Getting Started in Build and Conquer

Welcome to Build and Conquer [V0.2] by The Slop Company on Roblox. You spawn on an empty plot, not a finished capital. Your job in the first hour is simple: place roads, stand up housing, keep power and water stable, grow population, and open shops so cash flows before you dream about missiles or mainland tunnels.

This beginner guide is the day-one checklist. Pair it with Controls so placement feels natural, then deepen the economy with Make Money Fast. When population approaches 250, read City Levels for the guns and soldiers unlock.

What kind of game this is

Build and Conquer mixes city-builder and light wargame. Up to eight players share a server. You develop your plot, research military tech, dig toward the mainland, and contest strategic areas. The title is free to play and still in beta — UI quirks and balance swings are normal.

Ignore promo-code clickbait. The Codes Hub confirms no working codes as of November 2026, and strings from Build a Country will not spawn cash here.

Video guide

First 10 minutes — survive the empty plot

1. Scout the plot edges before spamming buildings. Leave corridors for future roads and utility lines.
2. Lay a simple road grid. Hold left-click and drag to place (full binding list on Controls). Avoid dead-end knots that trap later factories.
3. Place starter housing as soon as roads exist. Population is the gateway to income and city levels.
4. Add power and water early. A dark, dry neighborhood stalls growth even if houses look fine.
5. Open at least one shop once a few homes are occupied. Housing alone does not print money — shops and later supermarkets convert foot traffic into cash.

Use E to teleport your character across the plot when walking feels slow. Do not waste the first session on cosmetic billboards or speculative military packs.

Recommended early build order

Treat this as a default spine, not a rigid speedrun:

Step	Build focus	Why it matters
1	Roads + clear blocks	Makes every later placement cheaper in time
2	Housing cluster	Starts population toward city level 2
3	Power + water	Prevents stalled homes
4	Shops near homes	Turns pop into income
5	Farms / light industry	Feeds later refinery and steel chains
6	Research office	Unlocks guns, soldiers, then missile tech
7	Densify housing	Push toward ~250 population
8	Military basics	Only after shops pay the bills

If cash is painful by minute twenty, stop expanding military and re-read shop placement tips in Make Money Fast.

Population, city level, and why 250 matters

Community testing points to city level 2 at about 250 population as the unlock that opens guns and soldiers. That is your first real military foothold. City level 5 at about 2,500 population is a late mid-game housing project (glass tower builds are often cited around ~180 population contribution). Levels 3–4 are not cleanly published by the developer yet — grow steadily and watch in-game tooltips when they appear.

Do not tunnel to the mainland the second you can click the button. A fragile city that cannot fund repairs or replacements will lose strategic areas and waste the session. Finish the How to Play loop overview before you open a war front.

Utilities discipline

Beta cities die to boredom more than enemy nukes. When growth flatlines:

• Check power coverage on new blocks before more houses
• Check water the same way
• Confirm roads actually connect shops to neighborhoods
• Delete or relocate a misplaced factory that is blocking a grid

Factories, refineries, and steel plants matter later for fuel and missile production, but they are hungry. Unlock them when housing and shops already cash-flow, as detailed in the economy guide.

Research without going broke

Place a research office once income is stable. Early research should prioritize the tools that defend your plot and prepare mainland units — not every missile tier at once. Large missile programs often want roughly city level 4 plus hit-quest progress. Skim Missile Guide so you know the community-tested destroy counts (SRBM 5, GLCM 12, MRBM 25, Hypersonic 100, Cluster 1,500) before you dump the treasury into the wrong lab.

First military steps (still in hour one or two)

After city level 2:

• Train soldiers and emplace guns for local defense
• Keep producing cash — armies idle without shops
• Scout where a tunnel might eventually open toward the mainland
• Delay heavy missile spam until hit quests and research line up

Mainland orders use right-click to move troops. Practice on safe ground after reading Mainland Warfare.

Optional purchases — keep perspective

Community reports mention game passes such as military packs (~399 R$), more city slots (~249 R$), and a custom billboard (~99 R$). They can speed convenience or cosmetics. None replace a clean road grid or supermarket coverage. If you are still under 250 population, spend time, not Robux.

Common beginner mistakes

• Building military before shops — pretty skyline, empty wallet
• Ignoring power/water — population caps invisibly
• Messy roads — factories and defenses cannot fit later
• Redeeming wrong-game codes — see Codes
• Rushing tunnels — mainland players punish weak logistics
• Chasing every YouTube “op base” — copy principles, not unreachable layouts from edited videos

Session checklist

Before you log off a starter session, you want:

• Connected road grid with room to expand
• Housing growing toward the 250 population gate
• Power and water covering lived blocks
• At least one reliable shop income stream
• A plan for farms / industry next session
• Research office placed or budgeted
• Bookmark of this wiki’s Guides Hub for the next bottleneck

What to read next

Goal	Page
Full systems loop	How to Play
Bindings and camera habits	Controls
Faster cash	Make Money Fast
Population gates	City Levels
Unlock SRBM+	Missile Guide
Tunnels and strategic zones	Mainland Warfare

Grow the city until it funds itself. Missiles and mainland glory are chapters two and three — chapter one is roads, roofs, watts, water, and shops.