This page is still Work-In-Progress. Most of the questions have been collected in ​this forum thread.

Troubleshooting

The game crashes when I start the application.

Do you have any antivirus software running? Try disabling it temporarily.

The game crashes at the start of a match.

Try disabling GLSL and post-processing in the game options.

Why do I get an error when I try to register another account?

There is a limit in the number of accounts you can submit per hour. Try it again later.

The multiplayer lobby is empty. Is nobody playing this game anymore?

You are probably using an older version of the game. Please install the recent version of 0ad from ​here.

Gameplay Questions

How do you destroy a building instead of capturing it?

A: Hold Ctrl before right-clicking on the building you want to destroy.

How does capturing work?

The buildings have capture points for all players. If a player reaches 100% of the capture points for that building that player gains control over that building. Capture points can be gained by ordering units to capture that building OR by that building standing inside a players area of influence (the player-coloured borders).

Where can I find all keyboard combinations for the game?

See HotKeys.

How do I find idle units?

There is a button right below the minimap. You can also press ..

How do you select only idle units?

Hold I while selecting units with the selection box. (See HotKeys for more information)

How does trade work?

Select a trader and send it from your market to any allied market. It will give you some free resources over time.

Other questions

When will the game be released?

When it is done. Sadly we are unable to be much more specific than that, there are too many things we just can't know. We work on the game in our free time, so we don't know how much time we will have available for the game. We haven't created a game before, so we don't know how long it takes to do one thing or the other.

Will you put the game on Steam?

We will look into getting the game on Steam to make it easier for people to find out about it, but not until we reach the Beta phase at earliest. We want the game to be as good as possible so people will not miss it among all the other games which are on there.

How about more factions?

Currently, there are no plans to add any more factions until the game reaches Beta phase. However, there are ​mods that add more factions to the game.

Will you add single-player campaigns?

Right now there are only plans to implement the infrastructure/system for modders and contributors to make their own campaigns. We might do full history-driven single player campaigns later, but there are currently no specific plans for that.

Where can I buy/download the game?

The game is free and open source. You can download it ​here for free, but feel free to ​donate if you want.

Does the game have an in-game store, is it freemium or pay-to-win?

No, everything of the game is totally free and open source. The only income we get to pay servers, hosting, etc. comes from ​donations.

Where to find the source code?

Here you can find all information about getting the source code and building the game: BuildInstructions. (Short version: we have a ​svn repository and a ​github mirror.)

How can I contribute?

Look here. You can also introduce yourself on our ​forums or dive into our ​IRC-channel #0ad-dev on QuakeNet

Where and How should I report bugs?

ReportingErrors

Where can I give feedback?

Best use the ​help & feedback section of our forums.

What to do if I have a question that is not part of this FAQ?

In the ​help & feedback section of our forums many other questions have already been answered. You may also ask any new questions there.