3) Rank Management

Can set ranks based on the merits.

(4) Position Management

Can appoint or dismiss positions such as the Prime Minister and Diplomat to delegate tasks.

(5) Diplomacy Management

Can engage in diplomatic activities with other empires.

(6) Strategy Management

Can proclaim the empire core.

(7) Emperor's Succession

Can pass on the Emperor's authority to a designated empire member and retire as Emperor.

10.5. Coup d'État

Through a coup d'état, the Emperor can be changed.

Players in higher positions than the coup instigator can suppress the coup d'état. (The Emperor can't instigate coup d'état) 

There are no penalties for the coup instigator.

11. Quest

11.1. Growth Quest

Players set goals to grow their planets and complete sequential quests that progress to the next stage.

11.2. Record Quest

Players complete quests by achieving special records, often earning titles based on their accomplishments.

11.3. Daily Quest

Quests that players can perform upon logging in daily. 

Quests refresh every day at midnight.

11.4. Scenario Quest

Quests that progress sequentially according to the game's story. 

They range from simple click-and-reward quests to constructing and developing buildings, exploration-related quests, and quests requiring the production and provision of specific units.

Some quests may be challenging to complete immediately, so it's advisable to take your time and gradually clear them.

11.5.  Pirate Mission

Missions that allow players to gain fame. 

Fame is an element necessary for reducing fleet maintenance costs and involves the consumption of multiple warships. 

Instead of consuming warships, players gain large credits and fame. 

Pirate missions do not consume energy. 

To continuously increase the number of owned warships, players need to consistently gain fame through pirate missions or by engaging in battles with other players. 

The pirate mission and fame system are new features in the game, introducing important elements for late-game balance and enjoyment, not present in the original Conquer game.

12. Ranking

12.1. Individual Ranking

Individual Ranking is based on the player's individual score, fleet destruction, pillaging, trading, and other factors. 

The rankings are updated once every hour, so players who have just entered the galaxy will not appear on the ranking chart initially.

12.2.  Empire Ranking

The empire ranking is determined by calculating the total score of all players within the empire.

13. Pirate Planet

In the list of nearby planets, you can see pirate planets.

It is easier to find pirate planets in the list of nearby planets rather than searching directly on the space screen, as they are rare and few in number.

[Characteristics of Pirate Planets]

(1) They have a large number of marines (pirates), with up to 1 million, making occupation challenging.

(2) Pirate planets lack typical planetary buildings but feature a Star Race Stadium and a pirate shop.

(3) Even if you attack and destroy ships in a pirate planet, pirates will gather again, so abandoned pirate planets always have defense fleets present.

13.1. Star Race

Clicking on a pirate planet on the "pirate planet list" or on the "space screen" opens the Pirate Planet  Information Window

 you can click on the Star Race button to enter the Star Race Stadium.

At the Star Race Stadium, you can play the mini-game called Star Race.

 Betting in the game requires Star Race tickets, which can be obtained as daily rewards (from opening mystery boxes), quests, exploration, or the in-game shop.

Successful bets reward Dark Force.

Star Race betting is an individual single-player game, and you cannot steal or obtain Dark Force points from other players.

It can be challenging to predict the top three places accurately.

Betting in Star Race allows you to earn Dark Force based on the racers' skills, condition, and focus. However, the game is designed to prevent earning an excessive amount of Dark Force. 

When a bet is successful, you earn 25 DF, and the owner of the pirate planet also receives 5 DF.

13.2. Pirate Shop

You can enter the Pirate Shop by clicking on the Pirate Shop icon in the pirate planet. 

The Pirate Shop is also accessible by navigating to [Heroes] -> [Hire New Hero] in the bottom menu.

The list of heroes in the Pirate Shop is automatically refreshed every day.

Heroes appear randomly, and each player will see different heroes available.

The higher the player's Pirate Information Level, the larger the number of heroes that will appear in the list at once.

The Pirate Information Level increases by occupying pirate planets or establishing friendly relations with them.

 You can increase your friendly relations with pirate planets in the pirate planet list.