Beginners Guide - How to Play, Upgrade, and Survive the Battle!

Welcome to Botwars Ascendance! 🚀 If you're new to the game or want to refine your strategy, this guide will walk you through the basic controls, missions, upgrades, and combat mechanics to help you survive and dominate the battlefield.

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🎮 Getting Started: Choosing Your Vessel

When you first log in, you'll select a vessel from a list of available ships. Each vessel has different stats, including:
✅ Handling Capacity
✅ Speed & Acceleration
✅ Combat Capabilities

For this demo, the Nautilus is selected, but you can explore different ships based on your playstyle.

🕹️ Mastering Controls & Camera Movement

To navigate efficiently, learn these essential controls:

🔹 Movement Controls

• W, A, S, D → Move the camera
• Q & E → Rotate the camera
• Mouse Scroll → Zoom in/out
• Right-Click and drag on Empty Space → Pan around

🔹 Moving Your Mothership

• Right-click anywhere in space → Set a course

📌 Taking Missions & Completing Objectives

Missions are the fastest way to progress and earn rewards! Look for NPCs with a yellow exclamation mark ( ! )—they have missions available.

✅ Accepting a Mission:
1️⃣ Right-click to move to the NPC
2️⃣ Select the NPC and open the inspection panel
3️⃣ Click "Missions" to view details and accept

📌 Mission Log & Tracking:

• Active missions appear in the Mission Log (top right of your screen)
• Mission objectives update in real time

⛏️ Mining Resources & Deploying Vessels

Resources are essential for upgrading your fleet. You can mine asteroids to gather materials like Dolomite, Steel, Titanium, and more.

✅ How to Mine:
1️⃣ Select an Asteroid
2️⃣ Click "Mine" on on the inspection panel 3️⃣ Choose a Mining Vessel and deploy it

📌 Tip: Use the Deployment Panel (left side of the screen) to track your mining ships and focus the camera on them.

🚀 Building & Upgrading Your Fleet

To grow your fleet, you need to construct new ships and drones using blueprints and gathered resources.

✅ Building Ships:
1️⃣ Open the Hangar
2️⃣ Select a Blueprint (e.g., Mining Drone, Attack Ship)
3️⃣ Click "Build" (shows required resources)
4️⃣ Wait for construction to finish

📌 Upgrading Your Mothership:

• Select your Mothership and go to the Ship Builder
• Click on green Module Nodes to add weapons, turrets, or upgrades
• Each module requires specific resources

⚔️ Engaging in Combat & Using Weapons

Missions often require you to defeat enemies—here’s how to engage in battle!

✅ Finding Enemies:
1️⃣ Open the Mission Log and locate combat specific target areas with enemies(red triangles)
2️⃣ Use the Map to navigate and zoom into battle zones

✅ Attacking Enemies:
1️⃣ Select an enemy ship and click "attack"
2️⃣ Choose your attack ships and deploy them
3️⃣ Use your Mothership’s weapons (Auto Turrets, Lasers, etc.)

📌 Combat Tips:

• Multiple Targets: Select and attack multiple enemies at once using attack vessels
• Mothership Auto-Turrets: Activate them to auto-fire at hostiles
• Mothership Lasers and Railgun: Require single enemy selection and must be in range
• Cooldowns: Weapons recharge over time, so plan your attacks strategically

⚡ Speed Boost & Tactical Escapes

Your Mothership has a Speed Boost function to help you move faster.

✅ Using Speed Boost:
1️⃣ Your ship must be at maximum speed
2️⃣ Click the "Boost" button
3️⃣ Gain an extra 1,000 meters per second for a short duration

📌 Tip: Use Speed Boost to escape enemy fire or reach mission objectives faster.

🗺️ Using the Map & Navigation Tools

The Map helps you explore new areas and locate mission zones.

✅ Map Features:

• Zoom In/Out to see the entire play area
• Click on locations to set a course
• Focus Button (🔍) → Centers the camera on your Mothership

📌 Mini-Map:

• Shows your Mothership, deployed ships, and enemies
• Click anywhere on the Mini-Map to move the camera instantly

🔥 Daily Missions & Bonus Rewards

Look for NPCs with a blue exclamation mark ( ! )—these offer Daily Missions that reset every 24 hours!

✅ Why Do Daily Missions?

• Earn extra rewards
• Gain XP faster
• Stack up resources for upgrades

📌 Tip: Combine multiple missions in the same area to maximize efficiency.

📈 Leveling Up & Spending Skill Points

Every time you level up, you gain Skill Points to customize your playstyle.

✅ How to Spend Skill Points:
1️⃣ Open the Skill Tree (click on your profile picture on the top left) 2️⃣ Choose upgrades like:

• Mining Speed ⛏️
• Attack Damage 💥
• Mothership Speed & Shields 🛡️
• Apply points to enhance your abilities

📌 Tip: Prioritize speed and shields if you want better survivability in battles.

🛠️ Repairing & Rebuilding After Defeat

If your Mothership is destroyed, don’t worry—you’ll respawn at the New Haven Shipyard.

✅ Repair Process:
1️⃣ Visit the Shipyard
2️⃣ Open the Mothership Repair menu
3️⃣ Check the required resources
4️⃣ Gather missing materials & repair your ship

📌 Tip: Stock up on Steel & Titanium to avoid getting stranded after defeat.

Final Thoughts: Master Botwars Ascendance!

Now that you know the fundamentals of movement, missions, mining, combat, and upgrades, you’re ready to take on the battlefield!

Pro Tip: Missions are the fastest way to level up, so keep taking on new challenges, upgrading your fleet, and dominating your enemies.

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🚀 See you in the warzone, Commander!

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