Manual
Player's Guide
Learn how to play Stellar Nexus — from your first turn to your first conquest.
Welcome to Stellar Nexus. This guide walks you through the game from "I clicked Start" to "I won my first campaign." Each page is short and stands on its own — read top to bottom for a complete tour, or jump to whatever you want to learn.
Some features below are aspirational. The guide describes how the game is meant to play; the roadmapis the source of truth for what's actually shipping today.
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Galaxy
- Exploration and the galaxy mapHow the hex map works, how to scout, and how fog of war shapes every game.
- Terrain typesEvery hex is one of seven terrain types. Here's what each one means for your strategy.
- AnomaliesRare hexes that reward scouts — wormholes, precursor ruins, derelict fleets, and dark-matter clouds.