Getting startedProtection and inactivity
The shield every new player gets, and what happens to an empire nobody plays.
Beginner protection
Every new empire starts under beginner protection. While it lasts:
- Nobody can attack you.
- You cannot attack anyone.
Protection ends at whichever comes first:
- You reach 1,000 points.
- 7 days pass since you joined.
Beginner protection counts real time. It lasts 7 days on every world, whatever the speed.
Inactivity
Opening your town counts as being online. If you stay away for 14 days, your empire becomes abandoned:
- Its production and tax fall to 50%.
- Its people, buildings and stored resources stay as they were.
- Other players can still attack it, and attacking it earns them no military points.
Log in again and everything returns to normal.