Hello, Welcome to the only guide you will need to start governing your first galaxy!

First Off

The simulation starts off by telling you that you must ascend four species to the final stage which sounds easy right?
Wrong, His task is very daunting and i made the mistake during my first couple tries to keep everyone alive which just backfired and set me back a couple hundred hours of gameplay.

When you first gain a species the very first thing i suggest you do is pick any option that gives you more Synthesis which will also almost always be a negative option such as higher resource consumption or death of a species. The first two species you encounter i suggest letting die out as you accimulate these Synthesis points and slowly gain enough to fast track research and negate any negative outcome that befalls your 3rd species. Once you gain your third species i suggest always picking any option that gives higher research which means everytime a new tier is reached you MUST select Wisdom (Research) otherwise it takes a literal hour to tier.

You want to get into the atomic and cyber stage as quickly as possible as our primary income comes from these stages!

Side Note; Picking an intelligent species will make the process of progression much easier and cheaper in the long run while picking balanced gives better longevity and numbers & power makes a warlike species.

When writing this guide it was intended to be played with (Middle) Balanced species but intelligent species will navigate this guide with greater ease than anyone else.

Now, Once you enter the atomic stage the first thing that will likely pop up is the satelitte event which gives you three options. I suggest boosting the signal if you have the Synthesis points left over otherwise select the middle option as this will help you if any other species enters atomic or cyber plus technologies. Continue working on research and when you get the chance add extra resources to your species as it will help sustain them in the late game when you have multiple species up and don't want to interact the two. Eventually a corporation or government will start efforts for space colonization & exploration you always want to select the middle option as it will send out (1) vessel towards a target which . . We will ruthlessly exploit for synthesis.

So, You're likely asking yourself at this point "Exploit?" "What does he mean by ruthlessly exploit?!"

Well, YOU SEE my Friend! These vessels have no relation to the homeworld which means . . . ! You can select every possible negative outcome and not suffer any reprecussions to the primary species which is now chugging along in technology & because we will be farming synthesis points you no longer have any issues if the primary tries to commit sudden death.

Rinse repeat until you reach the desired technology level for the primary species and for any secondary species you've taken a liking to.

Spacefarers are expendable lest you wish to colonize another system with your species or attempt "Negotiations" with another species.

Hopefully this guide will ease your pains a little bit as you navigate the vast web of systems that is The Fermi Paradox