Welcome to the vast world of Universe Wars. This section will include all of the basics you need to know to get you started.

My Empire - click on this to return to your main page. You can also click on the Universe Wars tag to return to the home page.

Explore - this directs you to the Explore option.

Construct - this directs you to the building/demolition section.

Research - this directs you to your researching option (this feature requires the construction of a School).

Military - this directs you to your military page, where you can train units, send out attacks, defend empires, and use various spycraft techniques.

Market - using the market, you can buy and sell resources.

Galaxy - this allows you to view any occupied planets and their inhabitants (just click on an empire name or commander name to view their statistics).

Mail - send in-game messages to other empires.

News - updates you with any activity, including exploring results, completion of buildings/demolition, research, military-related, incoming/outgoing trades, etc.

Bookmarks - tab empires of interest using this feature for quick access to a particular location for future use.

Worth - the display of your total worth, calculated based on everything you own.

Rank - where your empire is located on the Universe Wars ladder. Your total worth determines your spot in the rankings, and is updated every tick.

Resources - displays your current amount of resources, and how much land you have free and used.

Tokens - special feature that allows you to simulate a tick for your own empire (speeds up production of buildings, research, or military, and exploring. You can get tokens through Paypal (one dollar gets you five tokens).

Plus Accounts - a $5 upgrade to your account that shortens your ticks, gives you 15 tokens, and lets you use the "bookmarks" feature. It also gives you an orange name in the chat and forums.