Improving a base

Ok, I built my first base. Now what?

Click on the Empire link, you will see your new base. Click on the Construction ( 0 ) link.

It will take you to the Construction page for the selected base. There you can build all kind of avaiable structures, like Solar plant, gas plant, metal refineries, shipyards, etc. Check Help page on Structures for more details.

Each structure give you a benefit, like more construction point, production point, research point. And power, area, population.

You will need defense as well, click on Defense link next to Structures link. Only defense will protect your base to get occupied.

If you have shipyard, you can build ships. Level 1 allow you to build Fighters. Oh, check Techologies and Ships help page to see what tech is required to each ship, Fighters need Laser and Armour level 1.