How To Play Helium Rain

In Helium Rain you play a new company in a small colony living around a giant planet Nema.

Your goal is to extend your company an make it an empire. For this, you will need to use a smart combination of commercial and military options. You can achieve the goal you gave yourself (be the richest, the most powerful... or the only one) just by fighting, or without ever fighting, but in some cases both will be required.

In any case you will need to make money. The simplest method to make money is trading.

Trade
You can also try piracy, but a good ending is not guarantee. Piracy will be available in beta.

Piracy
The most lucrative and safe way to make money is to build stations. Stations are very expensive but could ensure continue and secure revenues. Be careful, your neighbors can be friendly as long as you are small and peaceful, but being more aggressive or ambitious can lead to your fall.

Diplomacy
If your dare it, war can be a very good way to make good deals. The Helium Rain economy is responsive to your action, so destroying a competitor can make you the sole provider of a resource.

Economy
To wage war, you can build various military ships to destroy enemy stations or ships.