Universe

Your empire owns orbital stations around physical planets. A physical planet can host four independently owned stations; it is a location, not a shared inventory.

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Guide	What it covers
Galaxies	Permanent G1, preserved G2/G3, open G4 and the G5 preview
Anchored stations	Slots, ownership, expansion and converted moons
Physical planets	Position and production conditions
Moons in earlier versions	What changed with station conversion
NPC Empires	Current held automation status

Read an address

[-127:8-S3] means system −127, physical planet 8, station slot 3. The coordinate galaxy is not shown in the address.

Coordinate galaxies are zero or positive.
Systems can be negative, zero or positive.
Planet position numbers range from 1 to 15, but most systems have only 3–10 planets; positions without planets appear blank on desktop and tablet. Legacy G1–G3 stations with nonzero coordinate galaxies have been reconciled into coordinate galaxy 0, so check a saved destination's current address before launching.
Each physical planet has station slots 1 to 4.
Position 16 is deep space for Patrol, Trade, Recon and Exploration; it is not a physical planet or station slot.

The galaxy selector's G-number is separate from these addresses. A station with the same displayed address in G1 and G4 belongs to a different game galaxy; keep the selected galaxy in mind when entering mission targets.

Choose destinations carefully

Galaxy view shows occupied and empty station slots. Select a slot to inspect the owner and available actions; viewing a location does not launch a fleet. In Launch Pad, verify the galaxy, system, position and station slot. An address without a station slot defaults to slot 1, not any occupant.

Debris belongs to the physical location and appears once. Nearby stations do not share ownership, resources or protection.

Fleet travel depends on coordinates, propulsion, ships and cargo. Use the displayed quote and Fleet Mechanics before committing a long journey.