How to Play

How to Play

Core loop

1. Start a focus quest — pick tag + duration (5–60m or custom).
2. Stay with it — ambient events may drip tiny rewards (no mid-session modals).
3. Complete — earn crystals & energy (buildings, streak, research multiply haul).
4. Build — place structures, upgrade, research, assign crew.
5. Return tomorrow — hit the daily goal to grow your streak.

Controls

Input	Action
Space	Pause / resume
B	Build mode tray
M	Lab (research, looks, crew, badges)
Z	Zen HUD
Esc	Close panels
Click building	Upgrade / relocate / destroy
Click NPC	Assign crew post
Touch	Orbit (1 finger), zoom (2 fingers)

Focus rules

• Pause freezes the timer.
• Give up applies a penalty (softened by shields / research / crew).
• Repeated fails apply a short lockout (not day-long bans).
• Break after complete is optional.

Daily goal & streak

• Default goal: 50 minutes / day (Settings).
• First time you hit the goal that day → streak +1 and a flat bonus.
• Streak multiplies future session rewards.
• Missing days resets streak; a gap may grant a welcome-back gift.

Resources

Resource	Use
Crystals	Buildings / upgrades / research
Energy	Buildings / upgrades / research