Alpha server is was the first server of astro empires to be created. It has the highest averages for fleet and economy of any of the servers and is considered one of the most stable servers. However it has recently had a series of server wars.
It is widely considered a safe server for new players to join as the largest players are too busy fighting each other. Farming is also frowned upon by most major guilds on the alpha server.
Warfare[]
Warfare among the major guilds is generally conducted using blobs and quick raids on planets.
Time Line[]
20/05/2006 - Server opened.
20/05/2006 - EwD guild created (Evil Wings of Darkness)(guild 2)
20/05/2006 - P.A guild created (Portuguese Aliance)(guild 4) Later merged with 5Hz and other guilds
20/05/2006 - TZ guild created (TechzonePT)(guild 5) Later merged with 5Hz and other guilds
20/05/2006 - TUGA guild created (Portugal)(guild 6) Later merged with 5Hz and other guilds
21/05/2006 - .Oº guild created (Consortium of Planets)(Guild 10)
21/05/2006 - GDO guild created (Galatic Defence Organization)(guild 15) Later merged with 5Hz and other guilds
23/05/2006 - CorM guild created (guild 21)
23/05/2006 - 5Hz Guild created (guild 23)
25/05/2006 - First Galatic War -> .Oº vs TUGA
26/05/2006 - :D guild created (guild 35)
26/05/2006 - CLS guild created (guild 36)
27/05/2006 - AE forum opens (New Forum)
28/05/2006 - New buildings -> Antimatter plants + orbital base + planetary shield + Planetary ring
28/05/2006 - PT guild created (PT-FAMILY)(Guild 46) Later merged with 5Hz and other guilds
29/05/2006 - AE reaches 500 players
30/05/2006 - DT guild created (Guild 54)
01/06/2006 - BORG guild created (Guild 61)
01/06/2006 - OCL guild created (Guild 62)
03/06/2006 - Fog of war implemented
03/06/2006 - Scout ship implemented
04/06/2006 - EeY guild created (Guild 75)
06/06/2006 - War [DT] vs [.Oº] declared by [DT]
07/06/2006 - War [5Hz] vs [CoRM] declared by [CoRM]
07/06/2006 - War GDO vs [CoRM] declared by GDO
07/06/2006 - War [TUGA] vs [CoRM] declared by [TUGA]
07/06/2006 - Cristal mines initial cost changed from 1 to 2 creds.
07/06/2006 - Guild board implemented
10/06/2006 - War [DT] vs [.Oº] is over with [.Oº] guild disbanding.
10/06/2006 - AE reaches 1000 players
10/06/2006 - Base occupation penalty implemented
10/06/2006 - Small changes to the planets characteristics
11/06/2006 - Heavy Bombers implemented
11/06/2006 - 5Hz and TUGA ends the war.
12/06/2006 - Peace reached between GDO and CoRM
12/06/2006 - GDO merged to 5Hz
12/06/2006 - [EwD] merges to [DT]
13/06/2006 - [WEBB] attacks [CoRM] and [CLS] bases
15/06/2006 - Mordor guild created (Guild 130)
18/06/2006 - Jump Gate implemented
23/06/2006 - OO guild created (Guild 165)
23/06/2006 - Changes to base defenses
23/06/2006 - Changes to newbie protection rules
25/06/2006 - DT declares war to CLS
25/06/2006 - Free accounts gets 8 bases instead of 5
26/06/2006 - Implemented 5% fleet attack to Command Center struture
26/06/2006 - War EeY vs CoRM declared by EeY
26/06/2006 - BORG enters the war agains CoRM
26/06/2006 - XXX enters in DT vs CLS
27/06/2006 - OCL enters in war with CoRM (EeY+OCL+BORG vs CoRM)
28/06/2006 - STK enters the war DT vs CLS+XXX
28/06/2006 - Added fleet overview to empire page
29/06/2006 - Added base overview to empire page
30/06/2006 - CotD declares war to WEBB
30/06/2006 - War DT (and allies) vs CLS (and allies) is over.
01/07/2006 - Chat system implemented
01/07/2006 - Increase of armour of the cheapest defences (barracks/Laser/missile/plasma/ion turrets)
01/07/2006 - Scanners page implemented
04/07/2006 - New building (Androids Factories) and new tech (Artificial Inteligence) implemented
04/07/2006 - United Colonies created to automatically control abandoned accounts.
05/07/2006 - Drekons appeared
07/07/2006 - New debris formula implemented
07/07/2006 - Strutures/defences energy requirements changed (terraform/androids/jump/ion/photon/disruptor/shields/rings)
08/07/2006 - Cybernetics technology introduced
08/07/2006 - Newbie protection changed
12/07/2006 - Base auto-revolt implemented
19/07/2006 - AE moves to a new server
20/07/2006 - Defences auto-repair during base occupation disabled
24/07/2006 - Biosphere Modification and Fleet carrier implemented
26/07/2006 - Recruit bonus implemented
27/07/2006 - Guild board combat repor system added
30/07/2006 - RL guild created
10/08/2006 - Combat system changed
10/08/2006 - WCV vs CoRM war is over
12/08/2006 - Multi Level Platforms implemented
13/08/2006 - Possible fusion off star force + pt family and possibly + OO
15/08/2006 - Fog of war changed.
19/08/2006 - War MORDOR vs OO
22/08/2006 - IMP Guild created
20/08/2006 - War between WCV and -TH- + TRIM
20/08/2006 - New galaxies opens (A10 to A19)
24/08/2006 - WCV and -TH- made a NAP
26/08/2006 - IMPII Guild created (it is part of IMP)
26/08/2006 - Added guild title/ranks
28/08/2006 - War between CLS and :D is over
30/08/2006 - War uni vs 89
30/08/2006 - Characteristics of the big ships changed (more power/armour/shield)
31/08/2006 - TRIM vs WVC war is over
02/09/2006 - WCV guild deleted
02/09/2006 - Guild info added
05/09/2006 - GI United guild created
06/09/2006 - NAP signed between CLS and IMP
10/09/2006 - Trade Route formula change
10/09/2006 - New galaxies opened to old members
12/09/2006 - UNI in war with FW
12/09/2006 - Mordor vs HUN war
13/09/2006 - AXIS guild created
13/09/2006 - DT changes leadership (TrouperXI for Majyst).
17/09/2006 - Odd-GI MDP signed
18/09/2006 - UNI vs FW war ended
19/09/2006 - War [DT]+[CoRM]+[5Hz]+[:D]+[KTV] vs [IMP]+[IMP2]+[IMP3]+[TRUSE]+[Odd]+[GI]+[RAGEX] starts
26/09/2006 - Implemented UC base stability
28/09/2006 - Treaty of Vladigrad ending the war against IMP
29/09/2006 - Odd-DIG MDP
29/09/2006 - OCL attacks AEROC
29/09/2006 - DT changes leadership (Majyst for spoon.05)
30/09/2006 - UC base pillage formula changed
02/10/2006 - 5Hz vs CRY war
03/10/2006 - TGTF demand OCL cease attacks on AEROC
03/10/2006 - 13th Wolf Gards guild created (Guild 574)
04/10/2006 - OCL declares War on TGTF
04/10/2006 - EeY & AoE join OCL in war against TGTF
05/10/2006 - borg+imp vs :D war
06/10/2006 - UNI vs NC-GS
05/10/2006 - VAF vs FW
05/10/2006 - BORG vs DS1
06/10/2006 - New galaxies opens (A20-A29)
07/10/2006 - New account galaxy selection added
07/10/2006 - CotD merged with MORDOR
07/10/2006 - DSI offers non military aid to TGTF.
08/10/2006 - BoRG, EeY+(AoE & OCL) and IMP sign the 'collective treaty'
08/10/2006 - BoRG declares war on DS1 citing 'Balance'
09/10/2006 - MDP between 5Hz and CoRM
09/10/2006 - BORG and :D cease fire
09/10/2006 - GA vs GOW war
10/10/2006 - CoRM enters on the side of TGTF
13/10/2006 - TOGCO vs UIDA war
13/10/2006 - Base capacities page added to empire page (only upgraded accounts)
13/10/2006 - Free accounts maximum base mumber changed from 8 to 9
14/10/2006 - Maximum guild size increased from 200 to 250
14/10/2006 - BORG cancels all NAPs
14/10/2006 - GI enters war with CRY
17/10/2006 - A treaty is sign between BORG, EeY and IMP
17/10/2006 - BoRG declares war on TGTF & CoRM
17/10/2006 - New struture - Orbital shipyard / new ships - Leviathan and Death Star (old DS renamed to Titan)
18/10/2006 - IMP vs :D war ended
18/10/2006 - Friendship of DT with EeY ends.
21/10/2006 - Wars ends GI vs CRY
28/10/2006 - Galaxies A20-A29 opens to old players.
30/10/2006 - CLS offered to end the war OCL+EeY+AoE+BORG+TGTF+CoRM
31/10/2006 - Ceasefire declared. The Triad war comes to an end.
31/10/2006 - OCL declares war to CLS
31/10/2006 - New ships (Ion Bomber/Ion Frigate). Changes to other ships speed.
01/11/2006 - War OCL vs CLS ends.
01/11/2006 - Borg cease fire with TGTF and CoRM
02/11/2006 - War TGAB vs GA
03/11/2006 - TK+CoRM aggression to IMP begins war
03/11/2006 - War TGAB vs GA ends
03/11/2006 - UCoG is created (Odd+RAGEX+GI?)
03/11/2006 - MORDOR declares neutrality to current war
03/11/2006 - TGAB guild disbanded.
03/11/2006 - UNI offers it support to IMP
03/11/2006 - UNI declares war to CoRM and not TK in the war TK+CoRM+OO vs IMP+UNI+Odd+GI+TPFS+RAGEX+CM
04/11/2006 - 5Hz prepares to attack BORG
04/11/2006 - TRUSE declares war to CoRM and TK
04/11/2006 - 5Hz statement to BORG 04/11/2006 - GI withdraws from UCoG
04/11/2006 - CoRM broke cease fire with AoE
05/11/2006 - Spectulation of a secret aliance CoRM+DT+5Hz+OO agains IMP started
06/11/2006 - OO declares war to IMP
06/11/2006 - CRY declares war to GI
07/11/2006 - DT changes to TK (?)
10/11/2006 - Current Wars (TK+CoRM+L3M+OO vs IMP+Odd+GI+TPFS+RAGEX+CM+TRUSE) (UNI+EeY+AoE+Borg vs Corm)
12/11/2006 - A merge of TK and 5Hz begin in a new guild -> [DH] Dark Hertz
12/11/2006 - WDMC war ends
12/11/2006 - [¤OCL¤] gives their Letter of Marque back to Queen Krisstinne and are no longer part of the [¤EeY¤] block
13/11/2006 - RL declares KOS on TUM
13/11/2006 - 13th declares war on :D
15/11/2006 - TK guild master kicks all members out and exists imp war
15/11/2006 - OO exists the war
16/11/2006 - first leviathan starts building... (?)
17/11/2006 - MSF declares war to RL
17/11/2006 - MSF changes to MIT
17/11/2006 - It is now possible to play for fast production (double cost, half production time)
18/11/2006 - Kaiser is the new emperor of CoRM. Cattraknoff resigned.
18/11/2006 - Peace between 13th and :D
21/11/2006 - Most ex-DT members move from DH to EeY reclaiming that DT will return from the ashes.
21/11/2006 - War mordor vs KTV
22/11/2006 - Spoon starts a one man war/guild (?)
23/11/2006 - Message savebox implemented.
26/11/2006 - Beta Galaxies open doors (see below)
28/11/2006 - GI breaks NAP with CRY
18/11/2006 - The day the guild hits 8 years, [¤OCL¤] changes back to [•CMD•]: The Clan Mac Datho, its source
29/11/2006 - GA forms sister guild RUE, creates GAP treaty
30/11/2006 - TRIM merges with MORDOR
30/11/2006 - "Third of five" guild decalres war to SEX
04/12/2006 - UCoG dissasembles into full alliance between Odd and RAGEX
05/12/2006 - TRUSE merges with UNI
06/12/2006 - CM decalres war to CRY activating MDP to GI
06/12/2006 - RUE splits off from GA, downgrades GAP to MDP
08/12/2006 - UNI declares war on DRK
08/12/2006 - FreeWorlds surrender to Mordor
09/12/2006 - Disbanding bases are now more "economical". If a base is disbanded the new one only costs 25%.
10/12/2006 - GI vs CRY war over
10/12/2006 - 13th changes leadership. XFracture resigns.
10/12/2006 - Protection on alpha incresase from 16 to 20 for new players.
16/12/2006 - A base struture/defense summary page was added to empire page.
16/12/2006 - VAF merge with MORDOR
17/12/2006 - Guild premissions implemented
21/12/2006 - RUE merges with MORDOR
23/12/2006 - MORDOR enters war with RL
23/12/2006 - 13th enters war with MORDOR
30/12/2006 - Combat experience system implemented
01/01/2007 - GA merge to MORDOR
03/01/2007 - War HUN vs IXC begins
04/01/2007 - first report of a shoot down leviathan showed
05/01/2007 - 13th enters peace with MORDOR
08/01/2007 - Alliance CLS/BTSG
08/01/2007 - GI declares war to AoE (that ends hours later)
13/01/2007 - Production of Good implemented with auto-sell. Buy for 100 sell for 103cr.
13/01/2007 - DRK vs MORDOR war begins
14/01/2007 - Alliance CLS/CGB
15/01/2007 - Goods sell price increased to 104cr. due to suggestions
16/01/2007 - Queen Kristinne ultimates BTSG to end MDP with CLS
17/01/2007 - Fleet composition added to empire page
17/01/2007 - 13th cancels all NAPs and MDP due to current conflits
17/01/2007 - BORG declare war to CLS
17/01/2007 - EeY declare war to CLS and BTSG
17/01/2007 - BORG gives a Letter of Marque to CMD, so they change back to OCL
17/01/2007 - OCL declares war to CLS
17/01/2007 - CLS attacked by EeY+OCL+AoE+BORG+TRINITY+DT+HUN (HUN stats unknown)
17/01/2007 - 1st time reported that GI is merging to OO
17/01/2007 - TGTF cancel cease fire with EeY+AoE+OCL+BORG
17/01/2007 - TRINITY, a provisory guild created with DT/EeY/AoE members to fight in the BIG WAR
17/01/2007 - DH declare war to EeY for attacking BTSG
18/01/2007 - Combat Experience formula soon to be changed
18/01/2007 - OoK enters the war by is allie BTSG
18/01/2007 - RAGEX enters CLS side
18/01/2007 - 5Hz enters BTSG war side
18/01/2007 - IMP states that they have MDP/NAP with some of the guilds involved in this great war
18/01/2007 - Odd remains out of the conflit
18/01/2007 - OO states that will not join the war
18/01/2007 - GI merging to OO is over.
18/01/2007 - Current war -> EeY+AoE+OCL+DT+BORG vs CLS+BTSG+DH+OoK+TGTF+RAGEX+5Hz
18/01/2007 - CoRM declares neutrality
18/01/2007 - EAA enters CLS side in the BIG WAR
18/01/2007 - HUN enters EeY side in the BIG WAR
18/01/2007 - CGB enters CLS side in the BIG WAR
19/01/2007 - The new combat experience formula is now implemented
19/01/2007 - IRC enters CLS side in the BIG WAR
20/01/2007 - FHD and KTV enters CLS side in the BIG WAR
22/01/2007 - EAA activaes is vassal status and enters CLS side in the BIG WAR
22/01/2007 - S.D have not decided to enter the BIG WAR
22/01/2007 - IMP declares war to BTSG+DH+OoK+EAA+5Hz
22/01/2007 - Qµeen Kri§tinne shows the real reason for the BIG WAR
22/01/2007 - CLS cancels NAP with IMP and declare war to them.
23/01/2007 - NOVA declares war to IMP in defence of OoK
24/01/2007 - Fleet naming is now implemented
25/01/2007 - EXO enters the war in CLS side
26/01/2007 - A pillage all function is now implemented to pillage all occupied bases under Empire/Economy page
27/01/2007 - AEROC surrenders to MORDOR
29/01/2007 - A record on AE: Total cost of Units Destroyed: 3845850
31/01/2007 - CM enters the war in CLS side
04/02/2007 - M|M enters the war in CLS side
07/02/2007 - UNI merges with RL
07/02/2007 - 13th changes leadership. Halo resigns.
08/02/2007 - AstroEmpires reaches 10 000 active players
09/02/2007 - IMP changes leadership. Vladimir resigns.
10/02/2007 - EeY states position in current war.
10/02/2007 - IMP and IMPII changes to NPO and NPOII (New Planetary Order)
10/02/2007 - CMC guild created
13/02/2007 - Commanders implemented
15/02/2007 - [АПОН] guild created with some CLS members.
17/02/2007 - 5Hz surrender
17/02/2007 - BTSG surrender because most players went to EXO
17/02/2007 - [АПОН] enters the war
18/02/2007 - Spoon and SS begins a solo war with GOON
19/02/2007 - White peace between 5Hz and III
20/02/2007 - NPO accepts peace with 5Hz and FHD
20/02/2007 - NPO accepts peace with EAA
21/02/2007 - NPO accepts peace with CLS coalition. NPO & NPOII steps out of the war.
21/02/2007 - EAA accepted peace terms of III.
21/02/2007 - EAA surrenders to BORG, HUN and SoG
23/02/2007 - TPFS breakup
24/02/2007 - A new guild, SPU, created by "surviving" TPFS members.
26/02/2007 - BBcode implemented on ingame messages, guild board, player/guild description and guild internal info.
01/03/2007 - III accepts peace with RAGEX
01/03/2007 - RAGEX becomes a BORG sub-collective
01/03/2007 - LUE is now a protectorate of NPO
02/03/2007 - Cease fire between HEG and BIO
04/03/2007 - GOON left with only a member
06/03/2007 - BoT disbands and joins 13th
08/03/2007 - III accpets peace with CGB
09/03/2007 - Announced changes on trade routes formula
09/03/2007 - HEG merges S|G
10/03/2007 - War S|G vs FEDS
11/03/2007 - Implemented the new trade route formula
13/03/2007 - THoG2 merges to CMC
15/03/2007 - Update to the trade route rules
15/03/2007 - MORDOR challenges NPO & NPOII + Odd to war
18/03/2007 - NPO declares war to MORDOR
22/03/2007 - III and DH in peace
22/03/2007 - NOVA and OoK in peace with III
22/03/2007 - III declares war on MORDOR
24/03/2007 - HUN & SoG declares war on MORDOR
26/03/2007 - HUS & SoG in peace with MORDOR
27/03/2007 - MORDOR surrenders and waits for NPO/III/Odd side acceptance
27/03/2007 - Odd accepts MORDOR surrender
28/03/2007 - Announced vacation mode
28/03/2007 - 13th assaults BIO
28/03/2007 - For MORDOR surrender, they must kill a Drekon for III and another one to NPO
01/04/2007 - CoRM declares war to EAA
02/04/2007 - Vacation mode implemented
02/04/2007 - EAA surrenders
08/04/2007 - CoRM writes peace conditions to EAA
12/04/2007 - Changes in Goods announced
26/03/2008 - BORG, SHLD, OOBL surrenders to III, CORM, LUE, -MIN-, and others ending a massive war.
15/10/2008 - Bookmarks displayed on maps
26/10/2008 - TN vs CRY war ends
22/11/2008 - New Server (Fenix) Open