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Getting Started

There is a lot to EXODE. It may initially look scarily large and complicated – but you really don’t need to know much to start the game. This simple step-by-step introductory guide will lead you through starting your EXODE journey and will tell you what you need to know when you need to know it (and not before). It will be constantly revised and kept up to date. If you see anything that needs correcting, please alert digital-wisdom on the EXODE discord.

Premise

It is 2325 and nearly all of mankind has been wiped out on a galactic scale by hostile aliens. Players are space captains visiting faraway as yet unattacked stations – just as those stations come under attack. They are tasked with an exceptional mission: to take some of the last survivors on their starships, escape to unknown destinations, colonize new worlds and prevent the extinction of mankind . . . with the hope that some of them, at least, won't be found by aliens…

But a picture is worth a thousand words and a movie is many pictures - so check out the introductory video which introduces you to the universe of eXode and what you can expect to experience within it.

The Manifesto

The first and most important thing about any new game is to know what is in the designer/developer’s head. It will tell you what he believes is important, where his priorities are and, generally, which way he is likely to decide when there are multiple options. Conveniently, Elindos has written a Game Manifesto that gives a great feel for where his head is at, what he wants to do and what he wants to avoid. It is relatively short and extremely well written. You should go and read it now before proceeding.

https://exodegame.com/documents/EXODE_Manifesto.pdf