Swarm MMO Wiki
Guides to the mechanics, controls and endgame of Swarm MMO, a free real-time space strategy MMO.
Swarm MMO is a persistent, browser-based space strategy game. You own planets that produce probes, launch swarms to capture enemy and neutral worlds, hold suns for energy, and work toward conquering a whole galaxy so you can collapse its black hole for permanent prestige. The universe keeps running while you are offline.
Guides
Getting Started
Learn how to play Swarm MMO: spawn a home system, take neutral planets, and work toward collapsing a galaxy's black hole to win.
Planets
How planets work in Swarm MMO: probe production per minute, planet levels, upgrade costs, and why there is no capacity cap.
Meteorites
Meteorites are temporary planets in Swarm MMO. Hold one for the hour it lasts and it pays 1 credit, one of three ways to earn credits without buying them.
Attacking & Capture
Combat in Swarm MMO: launch swarms, capture enemy and neutral planets, and use launch position to control swarm speed.
Suns
Suns are energy-generating objectives in Swarm MMO. Capture them with super-probes, defend them, and relay reinforcements between them.
Black Holes
The black hole at a galaxy's core is Swarm MMO's endgame. Conquer every sun in the galaxy, stockpile megaprobes, then collapse it for permanent prestige.
Prestige
Prestige is permanent progression in Swarm MMO. Every galaxy your clan collapses adds 1 energy per minute to every sun you own, anywhere in the universe.
Energy & Tech
Energy is Swarm MMO's research currency, earned from suns. Spend it on nine tech upgrades that boost planets and swarms near friendly suns.
Clans
Form or join a clan in Swarm MMO. Clan members are allies whose planets you reinforce instead of attack, and their suns both count toward a galaxy collapse and earn them prestige when it happens.
Strategy & Maps
Command many planets at once with multi-select, and read the strategic and logistics maps to spot threats and gaps in Swarm MMO.
Automation
Automate attacks, sun reinforcements, and upgrades in Swarm MMO so your empire keeps expanding and reinforcing while you are away.
Controls
Full list of Swarm MMO controls: mouse gestures, quick-send keys, box-select, automation shortcuts, touch gestures, and camera panning and zoom.
Logs & Notifications
The Logs panel records what happened to your planets, suns and black holes in Swarm MMO. Group your subscriptions, mute what you do not want, and turn on push notifications.
Credits & Cosmetics
Credits are Swarm MMO's optional premium currency for skins and recolors. Buy them, win them from meteorites and quests, or earn them by inviting players.
Command Center
The Command Center is a rented Swarm MMO panel that selects planets, suns and black holes by condition and applies one action to every match.
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