Getting Started with Star Atlas

Star Atlas is a next-gen space metaverse built on the Solana blockchain. Whether you're here to explore, trade, or earn, this guide shows you exactly how to get started, from jumping into the free UE5 game to setting up your fleet in SAGE

Start with the Free-to-Play UE5 Game

The fastest way to jump into Star Atlas is through the UE5 Game, available on the Epic Games Store. It's free to play, and you don’t need to own any NFTs to start exploring.

What You Can Do:

• Fly demo ships or your own ships
• Use crew avatars to explore
• Play solo or multiplayer modes: combat, racing, zone control & more
• Mine asteroids in the open world
• Race or explore Volant Station, the MUD faction’s central hub

How to Join:

1. Join the Star Atlas Discord
   discord.gg/staratlas
2. Go to the 🔑┃game-access-key channel (under “Start Here”)
3. Use the /key command
   A bot will send you your unique Epic Games key.
4. Redeem the Key on Epic Games Launcher
   • Open Epic Games Launcher
   • Log in or create an account
   • Go to your name → "Redeem Code"
   • Enter your game key

Play-to-Earn with SAGE (Browser Game)

SAGE is Star Atlas’ browser-based strategy game built entirely on the Solana blockchain. It’s a true play-to-earn experience, where you can generate value by exploring the galaxy, mining resources, crafting items, and managing fleets all through on-chain actions

Here’s what makes SAGE unique:

• Explore space and discover valuable regions of the Galia Expanse
• Mine and extract resources like Ore, Carbon, Hydrogen, and more
• Craft materials and components for use in future gameplay
• Earn ATLAS and resources through efficient fleet and economy management
• List your fleet for rent and earn passive income from other players

To get started in SAGE, you’ll need:

• A Solana wallet (e.g. Phantom)
• A small amount of SOL for transaction fees
• ATLAS to buy your first assets on the Star Atlas Marketplace
• A Ship, a Crew member, and R4 resources (Fuel, Food, Ammo, Toolkits)

You can also rent a fleet from other players using Fleet Rental if you don’t want to buy ships right away

Other Core Features of Star Atlas

Fleet Rental

• Create a fleet in SAGE and rent it to other players on the Fleet Rental platform for passive income

Free-to-Play Holosim Browser Game

• Holosim is Star Atlas’ Free-to-Play browser-based strategy game built entirely on the Atlasnet blockchain (Solana Fork)

Galactic Marketplace

• Buy and sell ships, crew, resources, claim stakes, collectibles, and more
• Use ATLAS or USDC to transact

Faction Claim

Stake Claim Stakes to extract R4 resources (Fuel, Food, Ammo, Toolkits) over time. Great for passive income and resource accumulation

DACs (Guilds)

Join or create a Decentralized Autonomous Corporation (DAC) to play with others, form alliances, and take on big challenges
play.staratlas.com/dac

Star Atlas DAO

• Lock POLIS to gain voting power (PVP) and participate in decentralized proposals that shape the metaverse
• Lock POLIS or ATLAS to earn daily POLIS rewards (higher with POLIS)
• Lock ATLAS to reduce fees when trading on the Galactic Marketplace and SAGE’s Local Marketplace