# First Steps in the Game

## Establishing Basic Operations <a href="#establishing-operation" id="establishing-operation"></a>

Your [Mothership ](https://wiki.pulsar.game/assets/structures/mothership)allows you to build [Structures](https://wiki.pulsar.game/assets/structures). Some good first steps are:

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<summary>1- Land your Mothership in an area close to some <a href="../game-systems/resources">Resource Deposits</a>. </summary>

*Select your Mothership and click “Lift Up”.*

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*Click “Deploy” and choose suitable location near a resource deposit to land.*

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<summary>2- Build a <a href="../assets/structures/units-factory">Units Factory</a>.</summary>

*Navigate to Buildings → Construct tab in Command Center, click “Build” button.*

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<summary>3- Use it to construct <a href="../assets/units/resources-miner">Miners</a>. </summary>

*Navigate to Units → Construct tab in Command Center and click “Build” button*

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<summary>4- Send your Miners to extract resources from these deposits. They will extract resources and take them to your Mothership's storage. </summary>

*Hold Left Click and drag to select multiple Resource Miners and Right Click on a resource node.*

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<summary>5- Build Refineries of the appropriate type (i.e. if you are extracting <a href="../../game-systems/resources#list-of-resources">Minerals</a>, build a <a href="../assets/structures/mineral-refinery">Minerals Refinery</a>). Your refineries will start automatically refining the resources in your Mothership's storage. </summary>

*Navigate to Buildings → Construct tab in Command Center, click “Build” button.*

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<summary>6- Collect refined resources.</summary>

*Navigate to Resources tab and click “Collect”.*

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<summary>7- Build more <a href="../assets/units">Units </a>and <a href="../assets/structures">Buildings</a>, and upgrade them.</summary>

*You can click the "Upgrade" button after your unit reaches a certain amount of experience (XP).*

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<summary>8- Go conquer the world!</summary>

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## Establishing Advanced Operations

Some of the resource deposits may be far away from your base. In this case, a [Mobile Depot](https://wiki.pulsar.game/assets/units/mobile-depot) can be used to deliver the resources, so the Miners can concentrate on mining.

Once you establish a production line, you will need an army to protect it from the Aliens. With you Units Factory you could produce [Spiders](https://wiki.pulsar.game/assets/units/spider-gatling), a universal fighting unit.

To reinforce your defenses, you can construct stationary defense structures, like [Turrets](https://wiki.pulsar.game/assets/structures/bolter-turret).

Here's a short overview of the things you can produce:

* **Units Factory:** Built by the Mothership.
* **Miners**: Built by the Units Factory.
* **Refineries**: Built by the Mothership.
* **Mobile Depots**: Built by the Units Factory.
* **Spiders**: Built by the Units Factory.
* **Turrets:** Built by the Mothership.

## [FAQ](https://wiki.pulsar.game/help-and-support#faq) <a href="#faq" id="faq"></a>

**How can I acquire NFTs?**

Easy Peasy! In [the Shop](https://pulsar.game/shop/packs).&#x20;

**What if my unit or building is destroyed?**

You'll never lose your NFTs. Even if they are completely destroyed you always will be able to rebuild your unit or structure, which will keep all their progress.