Last night I was answering alot of question on the multiplayer chat and the comments for Colony, So I decided to create a little FAQ to save my time and answer questions. I will add more as I see fit. Also do tell me if I have made a mistake or need to add anything
Colony FAQ:
Q. Multiplayer keeps glitching out on me!/ Why does the server keep crashing? A. You are not glitching out, the server is designed to hold roughly 200 players and at times, it peaks to around 500 players. Thus, the server can not handle this and it crashes, kicking you out of multiplayer. More servers are coming in the future to sort out this problem!
Q. Multiplayer is too hard! A. Multiplayer in some cases is alot harder than the Campaign and Quickplay. You are playing against a real person, not a computer, and therefore the player can counter your units and really give you a run for your money. If you still think it's hard, play a bit more and learn some tactics.
Q. When is V2 coming out! A. It's out when it's out. The 1st Version has only been released, V1 is still being perfected and V2 is not on mind right now.
Q. How do I get more advanced units? A. You can get more upgraded units by upgrading you're Outposts and Forges. If you upgrade it once, you get a Tier 2 unit, and upgrade it again you get a Tier 3 unit. You can only upgrade it 2 times.
Q. How do I stop units advancing just after they are built. A. Press Q, and you should see a little flag light come on the middile of your command bar on the screen, if that light is on, your units should stay infront of you're base untill you give them the command to advance. Press Q again to disable it.
Q. How do I make missiles? A. To make missiles you must 1st make a Special operations. Once that is constructed, you should be given the option to make 2 missiles. They both cost differen't amount of resource, so be carefull when you purchase them.
Q. How do I get missiles to fire? A. They auto fire once you make a missile.
Q. How do I aim a missile? A. They auto aim at the nearest enemy unit, and if there are no enemy units, the missile targets the enemys base.
Q. Missile's arn't that good. A. Missiles are actually quite an effective tool in Colony. It does kill all units upto Tier 2 with easy. You can not kill Tier 3 units very easily because they have anti missile armor which reduces the amount of damage done to unit.
Q. What ability does each class have? A. Communist = Faster Manpower Regeneration Rate Capitalist = Faster Money Regeneration Rate Fascist = Faster Building and Spawning Rate
Q. How do I rank up? A. You rank up by winning games in multiplater, the more games that you win, the higher you rank will be.
HELP!!! I registered in Colony but when i try to login my name and password it does not fit! for example i wrote JeremyJeminMunshi in the registry place and when i try to login, my name does not fit, it only fits JeremyJeminMuns not even my password fits. HELP!!!
How do I stop units advancing just after they are built. A. Press Q, and you should see a little flag light come on the middile of your command bar on the screen, if that light is on, your units should stay infront of you're base untill you give them the command to advance. Press Q again to disable it.
you said press q, its press x, and you can click and drag your mouse to selecxt multiple units. one thing i wanna say, missles cant defend against horde of enemies comming in lose patterns, this stops them from all dying at once, so stop trying that tactic, odds are ull get wasted. another tip, if you want to raise infulence fast to get cool strong units, be communist and use an outpost (marines are usless unless they are behind tanks or fighting scouts, other then that, dont rush at a base with marines, about 5 romans defending the base while the base is attacking can fend off about 25 or more marines attacking. its a waste of man power
