From Empire universe 2 - help wiki

Contents 1 Miscellanous 2 Research 3 Diplomacy 4 Fighting & Space travel

Miscellanous

1. How do I earn money?

If you slowly run out of money and your resources don't earn you enough credits, there's only one solution: delve into the pockets of the population. To gain taxes you will need a government building. Every expansion of the government building will increase the income by a certain percentage. You can also earn alot of money by trading.

2. My resources are running low. How do I restock?

Go to your resource facilities and click on the resource you want to restock. You can now build one or - depending on your advancement in research - several specialized facilities that will gather the desired resource. Depending on your resource deposit the hourly production may vary.

Another possibility is the trading post. Here you can simply import resources for money. Enter the desired amount of resources and wait for a trader to supply you with goods.

3. How do I climb in ranking?

You earn points by the construction of buildings, resource facilites, ships and the research of technologies. Points are directly compared to those of other players of Empire Universe 2 and decide your placement on the ranking.

4. Can I upload my own avatar?

No, at the moment you can't.

5. How do I join an empire?

After you click the Diplomacy button you can apply to an empire. The leader of this empire can either accept or deny your application. You will need to build the government building before you can join an empire though.

6. What is the control center good for?

Your control center is the central control and administration building in Empire Universe 2. It regulates the efficiency of other buildings, thus a control center of a lower level than the other buildings will have a negative impact on their productivity. That's why it is recommended to always keep your control center at the same level as your other buildings.

7. What do skill points do?

After collection of experience (xp) you can put points into the abilities Trading, Research, Battle, Construction, Economy, and Navigation. They will have a positive impact on the respective attribute.

8. How can I set skill points?

To distribute skill points click on the planet in the menu below the game screen.

9. What influence do the different points have on the attributes?

• Trading: Reduces the taxes charged when trading with other players.
• Research: Increases the chance to research successfully.
• Battle: With the battle attribute we will show true strength in battles.
• Economy: Cunning negotiations enable us to reduce our building and resource facility cost.
• Navigation: Thanks to good navigation we reach our destinations earlier and can evade better in fights.

10. When did the current round start?

The currently running game was launched on Friday, June 19th 2009.

11. How can I colonize another planet?

At first you will need to research the colonization module and then place it onto a ship. Then you can use this ship to colonize another planet. You can call up to five planets your own and abandon colonies at any time.

12. Can I rename my planet?

No, this is neither possible nor planned.

13. How does the beginner protection work?

To protect beginners from enemy attacks you are safe of any attack for the first 30 days after you start the game. You can neither be attacked nor attack yourself and it affects both your planet(s) as well as your fleets.

14. How do I increase my tax income?

With each expansion of the government building your tax income will rise.

15. Is there a help system in Empire Universe 2?

Yes, there is. Despite the tutorial there is a help system for every function and information regarding the game. You can find it by right clicking somewhere on the game screen and selecting help.

16. Is there a friend list in Empire Universe 2?

Yes there is, but it will only become availabe on an expanded communication center.

17. How do I protect my resources of raids?

Resources that are stored in the bunker can not be looted on an occupation. However you will need to have researched the bunker technology first. The higher the level of your bunker is the more resources will fit in and be safe.

Research

1. Why can't I set a second researcher?

More than one researcher can research actively only starting from level 3 of the research facility. You can see the number of possible researchers in brackets after active researchers. The first number displays the number of currently active researchers while the second number stands for their maximum possible amount.

2. What does the level of a researchable technology mean?

The level of a research displays their difficulty. Simple researches are easier and therefore faster dane than impossible ones.

3. I can't continue researching. Why is that?

The possibility that you have already researched everything is rather low. Empire Universe 2 provided a mass of technologies, but they often have requirements. Take a look at the unavailable tab in your research facility and you will see what researches you will be able to research soon as well as their requirements. Often enough expanding your research facility or training your researchers will suffice.

4. Can I research two project simultanously?

No, that is not possible. Even in the later run of the game several researchers can only work on one project together but not on several at the same time.

5. What does that mean

better in general?

Better in general means that you require experienced researchers in the field Miscellaneous.

6. What influences the duration of a research?

The duration of a research mainly depends upon the respective technology and its difficulty. The player can however influence the later. It is affected by the points spent in research as well as the number and level of the active researchers.

7. What does expansion of the research facility do?

Expansion of the research facility has several advantages. It grants you access to new technologies as well as lets you set more active researchers.

8. If i dismiss a researcher that i don't want/need anymore is the time taken off when i train new researchers in a specfic field?

Diplomacy

1. How can I change the name and tag of my empire?

As the leader of an empire you can do it in the settings tab of diplomacy overview.

2. Can I use my own picture for my empire?

As the leader of an empire you can do it in the settings tab of diplomacy overview.

3. How do I view and manage the relations with other empires?

You can check out the relations to other empires in the relations tab. You can view and change them there. New relations to another empire can be established and concluded in the detail view of this empire.

4. Can I change the name of ranks in an empire?

As (co-)leader of an empire you can edit ranks of members or create new ones in the settings tab of diplomacy overview.

5. Can I demand imperial contributions?

As (co-)leader of an empire you can set daily taxes in the cash box tab. They will be collected of all empire members (including yourself) daily. You can also deposit or pay-out money there as well.

6. How many players maximum can be invited to an empire at a time?

The delegation can only invite up to two players to an empire at a time. These people get the invited status and can accept or decline the invitation. Only after that - or after withdrawel of the invitation - other players can be invited.

Fighting & Space travel

1. How do I sack a commander?

You can dimiss your commanders in the commanders tab of the fleet menu.

2. How can I occupy other players' planets?

To occupy other planets you need to win the ground battle on that planet. The troops need to be transported to the planet using a troop transport module, which you first need to research and then build onto a ship. Then the troops can be unloaded onto the surface.

3. How often can I pillage an occupied planet?

You can pillage an occupied planet only once every seven days. This rule implies all planets of this player.