Description
| This window allows you to configure the general options used in setting up new players for a game. | ||
Controls
| Starting Resources for Player | How many resources each empire will start with when the game begins. | |
| Home Planet Value | The relative value of the player's home planets to that of other planets. | |
| Number of Starting Planets | The number of home planets a player starts the game with. If this selection is more than 1, a player may have multiple planets in multiple systems. The systems will usually be grouped closely together. | |
| Empire Placement |
| Allowed to start in the same system | With this option selected, two different empires may start the game within the same system. By default, this is unselected so that players get a little breathing room when first starting the game. | |
| Evenly distributed throughout the quadrant | This option directs the game to place players as far away from each other as possible. The game will attempt to "spread out" the empires across the quadrant. It is possible that empires will end up next to each other, but on the average, players will be evenly placed on the map. |
| Score Display | During the game, a player will be able to view their own score and see a graph of several key values over time. This selection allows you to see other allies scores, or even all players scores during the game. The default is that you can only see your score and your allies score. Being able to see an enemy's score is an advantage since you can see exactly how large they are, and how they are devoting their resources. | |
| Technology Level for New Player | This selection governs how high each player's starting technology level will be. The default is Low, which means that players only start with the lowest level of technology. A selection of High, will start players with all technology levels present in the game. | |
| Racial Points for New Players | When creating a new race, racial points are used to select advantages for that player. This selection determines how many racial points will be available for players to create their empires with. | |
| Quadrant | Displays the Game Setup - Quadrant Window. | |
| Events | Displays the Game Setup - Events Window. | |
| Technology | Displays the Game Setup - Technology Window. | |
| Player Settings | Displays the Game Setup - Player Settings Window. | |
| Players | Displays the Game Setup - Players Window. | |
| Victory Conditions | Displays the Game Setup - Victory Conditions Window. | |
| Game Settings | Displays the Game Setup - Game Settings Window. | |
| Mechanics | Displays the Game Setup - Mechanics Window. | |
| Begin Game | Starts the game. | |
| Cancel | Cancels the new game and returns you to the Intro Window. |
| None |