Just Starting

New players to Nova Empire will encounter the tutorial thats not always clear on what to do. For the most part, players should follow its prompts and clear the AI missions to have a smooth start and fill up their first 2 levels on the space station.

After this, you're free to do whatever you want and learn the other facets of the game as they come. Some important things for new players to know;

Change your name. After a certain point in the tutorial, it gives you a free name change and doesn't tell you how to use it... Click "Shop" on your top bar, Click "Items", and look till you find "Player Name Change"

Join an active Alliance. "Active" is the most important part as you will typically need a hand or 2 to finish missions. They can also help you get better at the game.

You can choose what you build. The first 2 levels of your space station are pretty restricted on what you can build, but on all other levels you have more freedom. Want more ships? Build 2-3 shipyards on the same floor! Need resources? Build 2-3 trading post for minerals and crystals!

Focus on yourself. Worry about building up your fleet and space station for awhile. You may randomly have too much resources and feel like you can donate those 2 mil minerals, but you need them more. Completing missions gives resources to the alliance already, use you resources to make yourself stronger. That will be more beneficial to your group in the long run than your spare resources are now.

Scan Everything! Scanning planets is an easy, non combat, way to get rewards. Short scans (under an hour) give resources, speed ups, and Ship fragments (they eventually unlock much better ships). Long scans (typically 90+ mins) give high volume of minerals (up to 1 million!) and occasionally a free crate.