Like give me some info on basic strats and important things i should be doing at the start. . if anyone can be assed replyin  ? lol @

Oright... thanks dude. Yeh I have loads of cash and I am building lots of research centres to get things cheaper and that. Got 8 planets now

send me an ingame message

i r teh boobz - 3054

Which galaxy are you in? IC is predominantly a team based game

.::: IC - The quick introduction, by Damon :::.

Welcome to Imperial Conflict, trooper ! This is a game where there is much to learn, and alot of fun to be had, once you know how to do it right.

Before you join a galaxy, there are certain things you should know about :

1. You need to choose which role you want to have in the family you are about to join.

Teambased roles :

- Attacker (Hardcore, resource, opper)

A hardcore attacker is the one making the most aggressive moves for the family. Most often the race is Camaar, or a custom race (+50 Attack, +50 Science, +100 Speed, -30% Income, -30% Pop growth, and droids. Some ops are added to the mix too, Space amazement and No fear being the most usual, the rest is...personal preference)

A resource attacker is a backup to the hardcore (hc) attackers. These make some resource income on the side and therefore tend to get bigger, and have less attacks total. Usually these are the same race as the custom HC attacker. These are also usually the main bringers or resource income to the family.

An opping attacker is mostly always same as resource attackers, but have bigger focus on agents/wiz compared to other units in their total fleet counts

- Banker (Hardcore CF/Hardcore Pop/opper)

A CF banker focusses on getting cash to the family, using a combination of Cash Factories and Tax Offices to gain a maximum amount of cash, with ability to build quickly. Very often this banker is preferred in early rounds. Will have alot of planets and generally be at the top of the family if active.

A Pop banker focusses on getting cash to the family, using a combination of Living Quarters and Tax Offices to tax the crap outta their total population. Living Quarters make the pop grow thus yeah...making more cash. These types of bankers tend to make more money than CF bankers, but only if done right. They are also very sensitive to certain special operations that can hurt their income alot.

- Opper

Usually this is a partaxian these days. They make bankers shiver in their pants, cause they got special operations to hurt banker income greatly. If you know how to play a partaxian well you will most likely play as a banker with opping as a side bonus though.

Non-teambased role :

- SS (Self-sufficient)

These are in it for themselves only, produce everything they need themselves, and manage everything by themselves. The SS'ers out there are usually frowned upon, since they tend to go different ways than the family strategy, and doesnt really contribute. There have only been a few known good SS'ers, and nowadays I think they have all retired. The good ones that is.
The best SS races are usually custom made, with alittle this alittle that.

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Conclusion : Unless you wanna play this game solo (not recommended), choose a team-based role, and if you need pointers on what to build, usually someone in your family can help you get started, and there is also tons of good strategies posted around on these forums.

.::: IC - The quick introduction, by Damon :::.
(part II - So I've chosen a role, now what ?)

Hopefully by now you have chosen a team-based role, posted alittle about yourself in the family forums and maybe even gotten a few responses too.

So...a quick introduction to the game itself is in order.

Imperial Conflict is a (hourly) tick based game, where the ultimate goal is for your family to dominate the galaxy you are in.
Domination is decided through round by aggressiveness/successrate, total networth of the family, and total size (planetcount) of the family.

You should know right now this game is old, most players already know the game, and most players are assholes big enough to not care that you do not know the game. That means you get in swingin or you dont get in at all.

As a banker your objective as said earlier is to gain a high amount of planets, to build cash income buildings on them. Attackers can be helpful in the planetgaining part...for a certain fee of course. Another way to gain planets is from exploration. Exploration is mostly done from the beginning of the round, until about 66% of the round is done. After all planets have been explored, this is a wargame. Bankers will therefore need certain defenses. These are usually based on a combination portals, lasers and ground units (soldiers). When all is said and done, a banker is the family's cashcow. The family will protect it, and in return the banker will pay for the family's needs. Its that simple.

As an attacker your objective is to spread like a nasty virus all over the galaxy with only 1-2 planets in every system, combined with portals. Having a low planetcount is an attackers pride. He will pass planets gained through attacks to his bankers, and by keeping his planetcount slim, he will reduce the amount of morale lost each attack he conducts.
An attackers life IS more busy than a bankers life, you need to constantly perform core surveillance, enemy estimations and kick those bastards out who are getting too close.
Needless to say..to be a good attacker, you mostly need to have given up your real life until round is over. There are only a few attackers known being able to combine real life with good attacking. In the end, attacking can be fun, challenging and morale-boosting. But there is alot of calculations and alot of time needed spent to do it right. Be sure to have the time before you choose this role.

- OK..got it...round is almost over...how do I win ?

- People will fight with what they got, until end of round to try for their family to win round in size (planetcount).

-People too gay to fight will try to win the game by having the biggest networth

- Inbred idiots will think score matters.

Good luck, and have fun playing around with the game. Dont follow any strategies to the point where you could just let somone else follow the set recipe for you. There is no learning in copying others to that point.

Also... take part in the community. This game would have been dead years ago, if the people werent awesome.

Cheers

- Damon -

PS - If you got other questions, feel free to ship them to The Watcher #3095 in Sagitarius Dwarf or How to Blend In #3025 Capricorn

-People too gay to fight will try to win the game by having the biggest networth

I was scrolling and I saw gay...then I read it and I thought it appropriate...then reading who posted, even more appropriate

i tthink damon deserves a tagpoint for this, let me take it up with the proper authorities

one thing I never read here was um.... take a look at the guide ^_~
Thats how I learned lol