Written by keke.eth (nightlostk#5236), and translated by Lucas3s.
Veteran players can skip the following content to read the last part :
[How to use the dark gang plugin?]
For playing the game , you should prepare a certain amount of XDAI first.
How to get xdai：
Buy XDAI directly by usdts in some exchange, ex. https://ascendex.com/
Get XDAI by using various cross-chain bridges
How to access the game
After entering the game URL you will see the following options:
You can enter the game by using a Xdai address ( same as the Ethereum address)
Either of two ways as shown above:
Type n and enter to create a new address
Type l and enter to import private key (starting with 0x)
The diagram above shows a process for entering the game by creating a new address
1 Type n and enter
2 Press any key
3 Type y and enter
4 Type key and enter
In the process, there is a request for permission pop-up appearing, please select allow. A request for permission to send trade authorizations will also appear, please select allow. Finally press enter to enter the game.
Game Interface
The function of each area is shown above.
- Select whether or not to use the tutorial
- The address used for the current game
- Link to the Twitter account
- The game's console, where all information about the game's operations is displayed, and where you can receive input commands
- CPU map exploring menu: click on the move button to choose where to place the cursor to change the map opening area. You can also choose how many cpu cores to use and the last value is the current map opening computing power.
Gameplay
Types of planets There are five planet types, and the main ways to score this round involve three planets:
1 Planet
2 Asteroid Field
3 Spacetime Rip
The remaining two are Foundry (which can be mined for artefacts) and Quasar.
Planets, shown below, are the only planets that can be upgraded with Asteroid Field and are also the main planets used for expansions and wars.
The picture below shows Asteroid Fields, which produce silver for planets to upgrade. Silver will also be transferred to Spacetime Rips, which, later on, will be withdrawn into points.
Below shows what a Spacetime Rip looks like - these are used to get points with silver, and also allow users to transfer and withdraw Artifacts.
The following picture shows the Foundry, where players can find Artifacts (every Artifact is a NFT) and has various buffs on the planet.
The picture below shows Quasars, with the largest energy reserves and silver deposits among all planets of its class.
How to conquer a celestial body?
You will start with a level 0 home planet, which will help you expand your field.
Click on the planet and select the energy you want to send, click on send and it will bring up a solid line to the target planet and send energy to start the conquest.
The picture above shows that sending 50% of my 100-energy planet will knock out 7 energy while the target is only 4 energy, so it will be possible to conquer it in one time.
How to gain points
1.Send silver to a Spacetime Rip, as shown below
2. Withdraw silvers from the Spacetime Rip, as shown below
Advanced Tutorial
How to use plugins?
Use plugins for automated operations
The following shows how to add a plugin:
After clicking 8 times to confirm, you can continue to the next step.
You can find some plugins contributed by the DF community here:
https://plugins.zkga.me/ (use them at your own risk)
Example： How to use the quick-upgrade plugin
Copy the code from the page and paste it in the game.
Click the [save] button.
By using this plugin, your planets could be upgraded much more quickly.
Improving the efficiency of exploration
Exploring the map with remote computing power
For details on how to build it, read this article:
For those who have a basic knowledge of programming:
How to use the dark gang plugin?
Players should contribute points to the civilization that he & she belongs to during the game time.
You only should add the plugin for your own civilization.
The function of the first button (withdraw selected planet silver):
It will perform three actions on the selected planet: transfer the planet to the team + withdraw the silvers + return the planet to your address.
The function of the second button (withdraw all planets silver ) :
It will perform three actions on all planets: transfer the planet to the team + withdraw the silvers + return the planet to your address.
The function of the third button (return selected planet) :
Return the selected planet (previously given to the team) to its original owner
The function of the fourth button (return all planets) :
Return all planets (previously given to the team) to its original owner
*To be precise, the planets mentioned above refer to spacetime rips.
Attention!
- As the civilization plugin is a relatively early experiment, and there are many intermediate steps between the 1st and the 2nd button, it is better to operate without any other tx; if it does not complete successfully, you can try again by clicking the same button. In addition, transferring planets from players to the civilizations can only be done one by one due to the underlying mechanism, and bulk transfers can take a long time (10 transfers can take 2-3 minutes), so please use the appropriate strategy accordingly.
- If you are not able to succeed through the first and the second button after trying many times, and you cannot transfer the planet back to yourself, please use the third and the fourth button to return the planet from your civilization (rescue mode)
How to add the dark gang plugin?
Red civilization and blue civilization should add the plugin for their own civilization.
[Recommended] Method 1: Copy the following code and paste it into the plugin window
Red civilization：
GangPluginRed export { default } from "https://guild-w.github.io/dark-gang/GangPluginRed.js"
Blue civilization：
GangPluginBlue export { default } from "https://guild-w.github.io/dark-gang/GangPluginBlue.js"
Method 2: Copy the file contents directly and paste it into the plugin window (more code may cause a lag, please be patient)：
Red team: GangPluginRed https://guild-w.github.io/dark-gang/GangPluginRed.js
Blue team: GangPluginBlue https://guild-w.github.io/dark-gang/GangPluginBlue.js
Refer to the picture below for details:
Find your contribution on the leaderboard
Click on the Leaderboard button at the bottom to see an overview of the current contributions.
The ranking of the red civilization's contributions is on the left and the ranking of the blue civilization's contributions is on the right.
If you have any questions, please jump into the Guild W discord server and find the #English-help channel.