Difficulty levels[]
The game can be played on three difficulty levels, which you decide each time you start a new world.
Beginner[]
Faster gameplay, simplified features.
- You start a new world with 10.000.000c.
- Construction and Research wait timers are 4 times shorter.
- Population structures give double habitats.
- Buildings have no maintenance costs.
- Satellites are not available in this mode.
- You can't choose to enable the Biospheres function, only the Biomass function.
- Biomass consumption does not occur.
Normal[]
Strategic gameplay, complete features.
- You start a new world with 10.000.000c.
- All features are available, except worldkiller asteroids (still available in Cretacea).
Expert[]
Intense gameplay, unique challenges.
- You start a new world with 5.000.000c.
- Worldkiller asteroids will come and attempt to destroy your world.
- The Planetary Defense Network and the Space Elevator satellite is available to build, while the Soletta, the Sky Farm, The Lagrange Academy and the Orbital Surveyor are not.
- There are expert-only events that only occur on expert mode.
- Skipping wait timers costs more Genesis Points (15 min = 1 GP).
- You can only spend 1 culture point towards independence once every 2 hours.
- Spaceports and Coral Reefs don't generate revenue.
| Difficulty | Starting credits | Habitats | Construction & research speed | Maintenance costs | Biospheres | Satellites | Skipping with GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 10,000,000 | 2x | 4x | No | No | None | 20 min per GP |
| Normal | 10,000,000 | 1x | 1x | Yes | Yes | All except Planetary Defense Network | 20 min per GP |
| Expert | 5,000,000 | 1x | 1x | Yes | Yes | Space Elevator & Planetary Defense Network only | 15 min per GP |
Ecosystem[]
Independent from the difficulty you chose, you can choose to play with Biomass or Biospheres, except in Beginner Mode, where you can only do biomass. New players are recommended to use biomass until they master the other game features, as playing with biospheres is more challenging and complex.
Biomass[]
Recommended for new & casual players
All species are represented by one single metric, Biomass.
Biospheres[]
Splice genes & create new species
Create aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and populate them with species you made and decided the genetic traits of.