Build · Own · Earn

About Aephia

Aephia Industries is one of the first Star Atlas guilds, founded in July 2021, with a branch in each of the three factions: ONI, MUD and Ustur. Our mission is to become the premier crafter of spaceships in Star Atlas.

Who we are

A guild run like a company, owned by its players

Though our mission is shipbuilding, our vision reaches further: to become one of the first true metaverse enterprises. We want to flip the current paradigm on its head and create the organization of the future, that is:

  • Fully player governed
  • Fully player owned
  • Creating tools and services that make sure profits flow to the players, not investors, in a simple, easy-to-understand way.

Knowledge BaseMetaverse PioneersVision, mission and core values

How we play

Six reasons to fly with us

Focus on Profit, not PvP

Profit is kept wherever possible. We survive first and retaliate whenever necessary.

Advanced Strategy

Aephia is present in all three factions (ONI, MUD & Ustur) for vertical business integration and full control of the supply chains.

Top Tier Guild

One of the first guilds in Star Atlas, and the Star Atlas team's pick for best DAC at COPA ’24.

Metagame the Metaverse

We provide our members with exclusive strategic insight and in-depth breakdowns and data analysis.

Run by Veterans

Aephia was founded by two OGs (Prometheus & Funcracker) who later became community moderators on the official Star Atlas Discord.

Star Atlas Only

Aephia's efforts are exclusively aimed at success within Star Atlas. We are not dabbling in other crypto games.

Why every faction and not just one? The Knowledge Base makes the case, and answers the objections.

Track record

Five years, in public

Watch the presentations and read the decks →

Milestones

  1. Aephia Industries is founded

    Set up on 18 July 2021 as one of the first Star Atlas guilds, with a branch planned in every faction.

  2. The first Council of Peace Assembly

    One of 15 guilds, out of 39, invited to present to the Star Atlas team.

  3. Five Joni Awards

    Aephia and its members take five awards at the first-ever Joni Awards, including Best Guild Website.

  4. Project Cataclysm announced

    The start of Cataclysm: Battle for Iris, a collectible card game built on iconic Star Atlas ships.

  5. Habs in all three Central Space Stations

    Aephia acquires a hab in the Central Space Station of every faction.

  6. ALF, the AEP Life Form

    Aephia’s first NFT collection, with art inspired by Star Atlas.

  7. COPA ’24 winner

    The Star Atlas team names Aephia the best DAC in Star Atlas.

  8. IMPACT Summit, Singapore

    Aephia speaks at IMPACT, the Star Atlas summit held alongside Solana Breakpoint.

  9. AtlasBase and AstralPass

    A Star Atlas companion app, and wallet verification and onboarding for any DAC.

  10. Third at COPA ’25, Most Popular Guild

    Third of ten finalists at COPA, and two more Joni Awards, including Most Popular Guild.

  11. Five years of Aephia Industries

    Five years since the guild was founded.

Awards We Won

Official Star Atlas Awards

  • Most Knowledgeable Community Member

    Joni Awards 2025

  • Most Popular Guild

    Joni Awards 2025

  • Most Knowledgeable Community Member

    Joni Awards 2024

  • Best Guild Website

    Joni Awards 2022

  • Best Content Creator

    Joni Awards 2022

  • Community Member of the Year

    Joni Awards 2022

  • Most Knowledgeable Community Member

    Joni Awards 2022

  • Community Created Project of the Year

    Joni Awards 2022

A rising tide lifts all ships

What we build

We share what we learn. These are the newsletters, guides and tools Aephia makes for the whole Star Atlas community, members or not.

Every Monday

Star Atlas Newsletters

A comprehensive weekly overview of everything that happened: team revelations, announcements, governance, releases and issues. The perfect way to stay up to date with minimum effort.

Gameplay

Star Atlas Guides

Want to jump into SAGE? Want to learn more about Crew? We produce guides on gameplay and core mechanics whenever the opportunity arises.

Data

AtlasDash

The analytical hub of the Star Atlas metaverse, built by Aephia Industries — markets, production, governance and ecosystem data in one clear view.

Community hub

AtlasBase

A Star Atlas hub built by Aephia Industries — for the community, by the community. Your companion for finding your way around the metaverse.

Developers

Atlas Kit

Read the state of the SAGE universe from TypeScript without learning the account layout first — then move fleets and cargo through transaction plans you can inspect before you sign.

Governance

STV Vote Tracker

Pick any Star Atlas DAO PIP and watch the Single Transferable Vote count resolve round by round — quota, transfers, eliminations and who took each seat.

NFT

AEP Life Form (ALF)

A Solana NFT project for the Star Atlas and NFT communities — a high-quality investment club giving holders exposure to the wider NFT and crypto ecosystem.

Card game

Cataclysm: Battle for Iris

Our Star Atlas-based online strategy card game — with a physical version produced specially for IMPACT.

The people

Who runs Aephia

Management team

The management team steers Aephia as a whole: the guild's direction, the projects it takes on, and the community around them.

  • Funcracker
  • Viktor
  • Dez

Faction directors

Aephia runs a branch in each of the three factions. Each faction director leads the branch in their faction, looks after the Aephians who fly for it, and keeps it working together with the other two.

Knowledge BaseOperating Across Borders
  • LampChairfloorONI director
  • SherwoodMUD director
  • LerinorUstur director

From the guild

Latest from Aephia

Aephia News

Five Years of Aephia Industries

Five years ago, Aephia Industries was founded with the ambition to become more than just another Star Atlas guild. As we celebrate our fifth anniversary, we reflect on our journey, the current state of Star Atlas, the tools and community we’ve built together, and our plans for SAGE C4, Cataclysm: Battle for Iris, and the years ahead.

SAGEUE5DAO

Jul 18, 2026 · Funcracker

Aephia News

Star Atlas & Aephia — Looking Ahead to 2026

After a challenging year for both Star Atlas and the wider crypto ecosystem, join me in taking a clear-eyed look at where the game stands entering 2026: what stalled, what progressed, and what is now taking shape. More importantly, let’s look ahead at upcoming milestones such as SAGE C4, UE5–SAGE convergence, and the gradual emergence of the MMORPG layer, while acknowledging the patience these developments have required. For Aephia Industries, our focus shifts from mostly waiting to preparation. Endurance has come not from momentum, but from a strong community, consistent long-term goals, and a commitment to economic strategy and coordination. 2026 may not promise momentum, but it does offer direction.

SAGEUE5z.ink

Jan 5, 2026 · Funcracker

Aephia News

4th Anniversary Celebrations

On July 18th, 2024, Aephia Industries, one of the top Star Atlas DACs (guilds), celebrated its 4th anniversary! As we always do, we celebrated by giving back! We shared guides, tutorial video’s, new tools, and new services all week! Let’s review!

COPA

Jul 30, 2025 · Funcracker

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Go deeper

This page tells you who we are. The Knowledge Base explains why we work the way we do: our vision, mission and core values in full, the case for flying in every faction, and how we see the economics of the game.

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More about Aephia

Next steps

Joining

How to join

Three steps: join our Discord, apply for membership, and verify your wallet.

Questions

FAQ

What to know about joining Aephia, how it plays, and how it is run.

Talks

Presentations

Every pitch Aephia has given the Star Atlas team, and its IMPACT Summit talk, with the decks.

Lore

Our story

Aephia Genesis: Albert & Elpis, our official in-universe origin story.

Brand

Press kit

Logos, banners, trailers, and a short description of Aephia to quote.

Focus on Profit, not PvP

Our Star Atlas veterans formulated a strategy for your success — and to maximize your profits! We plan to build ships and sell them, not blow them up. This will be an enormously profitable business in space.

To secure our business, Aephia keeps the peace whenever possible. We understand war as the last means of politics and exhaust every other opportunity before resorting to it.

We cannot abide undue aggression, however. We don't negotiate with terrorists and when we have to retaliate, there will be holes in the sky.

With Aephia, business comes first! There is no place for grifters, warlords and pirates in our organization. We build, own and earn. We do not plunder, steal and burn.

Knowledge BaseGameplay

Advanced 3 Faction Strategy

Star Atlas has three factions: ONI, MUD and Ustur. Every faction has its own unique materials, strengths and weaknesses. We plan to build every spaceship possible and we need all of the resources.

So naturally, Aephia decided to pioneer a multi-faction approach, setting up an AEP-DAC in every faction. This means that we can welcome every single interested being in the metaverse into our ranks and can in turn offer them help with a much more diverse network of resources and crafting abilities than other guilds.

With Aephia you have the freedom to play any faction you like and maximize your chance of success.

Knowledge BaseWhy Multi-Faction

A force to be reckoned with

Aephia is, and has always been, a force to be reckoned with. In our ranks, members strive for the development of their dream, strengthening Aephia with their vision and backing us with their trust.

Aephia demands an honorable playstyle in the metaverse while at the same time providing opportunities for those who want to play the game to their own strengths. We want the best in you to take over and develop as you see fit. This duality makes Aephia one of the Top-Tier-Guilds in Star Atlas.

Our track record →

Metagame the Metaverse

In the growing metaverse economy, building spaceships is a job for many hands and minds. Our network of motivated members and OG experts will explore the hazardous metaverse with you, researching strategies to optimize profit and to build, own and earn together.

To that end, we provide our members with exclusive strategic insight and in-depth blockchain and data analysis. All of this helps you to confront the many pitfalls of play-to-earn, avoid mistakes and safely increase income.

Run by Veterans

The birth of the Star Atlas Metaverse is the beginning of Aephia's story. We formulated our mission as one of the first guilds and boast a large number of experienced Star Atlas veterans.

Aephia was founded by two Star Atlas OGs, [AEP] Funcracker and [AEP] Prometheus, who have served as Community Moderators on the original Star Atlas Discord since that role was first created.

With Aephia you can benefit from this expertise and learn, grow, build, own and earn with us.

Meet the people who run Aephia →

Star Atlas Only

Laser-sharp focus is very helpful while trying to solve big problems. The Star Atlas Metaverse is calling out with a promising, yet terrifying roar.

All of Aephia's focus and resources are mustered to answer that call. We know what we want. Our efforts are exclusively aimed at success within Star Atlas. We do not distract ourselves with or even just dabble in other blockchain games, like many other guilds do. We build, own and earn with focus.

Through this unparalleled vision, Aephia rises as an unstoppable force.

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