Geoplanetical guide hub

This guide uses the official wiki’s table of contents and Steam’s learning options, with a linked creator video as a reader reference. The wiki answers “which button.” Players on Steam reviews and on r/Geoplanetical are asking “what do I touch first.” That is the only job of this hub.

What the official guide already covers

The wiki is a single page. On 29 Oct 2026 it held 65 numbered guides, from changing taxes to making a mod. Topics I could see in that list include budget, legislation, elections, diplomacy, energy, the military, nuclear forces, space, disasters, epidemics, research, intelligence, and the Moon. Each official entry is written as steps plus a “why isn’t this available?” note. Use those pages for the click-path. Use ours for the order.

Editorial decision order, not tested optimal play

1. Read the four start rules before you pick a country: AI wars, nuclear first use, disasters, new epidemics. The gameplay page lists the defaults.
2. Open Budget and submit a forecast-backed budget before you write new laws. Spending without a forecast is the early mistake the wiki’s budget guide is built to stop.
3. Check the vote forecast on any bill. Submitting a bill is not the same as assent.
4. Look at army loyalty and ammunition before you open a second front. The invasion showcase stops a front line because the depot is empty.
5. Only then chase space, the Moon, or a console command. Cheats disable Steam achievements for that campaign.

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Guides on this site

• First hours — budget, laws, and the speed of time.
• Choosing a country — an editorial selection framework, not an invented tier list.
• Economy — taxes, debt, the IMF, and printing money.
• War — supply, annexation, and peace.
• Russia and Ukraine — the only two starts with a published war already underway.