Ideas for an Ogame Guide

where do we sign up for THAT ^ ... put me down for some input my friend! I will help as I can...

I'd be down for firing order manipulation if possible.

An emphasis is needed on who is doing something wrong when attacked.
Throughout the years I have spent countless hours helping newbies, but the single thing they most commonly have trouble understanding is that 90%+ of the time, people put themselves into the situation that resulted in them being attacked. It is not enough to explain that FS is a thing, you have to make them understand that it is an essential thing to avoid attacks. Same with leaving too much ress on a planet, how to avoid return-hits etc.

You have to start at the beginning and give advice about

1. Choosing a Uni
2. Deciding on fleeter or miner
3. Planet locations depnding on playing style
4. Not being profitable
5. The danger when you top 500k points. ( Too may pop out of protection when they are not on and become instant sitting ducks)

Then move onto the "How to" bit

Wonderful idea and nice effort, congrats!

I'd like to thank you! It would be nice if you could pinpoint this at forum's main page, or/and send a hotlink to every new account on its creation.

This is a really nice effort, sometimes it's amazing when someone comes up with an idea that is like...so obvious that it should have been here a long time ago.

The 5 points that I listed above are the basis of the initial decision making process, and should be a sort of Ogame Health Warning which should be compulsory reading on the registration page BEFORE a new played decides where to join

As an Old Timer this idea gets my blood pumping again.

I think for Newbies they need a how to get started guide too!
The tutorial is nice but when a player doesn't know what they are doing, or doesn't know what their play style is (nor can they at the start) a simple starting guide to get a planet bustling with mines and basic facilities.

For people that are looking to discover their playing style I think there should be a separate section for each, miner, fleeter and turtle. Though with some of these crazy settings on the new UNI's maybe everyone should avoid turtle now?

I agree with Kewlness, terminology is huge!
I agree with Dark Depression, I think players need to know they are going to fail hard. and then something we can't teach is how big help is from bigger players in an alliance.

I agree with Vulcan too! Planet location can be the difference between life and death. (again with some UNI's only having 4 galaxies FTW!! it might not matter as much as it used to, especially with it being a circular galaxy instead of linear! shout out to those who remember those days!)

For seasoned players a how-to-guide on Blind Lanx, time back calculation, fleet slowing, recycler timing, the dangers of fs improperly when a moon with enough tech is close to you and again as it has been said a thousand times before. Making yourself unprofitable.

Looking forward to this!

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Ogame Health Warning which should be compulsory reading

All I can think of is like a sticker on the side of the cigarette box .

We now have a sticker on Ogame home page:

"Warning, playing Ogame may cause user to waste lots of time and become hugely addicted."

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All I can think of is like a sticker on the side of the cigarette box .
We now have a sticker on Ogame home page:

"Warning, playing Ogame may cause user to waste lots of time and become hugely addicted."

The sticker should be someone nude on the toilet with their laptop on their lap playing OGame.

Nice idea. I like it a lot.

As far as how the layout goes, I'd do/recommend something similar to what @Vulcan_558 said.

Also, thoughts on a written version?

Not wishing to change the subject too much, but there may be another way to assist newcomers to the game subject to GF's ability to deliver.....

EITHER
A beginners uni where a new player can stay until reaching say 2kk points when they have to move their account to a Uni of their choice.

OR
A rotating Uni which gets reset to zero after say 3 months and then starts again.
This has the advantage of eliminating the need for a new uni every couple of months as they eventually die and clutter up the server.
The #1 rank at the end of the cycle could be awarded a prize - either DM or maybe the winner gats to set the spec for the next cycle.

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his has the advantage of eliminating the need for a new uni every couple of months

This will never happen, four words for a new Universe:

Dark Matter Sales Surge.

Quote from Vulcan_558

Not wishing to change the subject too much, but there may be another way to assist newcomers to the game subject to GF's ability to deliver.....

EITHER
A beginners uni where a new player can stay until reaching say 2kk points when they have to move their account to a Uni of their choice.

OR
A rotating Uni which gets reset to zero after say 3 months and then starts again.
This has the advantage of eliminating the need for a new uni every couple of months as they eventually die and clutter up the server.
The #1 rank at the end of the cycle could be awarded a prize - either DM or maybe the winner gats to set the spec for the next cycle.

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Hey all! I want to continue this train of thought, even though Im basically moving furniture, cleaning an ENTIRE patio and putting that furniture back even though Ill be pulling all of it back out again (Fitness Lord Give Me Strength). I might have added some titles to give it fluff. If they are cheesy, I apologize. I'm just exhausted. Also, just a little bit of help if it is not trouble. Just lemme know if I am missing something by adding it. These will take time so I will create an emergency Discord channel to discuss the best way to implement this idea swiftly.

Possible Videos:

Using the Ogame Interface: Where do I smash the Destroy Button?

Terminology of Ogame - FSing to Ripping to DiDF

Learning the Skill of Survival in Ogame

Game Mechanics and Combat Skills in Ogame

The "What" and "Hows" of the Alliance Combat System or ACS

The Tools of Ogame

Ogame Behavioral Etiquette

Beginning Tides: Joining a Universe, Creating a Playstyle, Colony Placement, Farmability, and the Danger of 500k

How to catch an Ogame Predator:
Hunting the Hunter makes you the Hunter
Timeback the Throwback
Slowing Down During a Hit
Catch a Debris Saver

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