LCOG Blog: Gameplay, Strategy, Tutorials and Commentary

List of hull names and simple rules about which class a ship will be given.

Example of each order that can be issued and the options available. This probably won't change much once I do proper testing.

Likely to change (or at least be added to) but a good place to start.

The new version of the playerfile (may be subject to further changes).

Overview of changes to the report.xml, orders.xml and playerfile.xml files used by the client and host programs.

This new version of the game, aims to minimize the micromanagement of player economies, in favour of more dynamic strategy based on the disposition and deployment of a players fleet.

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Or maybe in our future, here, in the Milky Way? Who knows what surprises the future holds for the human race. One thing is sure, there is no one out there, or we'd have met them. The star lanes were thought to be too difficult anyway. Until Alderson. He theorised that weak points exist in the fabric of the space-time, out at the fringes of gravity wells. From those weak points, one could "jump" to another weak point.

A simple explanation of the economy of Lost Colonies of Guernsey and how to maximise your advantage.

An early design document. Much has changed but not everything - this is where it all started (well if you don't count hundreds of games of VGA Planets).