Starting Guide to Survive (somewhat)

When you start, there are going to be many ships that are more powerful than you. So here is a guide to starts surviving the space of Uchu.io.

I recommend logging in so that your progress and ship saves. Now, you see your odd, weak, asymmetric ship in the middle of the build menu? Well, we're going to salvage it so we can get more minerals and a better starting layout. Delete all of this. Destroy it. Burn it to ashes. throw it in the trash. You should be left with just a ship core are as well as more minerals. Now here comes the hard part. Since the first update has been added, it has gotten harder to have a tougher ship. By harder its not that harder. You need to pvp to increase your level to upgrade and add stuff too your spaceship. To pvp simplify tap someone's core. A option to send a pvp request will be seen along with their hull health. You can send a pvp request to gain experience.

After you win (or lose) you gain experience. This allows you to become a better ship. Here are desprictions of the buildings:

Mineral miner- Allows you to take minerals from the asteroids. Necessary for survival. [requires platform]

Mineral storage- Stores minerals. Increases the amount of minerals you can farm before having to sell them. [requires platform]

Armor- Protects you from weapons.

Platform- Used to add weapons and buildings.

Reactor- Used to power weapons. [requires platform]

Thruster- Used to move and speed ship. [requires platform]

Bridge- Allows you to pilot ship. A spawning point. [requires platform]

Ship Core- Exists and can't be destroyed.

Now building are important for survival to be sure. But you also need to defend yourself with weapons. Weapons require the reactor to power them. here are weapon desricptions:

Turret- A starter gun, that shoots bullets one at a time (semi automatic)

Cannon- A improved version of the turret. Still semi-automatic. Slower bullet speed than the turret

Void ray- Shoots a beam at enemy ships.

Missile launcher- Has large range, and the bullets track the target.

Ion cannon- A powerful weapon, but it has little range and doesn't rotate.

Here is an example of an improved ship:

(Below edited by Ximumn)

Now what you want to do next is get out into space and start mining. Watch the map closely; you're the white blip and others are green. You should be able to mine for a while without problems until your storages are full. If red enemies (npc) or another player attacks you, get out of there; theres a good chance they're stronger and more powerful. Once storage is full click the "return to base" button. It will take a while and it will cancel if you take damage, but its a good way to get out of being chased. However I recommend not moving as the build menu might break if you are still moving.

Click on your storages. This will remove the blue dots in them and give you minerals: refined ore you can use to build. After this, you can click on parts to upgrade them or add new features.

There is no definitive route after this step; you've gotten better, and now, the world is your oyster!

But seriously, I recommend upgrading miners, storage and power production for best results.

FFA Afor all is a new gamode that can be chosen at the main menu. It is a hour long mode in which players mine minerals, buy ships and fight eachother(?).