Influence lets you build and run an industrial operation in a shared asteroid belt. Current activities include:
- Manage crews: choose combinations of Miner, Engineer, Scientist, Merchant, and Pilot crewmates. A crew contains one to five active crewmates; players can control multiple crews.
- Prospect and mine: take core samples to discover deposits and use Extractors to obtain raw materials.
- Construct infrastructure: plan sites and build storage, production facilities, and other services on lots you can use.
- Process resources: refine raw materials, grow biological products, manufacture components, and assemble ships.
- Trade goods: buy and sell through player-operated marketplaces, comparing supply, demand, fees, and delivery requirements.
- Plan transport: move goods between surface locations and fly crews and cargo between asteroids using orbital flight planning.
- Work with other players: share infrastructure under agreed access terms, coordinate a production chain, or develop a settlement together.
You might choose to supply a material needed by a nearby producer. That involves finding a source, obtaining the necessary inputs, scheduling crew work, arranging storage, and comparing delivery options. Expanding that operation introduces new choices about infrastructure, suppliers, and customers.
¶ Current gameplay and future concepts
Combat, technology research, and skill-tree progression are not currently playable. Keep them separate from descriptions of what a new player can do today.
Start with the beginner’s guide, or explore the game guides for individual activities.