Game Guide
Learn to Play Age of Space - Complete beginner's guide to Age of Space. Learn how to build, attack, spy, colonize, and dominate the galaxy!
🎖️ Captains
Captains are special characters that lead your fleets into battle. They make your ships stronger and faster!
What are Captains?
Captains are like heroes for your fleet. When you send a captain with your ships, they give bonuses to attack, defense, speed, and more!
Think of them as the pilot of a spaceship in a movie - they have special skills that make everything better.
Each captain has their own stats and abilities that grow stronger over time through experience.
The Captain Barracks
Before you can have captains, you need to build the Captain Barracks building on your planet.
The Captain Barracks is where you recruit new captains and where they live when not on missions.
The Captain Barracks
Recruiting Captains
To get a new captain, click on your Captain Barracks building and select "Recruit Captain".
You have two options: wait for the free recruitment timer to reset, or spend Antimatter for instant recruitment.
- Click on the Captain Barracks building
- Click "Recruit Captain"
- Choose free (wait) or pay with Antimatter
- Your new captain is ready!
Higher level barracks can recruit stronger captains with better starting stats.
Captain Stats & Bonuses (11 Abilities)
Each captain has 11 different stats. Most give +1% bonus per level (max 10 levels = +10% max per stat).
Combat Bonuses
Fleet Utility Bonuses
Captain Survival Bonuses
Experience Bonus
Each stat can go from 0 to 10. A captain's total level is the sum of all stats (max 110). Higher level = stronger captain!
Captain Level
A captain's level is the total of all their stats added together.
For example, if a captain has 3 Attack, 2 Shield, and 5 Speed, their level would be 10.
Higher level captains give bigger bonuses to your fleet!
Sending Captains on Missions
When you send a fleet, you can choose a captain to lead it. The captain must be on the same planet as your fleet!
Sending Captains on Missions
- Go to the Fleet page
- Select your ships
- Look for the "Captain" dropdown
- Choose an available captain
- Send your fleet!
While a captain is on a mission, they cannot be used for other fleets. They return when the fleet returns.
Gaining Experience
Captains gain experience (XP) by going on missions. The more missions they complete, the more XP they earn!
When a captain gets enough XP, they level up and one of their stats increases.
Combat missions give the most experience. Send your captains on attacks to level them up faster!
Be careful! Captains can die in battle. Protect your valuable captains!
Moving Captains Between Planets
Captains can only lead fleets from the planet they are on.
To move a captain to another planet, go to the Captain Academy and click "Move". Select the destination planet and the captain will travel there.
Moving takes time - the further the planet, the longer it takes.
Captain Equipment
Captains can equip special items that give extra bonuses!
You can find equipment during expeditions or get them as rewards.
Each piece of equipment boosts specific stats or gives special abilities.
Captain Tips
- Always send a captain on important attacks - the bonuses can make the difference!
- Keep an eye on captain availability - busy captains can't lead other fleets
- Level up captains by sending them on lots of missions
- Protect high-level captains - they are hard to replace
- Move captains to where you need them before big operations
Summary
- Build a Captain Academy to recruit captains
- Captains give bonuses to attack, defense, speed, and more
- Send captains with your fleets for better performance
- Captains gain experience and become stronger over time
- Be careful - captains can die in dangerous battles!
