AstroNext guide - How to ready your fleets for battle

ANGames' AstroNest starts off simple but it won’t be long before you're swamped with stats to manipulate and decisions to make.

We're try to guide you through to Superior Victory in the Terran / Neos War.

War. What is it good for?

The first thing to realise about AstroNest is that although it is a war simulation you don't actually get to do much direct fighting.

Instead, you must deploy your fleets into battle, having first equipped them with a weapon, armour, and items loadout with a suitable Hero to command them. The real battle happens before the first shot is fired so careful planning, research, and canny upgrades are essential to victory.

Don’t be shy about claiming what is yours

Always check for daily rewards and achievements. You can gain valuable bonuses this way but the game won't give them to you unless you check yourself.

Keep an eye on the main menu screen for an exclamation mark over Mission List & Notifications (the 'tick box' icon) and Notices & Daily Bonuses (the 'keyboard' like icon at the top of the screen) for uncollected boosts.

Manage your human resources

Be selective when hiring your heroes. Heroes ranked S have specialist skills and these are worth seeking out. Pumping resources into training these heroes will pay dividends but just as important is deploying your heroes correctly.

If your hero has a skill with particular weapon types (e.g. Missile Combat) then you'll receive hefty bonuses for letting them use those skills in battle. Boost your research facilities until you can develop a weapon of their favoured type and install in the fleet they command as soon as you can.

You might also wish to try a little positive discrimination and hire only female heroes. Not only will this do wonders for far-future feminism, the game will give you a special bonus when you collect and deploy ten women.

Try a little patience

The temptation is to jump straight in and grind through some battles to get resources and experience. This does help but some time spent using your Action Points and resources to upgrade your planetary facilities will really help boost your stats as well as levelling up the hero governing your planet.

Don't forget to conduct periodic Inspections of your planetary facilities. These inspections cost 10 Action Points but are a relatively cheap way to get some extra resources in the early game.

When you reach level 10 and unlock the ability to join the War (fighting other players) you should remain cautious. Tackle some easier foes to gain valuable Cosment resources (don’t forget to build a Cosment processor on your home planet) but then hold back while you upgrade your fleets and beef up your heroes. Remember, forward planning is everything.