I’ve helped enough new players out that I’m thinking some basic advice is worth a post. In no particular order…
- It’s worth it to introduce yourself on the forums. People often send new players chips or blogs and are very welcoming.
- Get yourself on IRC. A lot of valuable advice and help can be found there.
- Read the help. It’s a complex game and it can be daunting, but it’s where you should start.
- Start buying up 10001 of every cheap idea you can. Build every artefact you can.
- As you have more wealth, buy 1 of every industry you can.
- Look at inactive player holdings. Do they have deads in their ports? Anything worth snagging? Chances are no one is going to come after you.
- Figure out your game goals. What is it you want to accomplish? Do you want to focus on shares? Ideas? Rising in composite rank?
